An old, unused school building in Dallas is now being used to house homeless children.
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grocery checkout
One night I let 4 people ahead of me in the grocery checkout line because I had a full cart and they each had only a couple of items. One lady said “It’s ok, I’ll just go to self checkout” and I told her “Self checkout is the worst. I’d rather wait in the longest
home away from home
My husband, Jacob, and I were at a wine tasting event last Sunday in Petaluma, CA. We met a sweet couple who has been married about 60 years! Darlene and Dayle let us share their table and gave us the scoop since we are new wine club members (they have been members for almost 20
Help for the Homeless
This is not about me, but about God using a willing servant. I’ve never felt comfortable giving money to someone holding up a sign for help on the side of the road. However, during the past winter I saw a man and woman in freezing weather holding up a sign and realized that I would
Kindness with a Chainsaw
A tornado uprooted many trees on our property last Sunday night. Two large trees even fell over the driveway, blocking our car in the garage. Around 8:30am Monday morning, a dear couple from our church (who also happen to live around the corner), showed up with chainsaw in hand! They worked tirelessly all day, even
Kindness from a stranger!
A little girl named Grace, from Farmers Branch, Texas, had her prayers answered by a kind stranger! While shopping for her birthday presents, Grace’s dad accidentally put her presents in the wrong car trunk – a vehicle that looked exactly like theirs! A couple of weeks after Grace started praying for the return of her