

Children's Compassion
© https://www.rjhendricksphotography.com/ - One of Kathy's favorite photos of her son helping his sister across a mountain stream. By Kathy Hendricks I have been given a welcome amount of inspiration lately from children. While visiting on an out-of-town visit to a local park, I watched and waited for my grandchildren at one of the most awesome playgrounds I have ever seen. The scenes around me were so endearing. A pair of older girls helped smaller children climb onto and


Being Bored
Being Bored By Kathy Hendricks “Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sit.” ~ Winnie the Pooh While attending a recent airshow in our town, my granddaughter wheedled me into using my phone to watch Bugs Bunny cartoons. I rather sheepishly confessed to my daughter that I relented after numerous complaints about being bored. Anna, who closely monitors the amount of screen time her children acquire in a day, responded with, “There’s nothing wrong with being bored


On Becoming a Tea Monk
by Barbara Anne Radtke This summer, as part of a book discussion group offered through the BTS Center , I read a charming novella by...