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Aa daily reflection june 610/15/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition, they hope to open a store that employs people with disabilities. The family makes and sells candles to benefit kids with autism. When he was younger, people were always telling him, “You can’t do this, you can’t do that.” He decided to prove them wrong.ĭue to his lifelong love of candles because they calm him down, Shane, with help from his family, founded the “Shane and Pepper Candle Company,” Pepper being the name of his service dog. But 13-year-old Shane Popiny from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, takes the concept more literally.Īs reported by Matteo Iadonisi for WPVI-TV, Shane suffers from both autism and cerebral palsy. If you’re reading this book, you’re familiar with The Christophers’ motto, “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” For many people, that’s a metaphor on how to approach life in general. (Genesis 27:14)Ībba, may we treasure the talents and traditions passed on by our mothers. So far, the mammas have enjoyed their work and even ask when they can come back again for another three-month stint. “They all bring their own recipes and work to ensure that they are executed to perfection, with the help of experienced kitchen staff.” “Most of the mammas, who are usually in their sixties and often retired, have never lived abroad before,” reports Jacopo Prisco of CNN. His business is now called La Mia Mamma, and it has grown in the years since then to include a residency program for other mothers and grandmothers from Italy. Corsaro didn’t take it as a joke, though, so he did exactly that. When he moved to London to build a career as a restaurateur, he came to miss the uniqueness of Italian cooking.Ī friend jokingly suggested to Corsaro that he should bring his mother to London to cook in his restaurant. Growing up in Italy, Peppe Corsaro loved the scrumptious and long-lasting Sunday meals prepared by his mother, a tradition which existed around the country. May music lift our hearts and spirits, Jesus. My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You. Our world needs more Carl Webbs.”Ĭarl Webb died in 2021. One church member said, “Love, positivity, kindness, friendship. In an interview with NBC News’s Kevin Tibbles, Betsy said people come up to her almost every day saying how much her father’s calls meant to them, especially when they were sad or lonely. He did it for 20 years, making approximately 36,000 calls. When word got around about his efforts, people eagerly signed up to receive his joyful messages, said. Webb thought people might appreciate phone calls on their birthday. Since he had been a singer all his life, Mr. Webb first moved to Greensboro, he attended church with his daughter, Betsy, and learned they made lists of everyone celebrating a birthday every month. He would call parishioners, and even strangers, to sing “Happy birthday” to them on their special day. Open my heart to the plight of refugees, Father.Īt age 100, Carl Webb was still serving Greensboro, North Carolina’s Westminster Presbyterian Church in a unique way. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Thank you.” It was a subtle tribute to the lives of children whose lives had been upended-and a call for acceptance and compassion all around. That’s why, in the book, the little bear is found sitting on his suitcase in Paddington Station in London with a note around his neck that reads, “Please take care of this bear. They each carried a small suitcase and wore labels around their necks to identify themselves. Close to 10,000 children would eventually find a safe haven in England.īritish author Michael Bond, who created the Paddington book series, recalled that during World War II, he saw these refugee children arriving at London’s Reading railroad station. In 1938, Great Britain chose to accept Jewish children as refugees due to growing anti-Semitism and violence in Germany and Austria. But did you know that the character was inspired by Jewish children who escaped the Holocaust? Paddington Bear has been beloved by children since the book A Bear Called Paddington was published in 1958. View a selection of current reflections here on the site, order the current volume in our shop or to subscribe to receive Three Minutes reflections free-of-charge daily. A perennial favorite, our annual book offers inspirational stories and reflections for each day of the year. ![]()
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