Written by: Betty Schnettler

My answers to this question came pouring out! 

What would your answers be?

• Teens who choose not to use alcohol or drugs
• People with physical disabilities who make it clear their disability does not define who they are as a person.
• Children who are on the playground, see someone being bullied and they tell someone so it stops!
• Moms and Dads who really listen to their children.  Get off the computer, turn off the TV and just listen.
• Co-workers who do not have to go the extra mile but they do.
• Parents and older brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles who read to children in their lives.
• Families who help with homework in whatever way they can – providing a quiet space, quizzing on test questions, making a healthy meal, early bedtime for a good night’s rest, reviewing a math problem and talking it through, and admitting when you aren’t sure about the answer.
• People who shovel other people’s sidewalks and do not tell anyone who done it.
• People who bake really good chocolate chip cookies, the kind that are still a little soft in the middle, and share them.
• People who learn a new language, befriend someone from another culture, and get to know new people even though it may not always feel comfortable.