It is important to take time in your life to see the beauty and the lessons that come into our lives but we tend to be too busy to take time to breath them in. Today I had a sweet man come and put more installation into the attic. He had a challenge when he…
We asked the Ripple community about the Earth Angels they’ve seen or are part of their life…. My mom Maria is one of those earth angels. She helps everyone and does it with an open heart. I admire how she doesn’t think about herself and is so humble. She is a true angel to my…
I work in a bank and today an elderly customer came in concerned because he was overdrawn in his checking account by $18.01. If he didn’t deposit that amount within an hour he would be charged a non-sufficient funds fee.
AÂ kid that lives down the street from me stole my new car 2 months after I got it. He threw everything in the car away, including my granddaughters car seat and my daughters CD case that held 100 CD’s. He took the change, necklaces hanging from the mirror etc… At the time, he was on…
I myself am in a 12 step recovery program, and by the grace of God and the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, today I can say I am sober one more day. I live in a very small community, and do not give it a second thought to help out. On my way to the post…
Pet ownership can teach kids many important values and build positive character traits like giving, empathy and kindness. One of the overlooked opportunities of pet ownership, particularly if it is the right pet, is teaching our children how to care for something dependent on them. Kids can learn the art of kindness and compassion through…
. I volunteer at local nursing homes. I have volunteered since I was a teenager as it was expected in our home to volunteer, and watching my mother and grandmother volunteer, it just was something that I enjoyed doing. My mother volunteered almost until her death at 90, even with Alzheimers, we would go to…
. My partner Scott said goodbye to our Manchester Terrier. We lost her to lymphoma – The Wick was her name, and she was our first baby. She really was perfect. Shortly afterwards, we finally became pregnant on our fifth and final IVF cycle. Six months pregnant by September, friends offered us a place to…
. One precious Mother’s Day my beautiful niece, Louise Elizabeth wished me Happy Mother’s Day – she’d kept her Christmas cracker gift, a pink plastic heart. Louise tied a pink string around it and tied it around my neck…. I explained to Louise that because I didn’t have children I don’t get wished or given…
. Seems like everyone is always in a hurry these days, I know I am. I was today, rushing to get out of the store to get home before the delivery man came. But, then I saw her… the little old lady that had given me an embarrassed smile in the check out ahead of…
. A few years ago, I was visiting my brother’s niche at the mausoleum. I sat down on a bench in front of the niche and from around the corner, I heard an elderly male voice. He was singing “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You”. It was beautiful. I sat there until…
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.