organization for many
years, I know what a
huge difference this
type of place has made
in helping women start
a new life. Bravo to all!
—sue wallace
St. Louis, MissouriKindness: Pass It On!
Please consider making
a collection of kind sen-
timents a monthly fea-
ture. If we read about
others behaving well,
then perhaps more of
us will be inspired to do
so. Thank you for mak-
ing this a better day!
—rebecca krug
Fond du Lac, WisconsinWhat Are the Odds?
I can beat the odds
of baby J’Aime BrownWHY READ
TODAY WHAT YOU
CAN PUT OFF
UNTIL ... NEVER!✦My wife told me
about the very good
article “Say Goodbye
to Procrastinating.”
I told her I would read
it tomorrow.
—Kelly C. Niemi
kelso, washington
✦I really enjoyed
your article on how to
stop procrastinating ...
or rather, I should say
I think I will enjoy it.
I haven’t quite gotten
around to reading
it yet. But I will, any
day now.
—M.J. via e-mailbeing born at 7:11 p.m.
on July 11, weighing
7 pounds 11 ounces.
My son was born
on January 11, 2000,
at 2:11 p.m. He weighed
11 pounds 2 ounces.
He was 21 inches long!
—carol becker
Bristow, VirginiaCorrection
“Gifts from Their
Hearts,” one of the
holiday tales featured
in “A Time for Miracles”
in the December/
January issue, was
misattributed. It was
written by Rian B. An-
derson and originally
appeared in the book
A Christmas Prayer,
published by Deseret
Book Company.Spook Us!
With the Reader’s Digest office located just miles
from Sleepy Hollow, New York—the setting for the
famous Headless Horseman story—we are always
in a Halloween mood. Soon enough, it will be your
turn. So we want to know: What’s the most mem-
orable Halloween costume you’ve ever worn or
seen? Scary, funny, or just strange—all are good.
Share your story (and photo if you have one!)
and see terms at RD.COM/COSTUME.
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