Kindness Counts

A company's concern for it's employees impacted by natural disaster...The gift of a car?...Receiving a "thank you" even when you're unsure why...People we meet in heaven...A challenge... Many of us who call the Gulf Coast home have dealt and are still dealing with a perilous last 30 days or so.  Hurricanes have brought relentless winds and devastating floods resulting in catastrophic property damage and most unfortunately the infliction of injury and loss of human life. Those of us who call the Florida panhandle home have mostly been spared from these calamities, yet there remains two more months in tropical storm season.  We continue to keep our fingers crossed. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma I received a phone call from one of my employers, ESPN.  The motivation for the call was as a follow up to employees in Florida to check on our welfare and determine what was needed from the company.  I was fortunate to reply that in spite of some gusty breezes and

http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/23657-cops-and-firefighters-celebrate-8-year-olds-birthday-after-no-one-else-came-to-party Most of us have an innate desire to positively influence the lives of others.  How that is achieved depends on opportunity, circumstances, timing, and approach for sure.   The most critical element may well be "heart." The kindness of the Police Officers and Firefighters of Hurst, TX calls to mind another similar story. Valentine's Day was tomorrow.  Billy was furiously penning the 20 or so cards his mother had bought earlier and hastily stuffing them in their respective envelopes.  Among his greetings:  "Thanks for being my friend,"I like sharing my lunch with you," and "You sure are a good baseball player." The next morning as he exited the bus in front of his elementary school Billy limped to the school's entrance, almost trampled by the other more agile kids.  He steadfastly held to his box of cards, thou