How to Help is a series of thoughtful and practical reader submissions. If you would like to submit a "How to Help" post for consideration, please contact me. This guest post is by Darcie Maranich. What I most remember about being sixteen and pregnant is the wayward looks from strangers. I remember the downcast eyes or […]
Know anyone who is exhausted or discouraged? Think of the man on what-seems-like a perpetual job hunt. The new mother with an infant on her shoulder. The college student who hovers between uncertainty and confidence about his future. The high school girl who is trying to break out of her cocoon. The ten-year-old who lost […]
"I'm not sure I can run 4 miles," I told Tim yesterday, as I held my 1/2 marathon training plan in my hands. "You don't have to run 4 miles," he answered non-chalantly, "you have to run one mile - four times." Sometimes the problems of the world seem too large. I wrestle with the […]
A few weeks ago, over breakfast, I asked Kayla, "What should we do today?" She replied matter-of-factly, "Make money for people who don't have money. Bring clothes to people who don't have any. Be with our family. Be with other families. Be nice to other people. Believe in God."
Today, like every day, I found myself contemplating how I can change the world. I think about it often - how life just isn't fair, how people are hurting and hungry and sick. I have this notepad where I write down all the little things that I can do to make the world a better […]
I wish I could become a billionaire and go around the world, obliterating poverty and injustice and disease (and maybe I'll do that someday). I wish I could travel the world and hand-deliver food, clothing, and medical supplies to people who are in need (and maybe I'll do that someday). I wish I could go […]