Today I must speak in church and the assigned topic is "kindness", an appropriate Christmas ideal. The good thing is, I've been given 3 weeks to ponder this. I know that I have much room for improvement in the Kindness Department. I also know that I was blessed to have been born to one of the kindest men I'll ever know. I remember 100-mile drives on Sunday to pick up children from his home teaching families so that they could go to church. Our station wagon got pretty full at times.
It is interesting to me that the Old Testament is filled with "Thou Shalt Nots" while the New Testament encourages us with a "Shalt", "Love One Another".
I love the words of the children's song, "Jesus said, 'Love everyone'. Treat them kindly too. When your heart is filled with love, others will love you." What a splendid Christmas gift!
"You Don't Know Jack" is a manuscript detailing a rural community's efforts to offer quality foster care. The author, a 20-year foster parent, details the members of the community and the challenges they face. Drug usage is the catalyst and not everyone makes it through to the end.
About Me
- J. E. Campbell
- For starters, I have a wicked sense of humor that often gets me in trouble. My husband (of over 30 years) and I are parents of a large family, ten of whom are "special needs" adoptions. We love the chaos that comes with that many individuals and the ensuing relationships. I am an oldest child and therefore quite bossy. Too bad for me, my siblings never listen to my wisdom. Becoming a Grandmother has been my latest Great Joy in life. I admire cats and their approach to life.
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I can imagine that your talk was very appropriate for the season. Sorry we missed it. We, however, were giving our own talks. It's easy to give a talk on Christmas Sunday with eight musical numbers.
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