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Kristie Hayes
March 1, 2026
Every weekday morning, a crossing guard stands on a corner near the school where I work. From my classroom window, I watch her giving the kids hugs, high-fives, and little notes of encouragement. Smile at someone you don’t know today. Give somebody a compliment. When I went out to meet her, I noticed she was wearing a WWJD bracelet...
Kristie Hayes
February 1, 2026
When I was child, my parents told me we were Christians. I was taken regularly to a small-town Methodist church to learn all that entailed. Youth group, after-school choir practice, cake and cookies in the fellowship hall, church picnics. I was fully entrenched and involved, and I loved it all...
Kristie Hayes
January 2, 2026
I love the possibility that comes with a new year. It stretches before us full of potential - opportunities to adjust, an invitation for a fresh start.
Last fall, I volunteered for a neighborhood renewal project in Detroit...
Kristie Hayes
December 1, 2025
I am browning butter with one hand while writing a list of things I need to accomplish with the other. In four hours, twelve guests will arrive for a Christmas party. I still need to finish dessert, dice potatoes, do the dishes, set the table, walk the dog, and take a shower...
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Kristie Hayes | March 1, 2026
Every weekday morning, a crossing guard stands on a corner near the school where I work. From my classroom window, I watch her giving the kids hugs, high-fives, and little notes of encouragement. Smile at someone you don’t know today. Give somebody a compliment. When I went out to meet her, I noticed she was wearing a WWJD bracelet...
Kristie Hayes | February 1, 2026
When I was child, my parents told me we were Christians. I was taken regularly to a small-town Methodist church to learn all that entailed. Youth group, after-school choir practice, cake and cookies in the fellowship hall, church picnics. I was fully entrenched and involved, and I loved it all...
Kristie Hayes | January 2, 2026
I love the possibility that comes with a new year. It stretches before us full of potential - opportunities to adjust, an invitation for a fresh start.
Last fall, I volunteered for a neighborhood renewal project in Detroit...
Kristie Hayes | December 1, 2025
I am browning butter with one hand while writing a list of things I need to accomplish with the other. In four hours, twelve guests will arrive for a Christmas party. I still need to finish dessert, dice potatoes, do the dishes, set the table, walk the dog, and take a shower...
Kristie Hayes | October 29, 2025
Several years ago, my husband and I decided to fulfill our daughters’ long time wish of owning a dog. “They won’t take care of it,” my parents warned. “They’ll lose interest,” my friends predicted. I was having none of it. I had faith in my girls. They were older, responsible, and so very good with other people’s dogs.
Kristie Hayes | October 1, 2025
My long-time yoga teacher began every class by saying How you do one thing is how you do everything. He was encouraging us to put our mind, body, and soul into our practice and to carry that philosophy out of the studio into all other areas of our lives.