9 January 2019 | St Albans, UK [TED Communications]<\/p>\n
2019 marks the centenary of Seventh-day Adventist Family Ministries. How to celebrate? Inspiration came to TED family ministries director, Karen Holford, when she read a report<\/a> of a small church in Congresbury, England who decided to mark their 800th anniversary with 800 acts of kindness.<\/p>\n \u201cKindness is at the heart of every good relationship,\u201d says Karen. \u201cWhen someone is kind to us, we feel they care about us. When we know they care, we begin to trust them, and to talk at a deeper level with them. That\u2019s how relationships grow. Sadly, many of the cracks that end up breaking relationships happen when people forget to be kind.\u201d<\/p>\n Her project for 2019, live:kind, is about making a commitment, first and foremost, to live:kind at home, to do something kind for each person in your home every single day.<\/p>\n It can\u2019t be that hard! Clear the table after a meal. Make someone a drink, offer to help, slip a treat in a lunchbox. Show appreciation, listen to family members talk about their day, or give them a hug.<\/p>\n