As much as we can, we look after the lonely and alone in our neighborhood. Last night, I brought our elderly neighbor -- the one who suffered a stroke in Spring and who struggles with a walker and whose lights are on even when I am out with the dog on the earliest of mornings -- to our holiday church services. It was a long haul to pack her up and get her there, but I watched her eyes drink in the song and candles and community, and knew it was worth it. #smallstories #smallactions