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Q-Card Volume 192

Week Ending Friday, November 6, 2020 {quotes} Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. Christopher Morley Success … [Read more...]

Q-Card Volume 191

{quotes} Tenderness is the path of choice for the strongest, most courageous men and women. Pope Francis When you do something beautiful, and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle, yet most of the … [Read more...]

Story: A Lovely Blueprint

When I met him, the first thing I noticed was a small horseshoe-shaped scar on his left cheek. How long is not long enough to ask a new friend, “how’d you get it?” I decided to wait. Louis and I crossed paths working on a Habitat for … [Read more...]

Story: Love, Gloria

Holy Mother! Is she an apparition, or is she real? My eyes are wide open. I do the pinch trick, and I feel a slight twinge of pain, but my heart insists I must be dreaming. The person walking the hall towards me is surely God's finest work. Her … [Read more...]

Q-Card Volume 190

Week Ending Friday October 23, 2020 {quotes} Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life. Mark Twain Hate the sin, love the sinner. Mahatma Gandhi Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public … [Read more...]

Story: Three Hearts in a Home

Patti: It's an unusual arrangement, I'll grant you that, but it's worked for us all these years. Meghan, Hilary, and I met at the University of Illinois during our freshman year of college while living at the 6th street dorms in 1998. We started as … [Read more...]

Blog: Generous in Receiving

A Reflection by Susan Diamond I feel moved to share an email exchange I had recently that changed my way of thinking. But first, I'll begin with an explanation. My mother and her dear friend Lois, are both ninety-one years old, in good health … [Read more...]

Story: Dog Crate Break

She’s in her early 60s now, just over 5 feet tall, and with her wry smile and auburn curls, she could be your neighbor, your librarian, your aunt. But people in Kansas City remember Toby’s story. She’s been stared at in restaurants and pointed at … [Read more...]

Story: Eydie Sacramento’s Rise to a Higher Calling

Eydie Sacramento dipped her toe in deep water, dove in headfirst, and made a splash that sent ripples around the world. Eydie and I are best friends. We met in high school: 1970. You can do the math, but I'll save you some time. We're both … [Read more...]

Story: ‘Lil Bro

It was not yet morning; I woke up too early that day, so I grabbed my phone from the nightstand and began my usual routine: weather, sports scores, news, Facebook. There was a post that stopped me cold. My eyes looked to the message like a … [Read more...]