With kindness, we can do hard things together
My daughter wants me to run a half-marathon with her. Not just any race, she wants to run the Walt Disney World half marathon. I suppose since she’s 13, she will want me to pay for it too. It all sounds a little goofy to me. (I’m sorry. I just couldn’t resist.) I told her
Kindness Podcast Episode 5: Complimentees and Snooty Giggles
The people we interact with today will be a tiny bit changed because of us. Hopefully, they’ll be changed for the good, but if we’re not careful, maybe not. When we smile at the clerk at the grocery store and ask how she’s doing today, we’re adding light and positivity into her life. When we
Week 45 Memory Verse: Does what you wear matter?
The last time I prepared to head out on a speaking road trip, a beautiful thing happened in my bedroom. (Hmmm… maybe I should rephrase that. Nah. Stick with me, you’ll see where I’m going soon enough.) Two things have to happen before I’m ready to give a presentation: I have to get quiet enough
A Free Lunch Fills a Belly and a Soul
When we talk about feeding the hungry, we usually talk about feeding people who literally don’t have enough to eat. There are kids in my area who grab a bag of chips from the convenience store because it’s cheaper than buying a sandwich and an apple. It’s also cheaper than paying for the school lunch
Kindness Podcast Episode 4: RAK Foundation
Do you struggle with high blood pressure, eating disorders, depression or anxiety? Do you ever feel like true happiness is reserved for other people? There is room for more joy in your life and it comes from the chemicals released when you do an act of kindness. Kindness has the power to change a life.
Week 44 Memory Verse: So he got up
I don’t know if I’m allowed to do what I’m about to do. I don’t know if it’s okay to take just a few words from the Bible and highlight them, but that’s what’s about to happen. I just finished a bible study about the prodigal son. That’s the story about the son who asks
Kindness helps us to do what we couldn’t do on our own
If I were left to my own devices, there is no way you would be reading this kindness column right now. I know nothing about printing a newspaper or scheduling delivery routes. I know even less about how the internet works and how to get the newspaper on a home computer. The only way I’m
