I’d spent almost 2 hours washing and ironing on Sunday morning and asked each of my children to come and get their piles of clothing from the kitchen table to put away. About 30 minutes later, my youngest son yelled out to find out where I was. He came to my bedroom and said, “mum,…
. When I worked in the emergency room as a nurse, a very sick man came in by ambulance, he’d had a stroke. He was awake and very agitated, but could hardly speak and had paralysis on one side. By listening very closely, I learned that his dog was home alone and he was so…
On a recent trip to Nassau, Bahamas I had the opportunity to meet several awesome women. One in particular stands out in my mind because of her kind actions. Natalie was a stranger who saw I was in need and offered assistance. I was in a taxi in route to a talk I was hosting…
. I was a newly qualified nurse and I had moved to a new country and was really feeling totally out of my depth on my first shift. Everything was different and I was scared and unsure. I’d been flung in at the deep end working in an A&E ward in a hospital that I’d…
. A few weeks ago we had a young lad come to our door. We are one of a few houses close to where his car was flashing the oil light. He asked if he could borrow some oil. We gave him what we had, which was probably only enough to get him to the…
. The other day I went to a Walmart that I usually don’t go to any more since I moved. As I walked up to the cash register, the lady said the usual hello and how are you. She looked slightly surprised when I answered, “Enjoying life. How are you?” She muttered fine. As she…
. The week before Christmas 2013, I shopped at a discount grocery store. While standing in line, I made small talk with the elderly woman in front. She shared how excited she was that her family was going to visit her and how fortunate she was that her Christmas bonus would be able to cover…
. I came out of the supermarket to find a piece of paper under my windscreen wiper. It was a note which said that the writer had found a wallet and had handed it in at the front counter of the supermarket. It explained that it was found in the parking bay near my car, so…
. I live in Oklahoma. The winters here can be brutal for the homeless living outside due to the high winds and frequent ice storms. About a week ago I noticed a man at our local Walmart with a sign that says “homeless please help”. I bought him a sandwich, chips, cookies, and a bottle…
My wife made me some cookies (very good ones btw). A student came to my office and asked if he could have one. He came back the next day for another one. The following day he dropped off this chocolate cake and this card. ‘Thanks for the cookies. Here’s something back. Make someone else’s day better’….
Don’t give up, cuz tomorrow could be the best day of your life. This ‘graffiti’ was reported to me in the girls bathroom at the end of last year. Some graffiti is better than others. – Andrew, Principal George Waters Middle School. 😛
. I had a man come up to me in a Walmart parking lot. He asked if he could do some work for me. Said he would do anything. He, his wife and 7 year old son were going to be evicted from their $40/day motel room if he didn’t have $80 to pay for…