How to Love Seniors (and People) Who Are Different

How to Love Seniors (and People) Who Are Different

In care centers — places designed to care for people in their final decades — seniors are suddenly in close quarters with groups they intentionally or inadvertently avoided for most of their lives.  That clash is one of the great ironies of life. I’ll give you an...
How Should We Honor the Wisdom of Mother Figures? 

How Should We Honor the Wisdom of Mother Figures? 

This Mother’s Day, I want to celebrate the influence of women who are mother figures — even if they didn’t birth you or raise you.  I miss my own mom like crazy. That’s why I’m so thankful to have other motherly influences in my life.   Recently, I got...
We Need YOUR Help as Food for Hope Relaunches

We Need YOUR Help as Food for Hope Relaunches

What if your church was suddenly responsible for feeding 12 seniors every week? Not the government. Not the local food bank.  Your church. Your faith community.  The folks you talk to as you drop off kids off to Sunday school. The people who come 5 minutes...