. After being beaten, raped and starved throughout my childhood, I married into an abusive relationship, and then married into another abusive relationship. As I escaped each situation, I endured a period of homelessness, but God always provided me with earthly angels who cared enough to help. I am still enduring my latest period of…
. My grandma grew up with a simple goal: to be a wife and mother. She found herself exactly that in the mid-50s. Happy. After some time and three children, she discovered her husband was cheating on her. She followed him one evening on suspicion and found he had another family. She tried to beg…
My parents were together for 62 years. 2 years was the time of courtship and then 60 years of marriage. They lived to be 84 and 85. They raised 3 children. All the family got together at their 60 Wedding anniversary. What a great day that was. My Mum passed away 2 days later. My…
When I was homeless, it was a very scary hard life. I never asked for anything, but loads of people gave me things. They gave me money, trainers, bedding and hot food with sweet drinks and water, and kindness. I did get the horrible ones who spat, swore and were damned right aggressive. I fell…
. A simple and lovely act of kindness today. I was walking into the Mall and saw an elderly gentleman come up to meet an elderly lady. They kissed somewhat passionately, and then again, then smiled at each other and kissed again. As I walked in I walked up to them and told them “You…
. While we were vacationing in Seattle, my husband dressed in ragged old clothes and flip flops, and put 50 rolled up dollar bills in his pocket. He walked around town late at night asking people if they had a dollar to spare for someone less fortunate than themselves. Most people looked him up and down,…
. We have these friends, Kerry and Marc, and I have to say that on several occasions they have come to the aid of our family with no questions asked, and now Kerry is sharing her wonderful energy through Reiki on myself. My husband who is FIFO and has experienced the love and support from…
. The holidays are coming around again. When my daughter was approaching her first Christmas I decided she had too many toys. Not wanting to throw them away, she and I sorted through and decided what we would keep and what we would donate. I didn’t know what I was starting! When her younger sister…
. I went to my local grocery store and there was a man asking for change so he could get breakfast. I searched in my purse to find a dollar to give him, and I knew I had dollars because I had gotten change before going to the store. I searched and searched, but I…
At Easter in Byron Bay on a bus headed for a blues festival, I saw an elderly driver who had been shuttling thousands back and forth all day. This man made a point of welcoming each passenger and handed out Easter eggs to all the kids, and when he heard an overseas accent, he also…
. I went to watch my daughter’s cross country team at an invitational meet. There were several food trucks at the event. As I waited in line, I overheard one young athlete express dismay that she hadn’t brought enough money – I turned and offered to cover the amount she was short. It was only…
. I remember when my children were young. I was struggling with so many issues. No partner. No family. I had split with their dad and my kids were 2.5 years and 6 months old. He took the car so I had to walk miles to the supermarket. It was raining and my daughter was…