There is a Marcus in your life
A letter came to my house the other day, but it wasn’t addressed to me. It was for a 12-year-old boy named Marcus. No return address and stamped at a post office two states away. Hmmm. “Hey, Marcus, you got some mail!” I yelled from my office. “Me? Who’s it from?” he asked as he
God is Air
Eyes closed, body still, a mild breeze brushed across my face. My mind floated back in time. I could see myself standing in my backyard, pushing my kids on the swing. “Momma, how do we know God is real?” The question seemed to pop out of the sky. “We can feel Him.” How could I
Kindness stories remind us of the good in the world
You know what’s super fun? Putting a post on social media asking people to share their favorite kindness stories. Try it sometime. It’s an immediate boost to your day and a great way to remember there are a lot of kind things happening quietly behind the scenes in our world. Here are a few stories
He’d hug you
I’ve often wondered if I was praying right. Is there one type of prayer that pleases God more than another? As a young child, I learned we are to recite our prayers to God out loud, preferably on our knees. Then I found out I could pray to him quietly in my mind, which made
Past hurts make us powerful forces for good
The things that break our hearts are often the things that make us powerful. I am regularly reminding my children and their friends that someday they will have the opportunity to use each hurt to help another human. A dear friend shared the following story with me, and although I was sad for her younger
One kind thing matters
I’m on a little fishing trip with my 8 year old and we had an interesting conversation about exact change that led me into thinking about kindness. And here’s Ben’s big catch…
Silent Auction Opens Gateway for Giving
Just when Darcy Barry should have been enjoying her senior year of high school and looking forward to future adventures, life threw her a fast-pitch curveball. On Dec. 23, 1981, she was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis, a condition that causes tumors to form in the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Step by step, Darcy has gone
