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I have a friend who has been in the hospital for more than a month. We met a few months ago and have become friends quickly. Several days a week, I travel to the hospital to visit. I’m not consistent about the time of day, so I have met many nurses who have cared for [...]
I have felt REALLY blessed over the past few days! I have felt like people beyond myself were in-tune with my life and the feelings I was feeling. I felt great love from others in the form of time, phone calls, food dropped off (the muffins were YUMMY, Michelle!), and even from people in the grocery [...]
This week, our family has the most amazing opportunity: I have met a new friend, reconnected with a neighbor, and lost myself in the service of others during a most difficult and trying time. Let me tell you about it…
Our twins wanted to go to Disney. We thought about going to celebrate their birthday. [...]
So, today February begins…the month that’s hard to spell, the month we celebrate with pink & red, the month we think of warming our hearts with love.
As I am thinking of February, I am pondering the ways I can show love to those who mean so much to me by scattering some sunshine. Yesterday, I [...]
Yesterday, I was helping with a service activity. There were many people who I only knew through service experiences we have shared. We accomplished what we needed to accomplish, and I was waiting for a family member who had a few other things to get done. I was sitting on a sofa in the foyer. [...]
Yesterday, my parents celebrated their 53rd anniversary. We tried to call and sing the Anniversary Song, but left it as a message instead since they were gone to a Christmas party. I have been reminiscent lately, so I was thinking about the things I learned in my family. The list is long, but there are [...]
In a Morrison’s Cafeteria in South Carolina, there was a sign that read: “Love is something so divine, Description would make it but less. ‘Tis what I feel, but can’t define. ‘Tis what I know, but can’t express.” The author is unknown to me.
I loved it so much, though, that I had it quoted on [...]
