Did you miss that November 11- 17 was National Kindness Week? I certainly did! Started in 1997, a group of people pledged to support each other with compassion and empathy.

Today is World Kindness Day. It also happens to coincide with Anti-Bullying Week. Existing since 1998, World Kindness day hopes to spread empathy by inspiring and encouraging people to live and be ki…

This week, I'm hanging out in Asheville NC. Part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range and home to a very vibrant, eclectic, and wonderful arts, music, and beer scene, y'all will be hearing about …

Can kindness spread?

In many European countries, today is St. Nicholas Eve. No, not that St. Nick! Alive during the fourth century, Nicholas was born in Patara, an ancient seaport city. He traveled, he was imprisoned, ev…

Lately, it seems like the people all around me are on edge, including myself. Exhaustion, fatigue, sensory-overload, scheduling madness, and sometimes, just pure chaos have increased the stress loads…

Happy Monday, all! As we start a new week, I always like to share a good and kind word. Life has been rather upside down for my family since springtime. We're rolling ahead and making progress on…

Have you been shown kindness lately? We hear stories about passing on the love via paying for coffee orders, grocery orders, taking care of bills for others. These are all great ways to show kindness…

Do you believe in Santa?

I sat at the park with my 12-year-old and her friend watching them play on the playground I used to take my daughter to play when she was little. It’s interesting to see the childhood joy with which …

You guys, I can't believe it. My oldest daughter is officially a preteen today! I could cry, but instead, I am going to focus on all I have to smile about with this wonderful young lady. She is …

Dear friends, as we kick off a new work week, I am starting my work day on Monday morning looking out on Lake Norman. As much as I don't like to be in the water, I love to be near it, and certai…

My 8-year-old son, Aiden recently had a track meet with his school.  He attends a private school here in our town and our track meet was against 3 other private schools in our area.  Aiden ran the 7…

I don't often brag on my husband, and he wouldn't like it if he knew I was doing so, but this is just one of the many reasons I love him so much. We were out at Home Depot last week, and we …

Greetings blog family! Have you ever found a great amount of energy from just a few  simple words from another? Acts of kindness have been extremely important to my  family lately. Recently my husband …

Happy Sunday everyone! It's week 7 of our 365 Days of Kindness Challenge and I love what I have been reading so far about all the kindness everyone has been spreading around. If you have missed …

Happy Monday MBP readers! I hope you all had a great weekend. I stayed offline as much as possible, because I wanted to spend some time with my family. We've all been busy, running in different …

Happy Monday! Today, we're continuing our 365 Acts of Kindness today, encouraging everyone to do one nice thing for someone else every day, for the next year. It doesn't have to be random- y…

We're kicking off our 365 Acts of Kindness today, encouraging everyone to do one nice thing for someone else every day, for the next year. It doesn't have to be random- you can certainly be …