by Ellen | Apr 10, 2017 | Faith, Small Acts of Kindness
By Ellen Andersen Everything in New York City was completely opposite of what I was used to. I grew up in the desert in California, with few neighbors in a small town. Most everyone knew each other and were generally friendly, offering a smile if not a personal...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Apr 3, 2017 | Author news, Faith, Small Acts of Kindness
By Cindy Ervin Huff I’d just completed the first leg of my flight to my first writer’s conference. I chose to go to one offered in Colorado because of an online writer’s course I was taking. The flight from Chicago to Denver had been uneventful and lonely. Anxiety...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 27, 2017 | Faith, Small Acts of Kindness
By Jennifer Hallmark Our newest grandchild, Rozlyn Claire, arrived early. Almost four weeks early. I received the call one morning that I had an hour to get to the hospital if I wanted to see my son’s first baby arrive in the world. He and his wife had been at...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 20, 2017 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
On a late Tuesday afternoon, while on vacation, heading to Pennsylvania, our van starter began malfunctioning. I stopped at a small town in Wisconsin and purchased a starter, but failed to find anyone to fix it. We traveled down the road and stopped at a motel for the...
by Ellen | Mar 13, 2017 | Faith, Small Acts of Kindness
By Ellen Andersen As a social worker, I enjoyed working with other medical professionals, taking care of people during an illness in the hospital and afterward, in home health. One of my favorite settings, though, was hospice, where I could had the privilege of...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 6, 2017 | Author news, Small Acts of Kindness
Sometimes you need to be kind to yourself… By Gail Kittleson Spending the worst of the winter months in the Arizona mountains comes as a huge gift. We do this because of my sinus cavities. Yes, something good has come from those complicated caverns that have...
