Be A Hero
Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs during his baseball career. However, on one particular day toward the end of his...
Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs during his baseball career. However, on one particular day toward the end of his...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
Two are better than one, for if one falls down, the other will help him up. But pity the person who falls and has...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
How can I be a friend to a friend who’s sick?
Letty Pogrebin in her book, How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick, gives the following advice:
1. The best response in any encounter with a sick friend is to say, “Tell me what I can do to make things easier for you—I really want to help.”
Karen Mulder | 3 min read
Remember Job was a brokenhearted father and husband, wracked with disease and doubt and grief. His friends heard about his troubles and set out to go and console and comfort him. When they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him and they raised their voices and wept aloud. They tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads. They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.” (Job 2:11-13). His friends were there with him. They sat with him. They did not speak a word for seven days. Wow! To be that kind of care giving friend!
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
How can we care for a person with cancer? Ask Important Questions! Ask, “How are you, today?” and also ask, “What’s going to be the hard part for you?” Be sincere and show them that what they are going through is important to you. Tell them you’re coming over …. Then visit them. Be creative with special treats and conversations that will brighten their days. Even if they say they don’t need anything, that’s when they will most appreciate that you are there.
Karen Mulder | 3 min read
"How are you doing? she asked. "I heard about the death of your grandmother and have been thinking about you." My...
Karen Mulder | 3 min read
Everyone has times during the week when they tend to feel most alone. Evenings - weekend evenings in particular -...
jmesler | 1 min read
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