“And then there is the love for the enemy – love for the one who does not love you, but mocks, threatens and inflicts pain. The tortured’s love for the torturer. This is God’s love. It conquers the world.” Frederick Buechner July 2000 –...
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon Sunday, January...
“You are to pay special attention to those who by accident of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” St. Augustine Labor Day, September 1, 1986 – New York City: Laura Schroff, a 35-year-old USA Today ad executive, had...
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia November 2, 1937 – Sing Sing Prison – Ossining,...
July 1999 – Belleville, Michigan: Tammy and Rusty Stafford had been expecting the letter. The company where Rusty had worked for more than two decades had been sold. Rusty didn’t have a retirement plan, but the big boss, Bob Thompson, had promised that everyone would...