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                   As I walked through the kitchen of the church building, I noticed some dirty dishes in the sink, so I decided to wash them.   When I was done, I went to the tea towel drawer and pulled out the most threadbare, worn-out piece of cloth that I had ever seen.   This towel had a hole in the middle of it and I could see through the rest of it.   It was so fragile that it tore as I unfolded it.                Holding that dish towel, I had two thoughts.   First, we can do better than this.   There is likely room in the budget for a towel that is not more air than towel.   Second, I want to be friends with whoever put this towel in the drawer.   Someone, at some point, washed that tea towel, saw the holes and how thin it was getting and then said, “We better keep this.   There is still some good left in it!”                You want a friend like that, right?   You want people in your life who can see your faults and your shortcomings and still say, “There is a lot of

                 In 2013, the town of High River, Alberta experienced one of the biggest floods in their history. Hardly a home or business escaped without damage.   Things were so bad on the main street that even the radio station had to move to another town just to stay on the air.                That move did not sit well with morning show host Jody Seeley.   She did not like the idea of broadcasting about the community without being in it, so she came up with a plan.   She convinced her bosses to create a mobile radio station in an enclosed trailer and had the trailer towed to a local restaurant called The Hitching Post.   From that day on, Jody did her radio show from the parking lot of the restaurant.   Next, she started what she called “Honks and Hugs”.   The idea was that if you were alright and having a good day, you were to let he