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  • What the Signs of Spring Can Teach Us about Hope

    What the Signs of Spring Can Teach Us about Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Spring. It is one of my favorite times of year, although it seemed to take a while to get to Maryland this year. There is something special about the transition from the gray, bleakness of winter to the colorful, vibrancy of spring. The moment when a small, barely noticeable bud… Read more

  • The Multiplied Impact of Volunteering

    The Multiplied Impact of Volunteering

    Good morning form Westminster, MD! Did you know April is National Volunteer Month in the United States? More specifically, the third week in April was designated as National Volunteer Week in 1974. Honestly, I was not aware of this until recently. The reality is there is a day for everything these days. In fact, many… Read more

  • What We Can Learn from a Life Well Lived

    What We Can Learn from a Life Well Lived

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! As I explored the power of real, all-in hope to create change, I discovered the role it had played in my own life. I talk about this in my book Hope Realized as well as encourage people to “mine” their story for the ways in which hope has played a… Read more

  • How Can I Help the Homeless Near Me?

    How Can I Help the Homeless Near Me?

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! As I would imagine is true for you, homelessness is an issue of which I have been aware for most of my life. I remember riding in my parents’ car as a kid passing someone on a corner with a sign or pushing a shopping cart containing everything to their… Read more

  • What Nicaragua Taught Me about Living with Purpose Daily

    What Nicaragua Taught Me about Living with Purpose Daily

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Do you ever wake up in the morning and feel like you are just drifting through life? Like a sailboat that has lost its rudder or a leaf floating down a stream, pushed by the current with any particular aim, you wonder if your life really matters all that much.… Read more

  • Great Hope in the Midst of Brokenness

    Great Hope in the Midst of Brokenness

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In the past two articles I have discussed how our perception of someone impacts how we treat them, and the need to expand our view of poverty and how to effectively address it. I recently had the opportunity to spend time in Nicaragua with some of our NicaWorks! team members,… Read more