My nine-year-old daughter was walking home from school the other day when she heard a classmate who was walking ahead of her yell excitedly across the street to another kid, “We got a video from Bob Ferguson!” Bob Ferguson, the governor of the state of Washington, had responded to an invitation from the class with … More Encouragement Matters
With a sweet story about helping kids practice for a test, this post is a reflection on what it takes to be a good encourager. Helping others practice without being attached to the outcome. … More Being An Encourager
This month we continue to focus on the topic of growth here at Heart of the Matter and this post is another in my short series about writing my mother’s story in my upcoming book, “Surviving Sue”. Thank you to those of you who’ve asked about maintaining the motivation to write. In this post I’ll … More Find Good Everywhere
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