Happy To Be Home Again

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 10, 2021 / 3,269 views

When I was a boy I had the craziest bus ride to school everyday. First I had to get up early, wolf down my breakfast, and walk across the rickety, wooden, swinging bridge that spanned the river between our house and the main road. Then I stood and waited for the bus to arrive. When it got there I climbed in. I was always one of the first ones on the bus. Then even though the bus was only 4 miles from school I...

Balancing Act

By Kay Heitsch on June 02, 2021 / 3,053 views

I put the sprinkling can in the car. I headed over to Lapeer to help my in-laws, and I thought I'd go up to the cemetery to water Todd's flowers when I finished. As I was ready to leave, my mother-in-law said, "I don't know why you're going to go and water the flowers when it's supposed to rain tonight." I knew she was right, but I headed for the cemetery anyway. As I...

Show Them Your Smile

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 02, 2021 / 2,975 views

If there is one thing I have missed the most during this last year of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been seeing other people’s smiles. When every face has a mask on it you may be safer in the health of your body but you start to feel sicker in the health of your soul. Over the months I have started to notice more the sparkle in the eyes, the lilt in the voice, and the gentle lifting of the mask when...

She's Doing The Best She Can

By Danni on June 01, 2021 / 2,951 views

So on Saturday night I went to a hotel for some needed recuperation from life. Got a massive discount for the hotel through a friend. She knew I was burnt out. Single mum. Works 70-90 hours a week. No break for 10 years. I went out for dinner. Drank too much wine. 9pm I went to the local bottle shop off a busy city street. I saw a mum and her 3 young kids. Gave her $10 to go get the kids some hot chocolate as...

S.O Esther

By Judith Maduhu on May 26, 2021 / 3,308 views

So the other day I went out to hand over my job application letter to a certain company. Before setting out I asked God to help me meet good people who will be kind to me all along. So I reached the place and at the entrance was greeted by a very charming lady who was the security officer there, I smiled at her and she smiled back, that was a huge relief to be honest. I told her why i was there, she said no...

More And More To Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 26, 2021 / 3,021 views

When I was a boy we had a tiny 13" television set and an old antenna that brought in one channel clearly. I didn’t have to worry about the remote because I only had one choice of what to watch. Still, I would be in my chair when my cartoons came on. The one I liked the best was the Jetsons. It was a cartoon set in a future that was full of fantastic machines that could do anything. I always smiled...

Stranger Pays Vet Bill

By Emily on May 26, 2021 / 2,827 views

By Emily on May 26, 2021 / 2,827 views

I just wanted to say thank you to the person who paid off my vet bill yesterday. So I had to take my dog to the vet for her allergy shot, it came to $230, well I’m still paying off her surgery from last year, the vet tech told me that I have a balance due of $200+ and I was like “oh ummm can I just pay for today’s visit?” she said “yeah, and you’ll just make monthly...

McDonald's Drive Thru

By JC on May 25, 2021 / 2,485 views

We stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. There was a car next to us in the other drive-thru lane with a couple boys in the back seat and since my window was down from ordering I waved like an idiot to them--just to make them smile while we were waiting in line. We get up to the window to pay and the mother had already taken care of our order. I know this isn't the grandest story of...

Prepare For Your Purpose

By Traci Neal on May 25, 2021 / 3,169 views

You can inspire. Learn to multitask. Be innovative. Create something from nothing. Some individuals neglect to tap into their purpose. There are a number of factors for why this happens. It can be fear, family, or finances to name a few. When people live out their purpose, they are unstoppable! I should know. I have seen this in my own life. Life has a way of shaping us. Life can make you doubt or...

We Take In My Elderly Father In Law

By Mindy on May 21, 2021 / 2,648 views

My story is pretty simple and it’s still unfolding. My in-laws are in their eighties and facing many health problems. They live about 50 minutes away from us. My father in law has mild dementia and Parkinson’s which is partially controlled through medication. Recently after an incident with the ancient plumbing at their house they were left without a working downstairs bathroom and my father in law...

A Piece Of Thread

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 18, 2021 / 3,726 views

I can remember once when I was just a little boy my Mom, Nana and I drove to my Nana’s sister’s house in the next town. It was a warm, Summer afternoon so I went outside to play in the yard while they all sat around the kitchen table to talk. After over an hour playing and exploring by myself I got bored and walked inside to see what they were doing. Laid out on the kitchen table was a large,...

Simple Simple Simple

By Joseph J. Mazzella on May 18, 2021 / 2,839 views

After over a decade of faithful service my old desktop computer finally died. It simply wouldn’t start. With no computer repair places open my daughter talked me into purchasing a new laptop to replace it. What followed was two days of pure frustration. It was like going from driving an old Model T Ford to flying the Space Shuttle. After my daughter set it up I looked for the old e-mail...

Know Exactly What Is For You

By Edeltraut on May 18, 2021 / 2,175 views

As nurse, ample opportunities to work overseas were being offered in my table. These offered are paired also with multiple qualifications like exams, working experiences etc. I have my license to practice my profession in middle east, I have a wonderful memories I will always cherish back then. After my contract, I wanted to work in the United Kingdom for my next stop, so I kept on trying...

Matching Dresses

By Frekkenstein on May 14, 2021 / 2,887 views

By Frekkenstein on May 14, 2021 / 2,887 views

I told my sister if she graduated with honors I would wear a matching dress to her graduation. She said the thought of seeing me in a dress was her motivation when she wanted to quit. Worth it to me. Credit: ...

Don't Be So Quick To Judge

By Rhonda on May 11, 2021 / 3,949 views

I just thought I would share with y’all something that happened to me one day when I was driving home from work. There was a guy riding his Harley Davidson behind me. I didn’t think anything of it until I turned off the highway to head toward home and he turned off too. Then I turned into another street and he followed me again. I was starting to feel a bit nervous especially...

A Sensor Mat

By Natalie on May 11, 2021 / 2,842 views

Hubby come home yesterday and told me a story with tears rolling down his face of a young guy he met at a timber yard he did some work for, telling him about their little 10 week old baby girl who has been operated on 3 times already and had a similar heart condition that our son had at 6 weeks old and also he experiences (had open heart surgery 2 years ago), he said it just hit home and he could...

Pay It Forward

By A Friend on May 10, 2021 / 2,667 views

So yesterday I went to the gas station to fill up my bike with my last $20 and found a $20 in the ATM. I don't like taking anything that is not mine, so I turned it in to the cashier. I was a little skeptical that she wouldn't just keep it, but after a very good interaction with her I was yeah she won't take I live about 30 min from said gas station so I told her that I probably...