My daughter’s wedding was Saturday. I can’t even begin to write all the stories of kindness, but on the day of, I had so many things to do it was impossible. I had to pick up the cake, macarons, candles, baskets, all in different towns. I left early, drove out, got there, and didn’t have…
I was so excited that my childhood friend from Sweden was in Sydney with her family and making the effort to fly to Melbourne to see me. On the morning of her arrival, I set off to drop my son at school before going to the airport. He was driving and as we sat at the…
One year at Christmas my husband and I dropped one of our cars off for service and headed out to shop. Earlier in the week I had contacted the local elementary school to see if there was a child in need. I was told about a little boy who didn’t even have socks to wear…
I offered a little old lady some of our leftover muffins when I noticed she had accidentally dropped hers on the floor at the restaurant.
My Mum took us into the city for a night as a treat over the school holidays.
When we flew home recently, the airline somehow mixed our seats up. My daughter and I were on opposite sides of the plane, 9 rows apart, on a full flight.
When I was a new young, single Mom, my son was always sick. They weren’t sure what was wrong with him but we were always at the doctors and getting medication. My work was limited because I was spending so much time with him at the doctors. Anyhow, one day I was at the pharmacy…
Inside: 7 tips for nurturing positive character traits as a collaborative effort at home and school. How are Character Traits Developed?Every parent wants their kids to grow up with a good set of values and positive character traits. Kindness, compassion, perseverance, honesty, and respect are just some of the traits we want to instill in our kids….
My dear friend Kim had a cold/sinus, something going on a few months ago. It turns out that even though all we had done was text, I had it in a day or two.
This teacher started a classroom project that’s truly touching hearts, and not just the hearts of cancer patients, but also the kids who are learning how powerful kindness can be.After losing his wife to cancer, he wanted to do something meaningful with his students. It had to be something that would show them how they…
So, I was running late for work and needed to stop for fuel. I filled the car with $50 petrol and headed in to pay.
I had a very frustrating day yesterday. 4.5 hours on a live chat trying to fix my Outlook after updating it! Yep, I was feeling rather deflated by the time I had to pick my 17 y.o. up from school.