Packing Light

By Joseph J. Mazzella on August 01, 2015 / 4,218 views

Our neighbors had to move away recently. An older couple they were headed North to help take care of her sisters who were in ill health. I am going to miss them. They were both so good and kind-hearted. He was a Rembrandt when it came to home repairs and helped both me and my Dad fix up our homes. She was always ready to share a sweet smile, an encouraging word, and a delicious dessert. The day of...

Winners

By Chandramouli Reddy on July 28, 2015 / 6,874 views

Yesterday, our former President of our nation passed away while he was delivering an inspiring lecture to a large gathering of students in a premier institution. He was the one great personality who inspired almost every brought up student in our nation through his simple lifestyle though he held high positions in public life. Born in a poor family, mediocre in school studies, never married, maintaining strict...

The Whole Cookie

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 27, 2015 / 7,976 views

I was in the bakery section of a local supermarket the other day when I spotted a huge, delicious-looking, chocolate cake on sale. I was tempted to put it in my shopping cart but lately I have been trying to keep my middle-age spread from spreading, so I walked on. Just as I was passing it by, however, a little boy no more than four or five years old ran up to it and yelled, "Mommy, Mommy, Let's get...

My Faith Colored My Black And White World

By Maria on July 27, 2015 / 1,986 views

It's been 3 year since i stopped studying because of financial problem. My family can't afford my studies and I'm the one who choose to stopped. I've tried not to blame them and I work within 1 month it was my first ever Job in Cupcakery store. It's really hard for me I did multitasking job,cleaning,serving which I'm not usually doing. I'm lazy person at home but through that way...

A Cheerleader's Triumph

By H. Peter on July 24, 2015 / 5,085 views

Bullying comes in all forms and methods, physical, emotional and even spiritual. It is not a just a new phenomenon to the electronic age, but has been around for as long as one group is in and someone is out. The pain that it inflicts can last a lifetime, but can also lead to insight, personal growth and healing. Allow me some thoughts. Sometimes when we knock on a door we have no idea what we will...

Revival

By Shannon O'Neal Hart on July 23, 2015 / 2,083 views

In my darkest days of addiction/alcoholism I met "JESSE JAMES DEAN." He changed my life that day, changed my heart, and I think about him constant and THANK JESUS CHRIST for putting us back in each others paths. At the time I met him - I was with my now (ex-boyfriend) whom is incarcerated on a 45 yr sentence. Jesse James I believe fell in love with me at first sight - However my vision was obscured...

Don't Intoxicate Yourself With Negative Feelings

By Adede Owalla on July 23, 2015 / 7,266 views

Yesterday afternoon, I went back home and found the door to my house opened. It was not broken into because the Padlock was safely undone and placed on the roof of the kennel where we normally put it and beside it was a paper bag filled with traditional vegetables. On the door mat was a pair of shoes belonging to my wife and this gave me reassurance that it was her who had opened the door. This was unusual...

Prayers Are Always Answered

By Sonia Kaur on July 22, 2015 / 6,124 views

Prayer is a direct network to god. When we pray, automatically faith arises within us that god is listening, we feel god is nearby. After prayer is done we feel relaxed and light. Prayer from heart is always answered. why prayer is not answered- When we ask something and want something else then prayer is not answered. Prayer creates a healthy relationship with god. It is a constant...

My Brother Said He Loved Me Today

By DeutscheMan on July 22, 2015 / 4,206 views

For the first time I my memory, my 21 year old autistic brother while leaving my room said he loved me. All I said was "love ya bro," like I always do. In the 19 years I've known him, he's yelled and hit me more times I can count, we've slowly drifted apart in development, and we've had times where we both have been happy together. But this is the first time, someone for whom life is...

Between Then And Now

By Fiah Lisondra on July 20, 2015 / 5,142 views

The past. Probably the one place I dreaded to go. One: it does not always offer the best memories. Two: regrets and broken promises. Three: it cannot be undone. Every time I am confronted with it, always I feel my heart begins to skip a beat, a lot of thoughts starting to creep in and they are not always pleasant. Such a negative approach to something that is very much a part of me. After scanning...

The Little Things Matter

By Jay Abington on July 20, 2015 / 6,170 views

About 3 weeks ago I went into a wells Fargo bank to deposit a couple hundred dollars in my daughters account. Jamie sent me a text with her account number on it a few weeks prior so i get out my phone and realize i don't have my glasses so I asked the young lady helping me if she wouldn't mind scrolling back through her text till she found it. She said sure I can have a look. So she is going through...

Grief

By Sonia Kaur on July 20, 2015 / 3,817 views

Grief is an essential part of life. Grief is a jeweler who searches diamond within us. Without grief you will not value happiness. Grief helps us value our relations. During hard times we come to know real love of dear ones. Why God gives us grief - because it is necessary to understand one own self and life. When we come into this world we all have made a promise with God to remember him but after...

Appreciate What You Have

By Adede Owalla on July 20, 2015 / 5,101 views

Walking clumsily towards the Mortuary that was built some few distance from the hospital wards towards the Doctors' quarters, Nyakundi seemed not to be himself and as psychological counselors would put it, His soul, conscience and mind had divorced his body. His knees and ankles developed numbness and general fatigue and he was looking tired, hungry and exhausted. From the look of things, he had been...

Love Has No Limits

By Vivian D. Lewis on July 20, 2015 / 5,288 views

The weather was cold and the skies were gray, I drove down a long narrow road with Boris, my old high school buddy. He lived alone in a wooded area with no neighbors within close distance. I could not understand why he lived in a secluded area when he was an outgoing person and loved being with people all the time. He was the star of the group and treated everybody with kindness, no conditions...

Plant A Few Flowers

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 17, 2015 / 6,437 views

In this hectic, crazy, mixed-up world that we live in there is an old saying that reminds us to "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers." I think that we should also take the time to plant a few as well. My old, Italian Grandmother knew just how to do that. Nana always filled her porches with hanging, potted plants overflowing with flowers. She nurtured them with soil, love, and water...

We Are Mothers

By December Mcintyre on July 17, 2015 / 2,513 views

By December Mcintyre on July 17, 2015 / 2,513 views

We are the women with heavy eyelids, hectic homes, and full hearts. We are mothers. When our little one forgot his favorite blanket in the car this morning, we left work to take it to him. We wiped butts, played chauffeur, cooked dinner, cleaned messes, gave baths, read books, and chased away monsters. Not once today did anyone say, Thank you. We are unacknowledged, but we will...

2 Dads + 4 Kids: A Heartwarming Wedding Registry

By Carolyn Zale on July 16, 2015 / 3,507 views

When 2 gay dads from Florida get married they register for the most selfless thing of all, their 4 children's future education. When Juan Luque and Patrick Duffy fell in love in 2008, marriage and family both seemed like distant dreams. Without the legal right to marry in their home state of Florida, first came love and then the baby carriage. With IVF and the help of a surrogate,...