Inside: 10 practical and respectful ideas on how to help the homeless plus a link to FREE checklists and information for students to learn about homelessness and create projects to help. If you’ve ever wondered how to help the homeless, this list of ideas will make it easy to show kindness and respect.If you are looking…
. I was having lunch with my husband at a restaurant a few days before Christmas. I noticed the lady bussing tables was elderly, her eyes looked swollen and she was limping. I felt bad for her. She was so polite, making certain everyone had what they needed. I asked our waitress what this lady’s…
. I volunteer at local nursing homes. I have volunteered since I was a teenager as it was expected in our home to volunteer, and watching my mother and grandmother volunteer, it just was something that I enjoyed doing. My mother volunteered almost until her death at 90, even with Alzheimers, we would go to…
. When you tell someone you spent the morning running amok, you are sure to receive some odd looks. After all, who announces their seemingly uncontrollable behavior with such joy? This is when I wish little speech bubbles would appear above our heads when we talk, so people can see that I’m referencing #AMOK, the…
. While looking at Craigslist, I noticed an ad that stated a family was in need of food. It said they had 2 boxes of cereal and a jar of peanut butter for 4 people to last them 2 weeks. No bread, no milk, no jelly, just what was mentioned. I contacted the person in the…
.When I first left my husband with my two kids 4 & 2, we moved into city housing. Every Saturday I bought ice-cream from the truck that came round. Apartment kids started hanging around using my kiddie pool, sprinkler and games, so I started buying for them too. Word got around and I soon had 17…
. As difficult as the last year of my life has been, when I look at it through the eyes of gratitude, there have been so many blessings along the way. I am compelled to share the loving energy that flows through my life and here’s how I’ve been doing that lately. Here in Cleveland,…
. I was in Walmart one day checking out and there was a crazy man causing trouble and threatening people. The store employees chased him out, but when I got outside, he was harassing an elderly woman.
. I was working in a hospice 25 years ago. This particular night, we were full – 12 patients with just me and one other nurse on night duty. Around 10pm, I was trying to get the night time medications dispensed so people could get pain relief and start to think about sleeping.
. I believe more than anything that we are sent to be somewhere for a reason. My son and grandson live overseas and I was blessed to have them stay for three months. My little grandson and I have a strong bond, so saying good bye is so hard on both our hearts.
. I was at the shelter this morning and a fairly old man comes to the gate with his fairly old dog. I am always expecting the worst, so was fully expecting him to just give me the dog and leave. We manage to communicate slightly through the language barrier. He had had the dog…
Something special happened to me and my husband 20 years ago, right before Christmas, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. We were living in New York but had applied for a mortgage to buy a home back in Ohio. It was iffy whether we would get approved and the loan officer told us…