Tag: kindness

A Christmas story

December 21, 2008 | 8 comments

Sent in by a reader… Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big

The spirit of Christmas

December 19, 2008 | 5 comments

What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Decorated trees, shopping, colorful lights, expense, cookies, debt, fatigue, joy, football games on TV, Christ’s saving power? After a flurry of phone calls from people feeling sad and lonely about the

When people do mean things

December 8, 2008 | 5 comments

How do you respond to other people who do things that are purposely mean? That can be a tough question to answer sometimes… This weekend, our daughter, Jenna, had a major swim meet in Wenatchee, which is about a 2

No time for spite

November 25, 2008 | 2 comments

While skimming an interview of Reese Witherspoon written up in Parade magazine last Sunday, a quote of Reese’s caught my eye. She said, “I don’t have time for hate or negativity in my life. There’s no room for it.” I

Gratitude

October 28, 2008 | No comments yet

“Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” ~ Edwin Arlington Robinson