The Kindness Podcast Episode 14: Say Yes to Kindness
You go through a difficult time and someone offers to bring you a meal or pick up your kids. What do you say? I think our natural instinct is to say no, right? We tell people verbally or through our actions that we’re okay, we’ve got this covered, we can do it ourselves. But what
When life feels like a burden
I’ve decided I have a heart problem. Yes, I know, most people don’t just “decide” they have a problem with a major organ in their body. They go to a doctor and a medical professional doles out that diagnosis. Call it “January” or “one too many snow days” or “cabin fever,” but I don’t need
Gratitude paves the way for healing
It’s humbling to realize that while I was sitting on the living room floor watching my kids tear into the colorful assortment of presents under the Christmas tree, other lives were unfolding simultaneously in ways much different than mine. Jayne Holtgrewe of Moorhead spent her day nursing her husband back to health after he experienced
The Kindness Podcast Episode 13: How kind are you?
We go about our days sometimes on auto-pilot, don’t we? Or maybe it’s just me. I can go from meeting to meeting, taking the kids here, stopping at the store there, returning this phone call or that email… and all of a sudden, it’s 9pm. If you were to ask me if I am a
On this day in history
Do you remember this exact date, January 1st— 18 years ago? I was living in sin with Saul. He had more hair and my boobs were real. Other than that, it was pretty much the same as it is now. We partied like it was 1999 (because it was), but there was a definite foreboding
The Conclusion of a Christmas Kindness Story
Last week, I shared part one of the story of a single mom struggling to make ends meet with her teenage son. It’s the backdrop of pain in our lives that gives our joy such brilliance. And often, it’s receiving an act of kindness at just the right time that spurs us to do the
The Kindness Podcast Episode 12: Runner takes on 40 miles and 40 gifts
Jessica Reed is the sort of woman who inspires me to become a better person. She’s a dietician, a mom of five kids, a community advocate and a marathon runner. She’s also the sort of woman who will stand in my kitchen and teach me how to evenly brown ground beef without giggling at my
