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.
My sister is in pain daily, but when she saw the superman shirt I wanted to send to someone who is comforted by the image (a reminder of the beloved son/brother they lost) she offered to turn it into a memorial pillow!
My daughter Brianna is 11 years old and just graduated from elementary school. She’s four years younger than her brother Joseph but always has been like a “big sister” to him because of his Autism. She had an assignment at school to write about something she would change in the world to make it a…
Two weeks ago my girls worked together on an art project and we talked about how helping each other is kindness.
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has…
When I had my car accident and was trapped in my car, there was a young firefighter who got in next to me in the passenger seat. He held my hand and spoke to me in the most reassuring way as they broke the glass out of my windshield, cut the roof off my car…
Throughout my life, I have always been the one being bullied, only up until very recently. The beginning of my story starts out in a cafe around where I live. I was with a couple of friends and the next thing I know they’re all giggling and whispering things under their breath and then looking…
I was diagnosed with stage 4 Follicular Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in May 2004. My youngest child was only four at the time. Ten months later, my dad died and 30 hours after my dad passed away, my husband died. The doctors were giving me very little hope for raising my son.
We finally made it overseas after trying to get there for years. We arrived on Thursday but ended up in hospital on Saturday with a “rare” blood disorder. I’d had all my check ups prior to travel; saw the dentist, doctor, mammography, so this came out of the blue.
I have always believed in the joy of giving and that simple acts of compassion are the core of our humanity. I like the idea of spreading love and hope through random acts of kindness, it fills my heart with joy to be able to serve others and share small gifts with loved ones. Sometimes small…
When we asked people what made their world a wonderful place, we were delighted by some heartwarming responses. Enjoy… A local butcher brought me a huge gift basket of different types of meat, spice rub, etc. It had to be valued at $100, but he just dropped it off yesterday for my family telling me…
When we asked people what makes their life wonderful and what they were grateful for, this is what they had to say… I have a wonderful life, I’m surrounded by love and happiness and I live and work in a fabulous place – Beth 😀 I am grateful for a college student who gave me…