Acts of Kindness Archives - Christonya.com

DELTA 15

Posted on December 22, 2015August 24, 2017 by ch@christonya.com

We were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt flying over the North Atlantic and I was in my crew rest seat taking my scheduled rest break. All of a sudden the curtains parted violently and I was told to go to the cockpit, right now, to see the captain. As soon as I got there I noticed that the crew had one of those "All Business" looks on their faces. The captain handed me a printed message. I quickl...
Read More

Mallory Holtman – A Heart of Service

Posted on November 12, 2015August 24, 2017 by ch@christonya.com

Coach Gary Frederick thought he had seen everything in his 40 years of coaching baseball / softball. At 70, it seemed sports had run out of surprises for Frederick -- that is until his Wildcats hosted Western Oregon one perfect spring afternoon in Ellensburg, Washington. At the top of the second inning, an incident occurred that spoke to the beauty of caring and serving others. It came in the...
Read More

A Beautiful Example of the Salt and the Light

Posted on September 30, 2015August 12, 2017 by ch@christonya.com

When researching for a writing exercise I came across this story. It touched my heart so deeply I had to share it. This is a beautiful example of being the Salt & Light in others lives. May you enjoy it as much as I do. During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller's roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season...
Read More