UPDATE: Many of you may remember the sweet 8-year-old who invited me to his home for his special homemade macaroni and cheese dinner. I have some wonderful news to share. His family has found housing and is settling into their new home. Because they now have a washer and dryer of their own, my dinner invitation has been postponed for a little while. His mom recently shared a message from him. He wanted me to know that as soon as he gets his room set up and learns where all the pots and pans...

A gentleman we see from time to time came in to do his laundry. He’s currently walking through stage three cancer, and that day he was visibly cold and shivering as he sat waiting. We had recently been given a couple of donated blankets, so I warmed one up in the dryer and gently wrapped it around him. He’s a quiet man, and you can tell he carries a quiet strength, someone who likely wouldn’t ask for anything. I was especially thankful he accepted the warmth. Throughout his visit, I kept...

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