Make A Difference – #10
I am not a big fan of Jim Carey but his movie, Bruce Almighty, was pretty good. The movie, while it had a number of subtle and not so subtle messages, hit a home run with one….If you want a miracle… 10…Be the miracle. We all have the power to touch someone’s life in a Continue reading →
Make A Difference – #9
Spring is in the air and I get so excited as the crocuses stick their heads up out of the ground. I can’t wait to put my hands in the soil and feel the power within her. 9. Plant a garden. Beyond the obvious benefits to the environment, planting flowers and growing vegetables help reduce Continue reading →
Strength and Comfort
I found out last night that the daughter of an acquaintance died while I was gone for spring break. A friend called last night from Florida to see if she could find anyone in town to at least express their sympathy. In my little town (actually suburb of Chicago – but we are much more Continue reading →
Make A Difference – #5, #6, & #7
Sorry for the delay for posting 5 & 6. I am visiting with my mom and dad for a few days and took the weekend off. As I have mentioned before, my folks live on a farm in the country. Enjoying the wonderful meals my dad has prepared this weekend I started thinking about how Continue reading →
Make A Difference – #4
4. Recycle. Recycle. Recycle. Ok. This does not have the unexpected, WOW factor that I like. But its impact factor is amazing: If every household reused a paper grocery bag for one shopping trip, about 60,000 trees would be saved. We save 17 trees for each ton of recycled newspaper. Americans throw away enough aluminum Continue reading →
The Golden Rule
Here is a great post from a great friend Craig Schiller. Here is the link: 1 Golden Rule and a bunch of Lemmings A nice, thoughtful way to enter the weekend!
Make A Difference – #3
3. Leave your car home one day a week — or at least walk to the drug store. Growing up on a farm if you wanted to get anywhere you had to drive — so for me the habit was struck very early. I am addicted to driving. I found myself driving the 3 blocks Continue reading →
Make A Difference – #2
2. See a piece of trash on the ground…pick it up and throw it away. Too many people are still throwing their personal garbage out into our shared space. Just yesterday I saw a driver toss an empty soda cup out his (or her) window. And the cigarette butts are everywhere! Probably no one will Continue reading →
Thank God For Grace
I remember my grandmother, faithful and strong, would use the phrase “There but for the Grace of God go I.” I didn’t understand it growing up except that she was recognizing something powerful, something more. It wasn’t until I was married and had my children that I began to really try to understand religion, spitituality, Continue reading →