“No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted.”~ Aesop

one of my children spent last night and the early morning hours in the hospital emergency room: the hardworking docs trying to figure out what is causing the ailment, for us and so many others

a long night, this endless winter

just when I feel as if the terrible cold of a parent’s powerlessness will pull me under

…you, faraway friend, send your kind email

…you, blogging buddy, comment on my post

…you, cashier at the pharmacy, wish me a lovely day

…you, kind stranger, hold the door for me, making the effort not to let it slam shut in my fatigued face

it all matters

I T  A L L  M A T T E R S

reminding me, in the unforgettable words of Naomi Shihab Nye, “…how desolate the landscape can be/ between…