. Being a single parent is hard, but losing my job at Christmas made it harder. I had put a few things on layaway before losing my job one year. I went to cancel part of the items and pay for what I could afford. I began to cry and explain my situation to the…
Chewsday Bites is going great! Every week we are distributing over 600kg of food and have virtually nothing left within the hour. We have a number of volunteers who help out each week.
. I was working in a hospice 25 years ago. This particular night, we were full – 12 patients with just me and one other nurse on night duty. Around 10pm, I was trying to get the night time medications dispensed so people could get pain relief and start to think about sleeping.
My cousin shared a beautiful story. She went to visit her mom after Thanksgiving dinner. My aunt passed away a little over a year ago and she was missing her. While she was there at the cemetery, she noticed a young mother with a toddler.
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,…
. I am often moved to help homeless people I encounter. I’ll tell you about the most recent time. I drove into the parking lot at a supermarket and saw an older gentleman sitting on a curb. Next to him was a shopping cart which contained everything he owned. It was a cold, drizzly day…
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…
. This is the story of a boy who delivered grocery at my place. My mother became friendly with this boy and while talking to him found out that he had finished his graduation in India, came to Dubai for work and as he was not getting a suitable job, he took up the delivery…
I love mountain biking. Less than a year ago a group of mountain bikers volunteered to form a pilot program which aimed to help inform and educate hikers and bikers about the trail and the beauty around our city park. Usually, the group does not patrol together, so we don’t get too much time to get…
. When my girls were almost six, we flew from Washington State to Pittsburgh PA. Just the 4 of us. My dad had cancer and a stroke and we weren’t sure he’d make it. My husband dropped us off curbside at the airport. I was carrying their travel backpacks and my own things, trying to…
. My daughter was approached by a homeless man and was asked for money to eat. After having the different thoughts cross her mind, she told him she’d be right back. She returned with several burgers, fries and a drink. When she was giving him the food, she asked him if he would let her…
I feel privileged to be a member of the human race today. Yesterday, whilst travelling back from the glorious mountain forests of Alishan, Taiwan, a problem arose due to some poor pronunciation. Who was to know that there was also a Shanghua as well as a Changhua? Hence a journey in the complete opposite direction….