“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The Backpack She Couldn’t Afford My friend and…
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The Sting Every morning I walk around the house and open my blinds. I love light. I love seeing the trees and the birds and the lake outside my windows.…
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It seems like nothing out of the ordinary. Write the words in a letter. Lick the envelope closed. Add a U.S. postal stamp. But a walk to the mailbox is…
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Read moreAre You Ready to Surrender? We imagine that in a moment of dramatic testing, we’d be the one to take the bullet. To make the sacrifice. To surrender ourselves to…
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