Cultivating Kindness

In Aesop’s fable “The Lion and the Mouse,” a mighty lion shows an act of kindness toward a tiny mouse. When the mouse returns the favor, Aesop reminds us, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”…

Practicing Patience

When I was a child, my family made monthly road trips to the country. Like the Bobbsey twins, my sister and I loved to visit our grandparents on their farm.  A few minutes into the two-hour drive, I always began…

Finding Peace

Peace, peace, sweet peace!Wonderful gift from above!O wonderful, wonderful peace!Sweet peace, the gift of God’s love!There comes to my heart one sweet strain,A glad and a joyous refrain.I sing it again and again,Sweet peace, the gift of God’s love."Sweet Peace"…