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Fruits of Kindness
A bus ticket, a care package, a haircut — the items were small, the caring behind them enormous. A small seed sprouted and grew tall. Twenty readers share acts of giving
Family First Readers
More or Less
"If she’s done this with too many clients, my entire reputation is done. I’m too small, too new to rehabilitate from this"
Esther Kurtz
More or Less
No matter how much I realized I’d done wrong since I’d gotten married, how selfish and self-centered I’d been, this parallel just brought it all home
Esther Kurtz
Moving Forward
“Your acceptance of your situation is very refreshing. We don’t always have to know the end"
Estie Samson
Moving Forward
"There aren’t so many people like me around here and I’m looking to make a new friend”
Estie Samson
Bakeaways
I figured I’d try to pack all my favorite flavors of a classic cheesecake slice into a bite-size portion
Faigy Grossmann
Bakeaways
While corn muffins have similar ingredients, they’re sweeter than corn bread
Faigy Grossmann
Tempo: Second Guessing
I’m trapped between my husband’s limitations and my friend’s needs
Ariella Schiller
Tempo: Second Guessing
“Who and what gets prioritized? As a parent, your first responsibility is to your child”
Ariella Schiller
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