by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 19, 2018 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
By Betty Thomason Owens My Dad died eleven years ago. It was unexpected. I was going to the hospital that morning to bring him home. Instead, I received a call that his procedure had not gone well, please come at once. By the time my mom and I arrived, he was gone....
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 5, 2018 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
By Stephanie L. Robertson The blue and navy bars mocked me from my computer screen. Like a staggered row of dingy tenements, those statistics told me one thing: Your posts are irrelevant. Give up. I admit, I have shed tears of frustration over those metrics. ...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 26, 2018 | Author news, Guest Bloggers, Small Acts of Kindness
By Kathy Cheek My friend and I hadn’t met for lunch in a long time since she had moved across town and was going to a new church. After we were seated and were sipping our iced tea, I asked “How are you doing?” and her “fine” didn’t sound fine at all. When her voice...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 19, 2018 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
By David Parks Early in January 1954, Mr. Guy Priest came to our house with a box of surprises. Usually, I saw Mr. Priest when I was skidding my bike around on Teft Road or Baker Street. “Hello, Mr. Priest!” “Hello!” Instead of waving, he...
by Ellen | Feb 12, 2018 | Small Acts of Kindness
By Ellen Andersen It was an ordinary day at work. I’d been in and out of patients’ rooms, developing discharge plans for them when they left the hospital and returned home. In the middle of the day, someone came to the office and asked for me. When I answered, he came...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 5, 2018 | Small Acts of Kindness
By Jennifer Hallmark “Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.” ~ Yiddish Proverb I’m a writer and I love writing. But it’s not always easy. Sometimes I struggle with disappointment, fear, tiredness, and apathy. My friendship with...
