Several years ago I went back to college after taking some years off. To make it less stressful with the transition back, I took music classes. I was nervous but excited. I made great progress in my music, but more than that, I formed deep friendships. Most of the people in the group were old…
We recently had a call from a parishioner at church. He had seen that our name was in the bulletin, requesting prayers. He was so worried that he ended up calling us just to find out what was wrong! That touched me deeply! He is the first and only one from the church to do…
A few years ago after a particularly hard day at work, I took my car to Costco because the battery needed replacing.
Up the street from my 4-year-old grandson, a boy was visiting his dad who lives with the boys grandparents after separating from his wife. The boy had very few toys and was riding and admiring one of my grandson’s 2 scooters. My grandson, out of the blue, told him he could have it. Even after…
Launched on 15 July 2016, it’s been an exciting time as Nourish Network has found its feet and place in the local community. Nourish is a volunteer-based, holistic outreach program developed to help empower and support parents and guardians finding it difficult to provide for their families. Working with local schools in the area (outer…
I told Missy today that I needed my nails painted, that the red polish was chipped. She told me as soon as she had the time she would get to it. It made me think about 10 or 11 years ago a friend of hers was dying from cancer. She was at home and it…
My sister is in pain daily, but when she saw the superman shirt I wanted to send to someone who is comforted by the image (a reminder of the beloved son/brother they lost) she offered to turn it into a memorial pillow!
Last night I had to go to Costco to pick up some things. As I checked out I decided to pick up 4 x $10 cash cards. But, how would I decide who would get them?
I have felt the LOVE today. The company I work for has been broken up and sold to 4 different companies and I have been stressed and worried about my job. As a mid-level Corporate Executive, my job is at great risk. I have been looking and have been blessed with one job offer and…
This past week my 10-year-old granddaughter and I have given to a man standing on the road holding a sign that says “hungry”. She handed him the 5 bucks. We then talked about hunger and how terrible it would be to be hungry and have no food or money to buy food. Then we went…
I’m so proud of my kids! They have done things from serve food at a local church, to help build community gardens, to educating kids about the importance of eating healthy and how to grow your own garden, to raising awareness and money for breast cancer, to putting together “necessity bags” for the homeless as…
My daughter Brianna is 11 years old and just graduated from elementary school. She’s four years younger than her brother Joseph but always has been like a “big sister” to him because of his Autism. She had an assignment at school to write about something she would change in the world to make it a…