The holiday season abounds with opportunities for extending kindness to others. You could: Buy or donate shoes, boots, clothes, and warm winter attire for a family in need. Invite an elderly or lonely neighbor over for dinner…or take dinner to them and chat. Help an elderly person with grocery shopping. They may have their own […]

James Lewin with his grandson Brian Now here’s a heartwarming true story: Last Friday night, James, a 65-year-old grandfather (a retired firefighter with 29 years of service), sacrificed himself to save the life of his twelve-day-old granddaughter, Sara, who he was pushing in a stroller. They were walking home after attending a candlelight walk and […]

Are you looking for gift ideas for the holiday season? Well there’s nothing with a quicker return on your investment than the gift of a smile. So give it freely and often! —You won’t run out, but you will get a lot more in return! Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend […]

Once again it’s the time of year when many of us think about Christmas; cards, carols, turkey, family, friends, gifts, love, peace, candles…so many thoughts, so many feelings, so many hopes and so many wishes. But if you’ve experienced the recent death of a loved one, chances are one of the feelings blanketing you is […]

I received this Thanksgiving poem yesterday from Margaret and wanted to share it with you. (3 minutes & 50 seconds)

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, WWI was formally ended with the German signing of the Armistice. We commemorate this day – formerly called Armistice Day – with services and ceremonies honoring the sacrifices made by many. And, for two minutes, we are in silent reflection each […]

“So far as I recall Nov. 11th 1918 came and went within the dreary confines of Giessen prisoner-of-war camp, without us having the slightest inkling of what was going on in the ‘free’ world outside… Soon after breakfast we were paraded in groups of around fifty men and marched at a hot pace through the […]

With Remembrance Day approaching, let’s take a journey back in time to WW1: “July 3, 1916 Hello Princess [Miss Ada McGuire], Your last letter and paper received. A paper here is very much appreciated. We are doing well on this front. The 16th have been in the Reserve trenches for quite a while. I was […]

For Canadian Thanksgiving, a friend recently sent the following message…words from Mother Teresa: People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self- centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of having selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed […]

It had actually been a short trip to Nan’s place. Sure it was in another town, but the time had flown by because my mind had been preoccupied with memories of Arty… —The way he always made sure there were lots of goodies and chocolate eggs for us to find at the Easter egg hunt […]