family

Caring for her grandchildren

. I was grocery shopping, wandering around the meat department trying to decide what my family would have for dinner that evening. Beside me was a very dignified, but elderly woman who had only a gallon of milk, a carton of eggs and she was looking at the hamburger. She was wringing her hands and…

Thank you for your service

. This morning I went to breakfast with my daughter after she finished her 9 mile run in preparation for a half marathon in the coming months. As we were leaving, a man was approaching in a manual wheelchair, his wife walking behind him. As I seen him, I opened the door and stood waiting…

They needed it

. My Mom and Dad were moving back from South Texas and met a family along the way. The man had lost his job and they were moving somewhere also. They needed a bed. My parents took one of the beds out of their trailer and gave it to them. At the time I was…

Giving with an open heart

When my daughter was little, we stopped at a house that had just caught on fire. When we got there the family was just coming out the house. I called 911 and sat with the family. My daughter realizing what was happening, went to the car and got her coat. I thought she was getting…

Respect for my mom.

My mom was killed in a car accident a few months ago. The out pouring of support my family received is something I still can’t believe. People I went to high school with, and have not talked to in over 20 years came to the services. Some driving hours from out of state. Just typing…

We saved a family of ducks

We saved a family of ducks from Magpies who were swooping them trying to take their ducklings. They had gone for a walk away from their home and couldn’t get back. We stopped the car and ran Into an elderly couple’s home asking if we could access their back yard. We were able to guide…

It cost me nothing!

A lady from my work has a broken foot and no family. I took her some treats in the evening and spent an hour with her. It made us both happy and cost nothing! – Shirley Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share

I will never forget him!

I was stuck in an airport in Zimbabwe after visiting my family with my 2 kids aged 3 & 18 months. They said I needed to pay airport tax, which I didn’t because it was included in my ticket. This made me miss my flight back to the UK. I didn’t have a penny, either to phone…