12 years ago, a dear friend was dying and knew she may not make it to my birthday. So she had her son got me a box of Whitman’s Chocolates (sampler) and a card. She had no family besides him, but treated my family and me with great love! It meant so much that she had such a…
There is a kid in my class with Autism. I had 3 movie cards so I gave him 10 dollars on a movie card. I also gave another one to my other friend and I still have one left. The kid with Autism was really happy and made a Thank You card for me….
As long as I can remember I have dreamed of traveling and one of the places I have always wanted to go was Ireland. Another thing that had tagged along with this dream was the question: “How am I going to get to there?” When I was in my early 40s, I had saved a…
Some weeks ago, our friend was chatting with us and mentioned out of the blue that she loves the tacos from a certain fast food restaurant near her. Almost immediately, I knew I wanted to surprise her with them at some point. I get super impatient when I have to wait to surprise someone, but…
A few weeks ago I received a belated birthday card from a beautiful lady that I have formed a wonderful true friendship with through a mutual friend on facebook.
He is the center of our galaxy, I’ll admit that. Brady had been asking for two days to go carp spearing again. The stars aligned one afternoon and all three of us were free at the same time. Joe and I and 12-year-old Brady loaded up the trusty old Ford pick-up truck. The three of…
10 years ago today, I was spending my first day alone while the rest of my family was traveling out of state. I was 22 but still very nervous about it. That afternoon I got a call that just totally changed my day and has stuck with me ever since!
Ten years ago, I was fortunate enough to be the Administrative Assistant at a local church. When I had started to attend years before, a friend would pick me and another older lady up and drive us to church every Sunday. I learned this older lady used to be the Administrative Assistant to the previous…
It was an easy task to fly to Arizona, stay for a few days, and then fly home with my grandson in tow. All the Minnesota relatives were anxious to totally spoil him for 3 ½ weeks. 11-year-old Brady had been anticipating this for months.
Several years ago I went back to college after taking some years off. To make it less stressful with the transition back, I took music classes. I was nervous but excited. I made great progress in my music, but more than that, I formed deep friendships. Most of the people in the group were old…
I told Missy today that I needed my nails painted, that the red polish was chipped. She told me as soon as she had the time she would get to it. It made me think about 10 or 11 years ago a friend of hers was dying from cancer. She was at home and it…
I’m a 36-year-old adult male with learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Eight years ago my family was forced to move from their home where my three siblings and I grew up due to a home foreclosure.