When we are different
I’m in line at Walmart. A family of four is in front of me, including a little girl. She is staring at me. I smile. She says, “Hi! What’s your…
Read moreTwelve steps to a compassionate life
In my year of One Word 2014: Compassion, I’m practicing one step per month from Karen Armstrong’s Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. Learn about compassion How do you stay…
Read moreChange your tone
He is friendly, introducing himself to me, and I to him. He asks for diapers in multiple sizes. I’m not sure how many kids he has, but I tend not…
Read moreWhen you think you’re better
You don’t see it in yourself first. You see it in somebody else. You hear them complaining, and you think how trivial it sounds. You’d never do that. Can’t people…
Read moreCrisis at your border
With the flood of children from Central America crossing over our southern borders into uncertain futures, we can feel overwhelmed at the immensity of the crisis. What can one person…
Read moreGetting kids to serve
Who wants a lazy kid? Nobody. But what can we do to help them better love and serve others? We’re looking today at four big ways to serve at Do…
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