What can I give you on my birthday?
I have a few friends who spent time living in Europe while their husbands were stationed in the military. They recently informed me in Europe it’s customary to give gifts and pay for dinner when it’s your birthday. As in, “It’s my birthday, so today I will pay!” I think my friends are saying this
Kids will remember kindness in the classroom
I packed a bag lunch for my second grader this morning. Actually, he packed it for himself, but I stood guard making sure there was something other than sugar in his noontime meal. The last thing that kid needs right now is sugar. Ben is pumped so full of end-of-the-year adrenaline that I say a
The Kindness Podcast Episode 30: Raising Kind Kids in a Digital Age
Is it enough as a parent to live your life with kindness and hope your kids catch on? Or is kindness something that needs to be intentional? What sort of resources do kids even have the ability to give? It turns out quite a few! Susan Crites Price is an expert on family philanthropy. She
Let’s go crazy today
Early in our marriage, my husband and I spent a lot of time together in the car. We’d go to the grocery store or out for dinner, Saul driving and me second guessing his every move from the passenger’s seat. He always wanted to drive, which drove me nuts, because he likes to meander and
Dog and boy form special bond thanks to trainer’s kindness
Danette Jensen lives in Goodridge, Minn., about 70 miles from the Canadian border. She and her husband run DJ’s K9 Country, a boarding facility with more than 20 kennels and a large training room. I guess you could say Danette is dog crazy. She is certainly an expert in the field. She has a radio
The Kindness Podcast Episode 29: Susan G. Komen
It was three years ago this May that I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I went in for a routine checkup on my 40th birthday and left with a calendar full of followup appointments in hopes of pinning down an exact diagnosis. That day sent our entire family and our circle of friends into a
Your Fence is Broken
When we moved into our house four years ago, we hired a company to install an underground invisible fence in our yard. We wanted to keep our beloved GoldenDoodle, Dakota, safe from cars on the road and we wanted to keep our neighbors’ yards safe from Doodle doody. We put a special collar on Dakota
