Snowstorms lead to accidental kindness
Last January, my husband made national news for accidentally making a really dumb decision. He’s a basketball coach, but instead of taking the team bus, he braved the snow in his own car so he could attempt to fit in some alumni meetings. Saul was driving in the middle of Nebraska when he went from
Kindness doesn’t take more than you have to give
True kindness doesn’t take more than you have to give. While it might leave us empty-handed, it never leaves us empty-hearted. I learned that five years ago when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. As you can probably imagine, I was terrified. I woke up at 4:30 one morning in the midst of a storm,
Family puts away the tree, but not the kindness ornament
How anxious are you to get the tree down once Christmas is over? Are you one of those people who says, “Time for spring! Let’s move on!” — or are you more inclined to sit in the quiet glow of the strings of lights for just a few more weeks? I bet there is one
Monday blogs are temporarily off the chess board
Exciting news! I’m writing a new book in 2021! A friend once gave me a chess piece with the reminder that only so many pieces fit on the board. Every time we add a project to our lives, we have to be willing to put something else aside for a bit. I apologize if you
Resolve to say something kind
How many times do you think some ugly or disagreeable thought and manage to keep it to yourself? Good job! It’s better to button our lips when we know what we want to say isn’t kind. But this new year, I’d like us to resolve to open our mouths. Let our words flow. No, not
Christmas kindness stays with us long after the holidays
I’ve noticed something over the past nine years of writing this column. Acts of Christmas kindness seem to have a special ability to stay with us throughout years and even decades. Two women have shared just those types of kindness with me in the following stories. The first is from Gretchen Robinson from South Hill,
Show kindness to those hurting this holiday season
Someone somewhere is grieving this holiday season. Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s someone you love. It can be hard to know how our kindness will be received when we’re dealing with someone who is in incredible pain. After all, hurt people hurt people. If we reach out, we may end up resented, rejected or, worse
