Deliver Kindness by Going the Extra Mile
You know what I just realized? I do not know the name of the woman who delivers my mail. Usually my mail carrier just leaves the letters in the box by the road and eventually I wander out and collect them. But every few months, she pulls her truck into my driveway and hops out
Wait for it…
My seven year old is a fishing fanatic. He’s hoping we sell our home in Athens so we can live full-time in our little lake cabin an hour away. School? Nah. Let’s not go anymore. Dad’s job? He can commute. When I finally got up the nerve to break it to Ben that we would
Week 27 Memory Verse
Do your thoughts ever run away from you? Do they take you to places you know are not healthy or necessary? Maybe you’re driving and sort of zoning out and the next thing you know, you realize you’ve spent the last ten minutes worrying about whether the cable guy will show up on time– and
Kindness Heals, One Bead at a Time
Children’s hearts are precious. They love big, forgive quickly and are incredible readers of the emotions around them. Sort of like a magnet, they attract the feelings of others and wear them as their own. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes that’s bad. It can be bad when it locks up the mind in fear and
Fear Less, Fun More
Clearly I am in summertime mode, because I woke up this morning and had no idea what day it was. Or should I be saying “is”? See? I’m losing my grip on the English language. It must be summer. Just after I realized it’s a blog day, I came to a second realization. I have
Week 26 Memory Verse
Imagine your reaction if someone told you this… A woman was sitting in her living room dealing with a terrible ordeal and all of a sudden, a peace that totally goes beyond anything she could understand or imagine or explain came sweeping over her body. In that instant, she suddenly felt happy. Joyful. Would you
Little Black Dresses Bring Joy During Trials
The hardest thing to do when I’m feeling down is the one thing I know will help me feel better. It’s not exercise or sleep or eating healthier meals. It’s kindness. I know when I’m at my worst, I have to get my eyes off myself and put them squarely on the needs of others.
