kindness counts
“Mommy, mommy!” my six-year-old came power-walking over to me in the library, eyes bright and waving a five-dollar bill. Doing his best to keep his voice at a library whisper, he exclaimed, all in one breath, “A guy dropped this five dollars, and I...let her stay
One of the books that has challenged me most in my faith, my ever-present battle against selfishness and my attitude toward death is a book called ‘Stepping Heavenward,’ a journal written by Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1878). I have read it twice, and both...story – for the (in)couragers
We massage them into the heart of an aching soul. We cup them in feeble hands and humbly offer them to another to drink, with the sincere hope that a thirst will be quenched. We crop them and edit them and slide them neatly into plastic sleeves to be tucked away for a...delayed gratification
At this year’s county fair, we told our three kids that they could have four dollars each to spend on rides. The older two started scoping out their options right away; but our six-year-old thought about it for a while, then said, “Actually, I really want to save up...life, life and more life – a book review
It is my pleasure to commend Wendy van Eyck’s new e-book, “Life, Life and more Life: Thoughts on Making Every Moment Count.” I “met” Wendy via iBelieve.com, a site to which we both contribute. I felt an immediate bond to her as soon as I...
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