Soul-soothing stories have been hard to come by in recent days. I’m happy to see this one, from boston.com: “Why Nova Scotia Gives Boston Its Christmas Tree for Free Every Year.” It’s a story about gratitude and being a good neighbor. Although I live not too far from Boston, I hadn’t heard about the wonderful ChristmasContinue reading “Boston’s Christmas Tree: a gift of gratitude from Nova Scotia”
Category Archives: gratitude
For veterans:”God bless them day in and day out”
I share this every Veterans Day. I’ll never understand why these words haven’t gained more currency. Possibly it’s because they didn’t show up in a meme. They were part of an article in The American Spectator in February 2011. Ben Stein wrote this, and as the daughter and mother of veterans, I owe him thanks forContinue reading “For veterans:”God bless them day in and day out””
A note about Mitt Romney, from a former campaign worker
This morning, Mitt Romney announced that he wouldn’t run for President in 2016. I wish him well. I was a Rick Santorum backer in the early 2012 presidential primary process, before he bowed out of the campaign. When later in the year the New Hampshire GOP – and by extension, the Romney campaign – invitedContinue reading “A note about Mitt Romney, from a former campaign worker”
Ellen Kolb 