We are a diverse community of people who look to the margins and honor those who may be silenced or dismissed in other settings, including children.
As we say every Sunday in our welcoming statement, you are worthy and you are welcome.

39. Drop off books in a Little Free Library.
40. Pay for the person behind you in line or drive-thru.

37. Leave a small gift or note in your friend’s mailbox or at their front door.
38. Contact your City Councilor, School Board member, or other municipal leader regarding an issue you care about. If they have done something you support, thank them.

33. Go for a walk and pick up trash.
34. Leave a note on someone’s car with a kind word.
35. Set an alarm on your phone to go off at three different times during the day. In those moments, take a few minutes to be still.
36. Leave a kind server or delivery person the biggest tip you can afford.

29. Connect with a neighbor. If they don’t have your phone number or email, consider sharing your information.
30. Offer to pick up groceries or run an errand for a neighbor or friend.
31. Pick up some school supplies or snacks for a local school.
32. Prepare and enjoy a meatless meal.

23. Visit the ocean. Be still and listen and watch.
24. Write a haiku (or two).
25. Reread part or all of a book you have loved.
26. Walk slowly in the woods and breathe in the fresh air.
27. Plan a get-together with one or more friends.
28. Tend a plant or plant a seed. Give thanks for life.

18. Memorize a favorite verse or quote.
19. Light a candle for a specific prayer you are holding.
20. Put on music and dance your grief or thanksgiving or longing.
21. Read a poem and share it with a friend.
22. Stand barefoot outside to feel the ground beneath your feet.

13. Practice a social media pause for a day.
14. Host a potluck with friends or neighbors.
15. Get a bit extra at the grocery store to share with an unhoused neighbor on your drive home.
16. Spend five minutes today just allowing yourself to sit and be.
17. Be intentional to smile at people today.

9. Write a thank you note to a nonprofit organization that is doing good in the world.
10. Go through your stuff and see if you have anything to donate.
11. Write a quote about hope and place it somewhere where others might see it.
12. Call a friend. Ask how they are doing and really listen.

6. Bake cookies and share some with a neighbor.
7. Make art — a collage, doodling, painting, playing with clay, or something else.
8. Write or call a government official either to thank them for standing for justice or to urge them to take a stand for something you support.

1. Go on a walk on a new trail or a different part of your neighborhood.
2. Start a gratitude jar in your house. Use it to collect notes of gratitude.
3. Hug a tree.
4. Write a card to a friend you are missing or thinking of.
5. Sing with others (at a concert, in your car, at church, or wherever).