The Case of the Candy Explosion: A Story of Kindness
“When is the movie going to start?” Vivvi turned to me and asked. “It’s not a movie,” I remind her. We were sitting in orange plastic chairs as we waited in the brightly colored music room of the local middle school for their production of Aladdin Jr. to start. Vivvi had never been to see live theater before, so she had no idea what she was getting into. “It’s real people,” I said. She stared at…
On kindness, and how it matters and lasts.
A few days after I had Vivvi, I had to make a grocery run. Vivvi was napping, husband Wally could watch her, and Wally Ben and I needed to get out. After a few promises to not lift WV into the cart on my own, I was out the door and free! On the way, I planned my response if some kind-hearted cashier congratulated me and asked when I was due, since I had the look of a 20 week belly on my middle.…