Community creates unity by embracing kindness
Want to know one of the coolest things about living in a small town? When you call the mayor’s office, you actually get to talk to the mayor! The Mayor of Aberdeen owns a business in town, so in full disclosure, I actually found him there. In a show of great kindness, Mayor Travis Shaunaman
Trade in your cloak for a kindness adventure
From the time I was about 10 years old I can recall seasons where a sense of hopelessness would follow me through the morning. It was the oddest thing. Some days I would wake up and there it would be, sitting in the corner like a cloak insisting on being worn. I couldn’t leave my
Gospel Grandma makes music her legacy of kindness
Some grandmothers cross-stitch or quilt beautiful gifts for their grandchildren as lasting reminders of their love. Not Paula Larsen. The 75-year-old great-grandmother recorded a gospel album to give her family a special gift of love. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I popped in the CD. I certainly didn’t anticipate hearing the powerful, husky,
Who is flying this plane?
“This is your captain speaking from the flight deck. I’ve turned on the fasten seat belt sign. We’re about to experience some turbulence. Please remain in your seats.” I think of those words as we head into this week. Captain … turbulence … remain seated. Even with our feet solidly on the ground or our
Harvest 2020 is filled with kindness
Being in South Dakota means I get to be surrounded by wide-open spaces. Most of those spaces are fields that grow the food my family and I so often take for granted. But not today. Today I am grateful for the woman who sent in this story, who has spent countless hours working in the
Being a connector leads to big kindness
I went to middle and high school with a girl who always seemed to bound with energy. She was nice to everyone, which meant she was friends with everyone. Our paths have rarely crossed in the nearly 30 years since graduation. The last I heard, she was a police detective working in Milwaukee, Wis. I
Some things don’t need to be fixed
I got back from LA late Saturday night. The whole family was wide awake and practicing their best (loudest and highest) opera voices. The next morning I went out to collect a week’s worth of mail. No one thought to bring it in, or maybe they knew I would get a kick out of seeing
