Magic 8 Ball

I’ve heard people say, “Just look to the Word. Everything you need to know is in the Bible.” So I’d get confused about a big life question and then open my Bible to a story about how the Levites were commanded to camp around the Tabernacle. Huh? Not only do I not comprehend what that

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Kindness lives on for years

Have you ever had kindness show up just when you needed it? If your answer if yes, when you’ve finished your morning coffee, please send me your story. That’s what this column is all about. We share stories of the kindness you’ve given and how it made you feel, or the times a kind act

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Landon is Reading

There is a brave mom in my town who is a warrior. She never would have considered herself a warrior, but when it comes to our kids, we can often find strength we don’t know we have. This mom has a son who was hating school. Now I don’t mean hating, I mean HATING. He

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Unicorn stickers & kindness bring back good memories

Can you remember what you got for your seventh birthday? How about your eighth? Ninth? Maybe there’s one special present that stands out, but for me, it’s all pretty fuzzy. It’s not the big celebrations or occasions that I remember from my childhood. My brain chooses to hold onto things that are much more random.

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Summer Hummer

My husband is not a reader. Unless you count ESPN.com or a variety of online news sources, he pretty much goes for human interaction before settling into a good book. He has been known to read the atlas in the bathtub, but since that’s mainly pictures, I’m not sure it counts. Imagine my surprise when

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Parade makes the day of 90-year-old veteran

Did you have a good summer? People ask each other that question all the time, but this time, I hope you’ll take a moment to think about it. What moments of your summer mattered? My guess is they were the ones that were filled with kindness. When we show up in people’s lives and notice

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When you lose

I didn’t win. Remember that Guideposts Writer’s Workshop I told you about a few weeks ago? I was eagerly anticipating the call that said, “Congratulations! You’ve been selected…” Yeah. That call never came. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday all came and all day long I stuck to my phone like glue, but the call never came. Have

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