Friday, December 2, 2016

The Kindness of Checking In on Each Other

"Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community."
~ Anthony J. D'Angelo

Something unusual happened in the quiet community where we live.  An armed man broke into a house, tied up the person inside and ransacked the home.  The schools in our community were on lock down and the police were urging people to stay home while they looked for the suspect.  Before I even heard the news, I received a call from my brother wanting to know where I and my children were.  A series of calls and texts followed between and among people, most within the community as well as some from other places who had heard the news.  By day's end, the police had not found the burglar, but we were reminded of our sense of community.

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