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The Warmth Within

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 27, 2024 / 3,387 views

With Winter entering a particularly brutal cold stretch with temperatures dropping into the low teens every night and only reaching the 20's during the day, our electric furnace stopped working. I spent all day trying to reach a repairman only to find that they were overwhelmed with people in similar circumstances and it would be 8 days before someone could arrive here. I quickly went to the local hardware...

Well... That's A Wrapped!

By Rick E. on December 23, 2024 / 2,300 views

Very close to my home there is a shelter for homeless teen girls, every year for the last four years, I have reached out to the community to buy gifts for the young ladies who will be spending Christmas day at the shelter. I grew up in places like this, and I know from personal experience that Christmas can be the most painful time of year for homeless youth to be without family. Once...

A Message For The Holidays

By WB on December 20, 2024 / 2,881 views

I know current events can be scary, and that the financial outlay of the holidays can be intimidating and overwhelming. But please consider that regardless of what faith you may or may not possess, there is an inherent call to good and companionship in the air. With all the division, anger, and frustration bubbling up worldwide, this is an opportunity for a real break. Ignoring the calls especially...

A Christmas Gift For Mom

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 19, 2024 / 3,158 views

My first born child, JJ was supposed to be a Thanksgiving baby. It was 3 weeks later, however, when my wife went into labor. It was a dangerous delivery and in the end we had to have an emergency c-section before he was born on December 16th, just 3 days before our first wedding anniversary. Nine days later we drove to my Mom and Dad’s house for Christmas. My wife was still sore from her...

My Manager Got Me A New Pair Of Shoes

By A Friend on December 17, 2024 / 3,021 views

My manager got me a new pair of shoes after I mentioned my current pair had a hole in the bottom. I briefly mentioned in passing that my sneakers had a hole in the sole and he knows I walk and take the bus to work, this was on my desk this morning. He told me he was going to give them to me Friday for Christmas but wanted me to have them today since the weather was going to be...

Two Lovely People

By Katie on December 16, 2024 / 3,023 views

On Friday night, my 4-year-old face-planted in the food court of a shopping centre and banged her forehead quite badly. She was screaming the place down, and as we tried to comfort her and figure out what two do, two lovely people offered help. The first insisted we take her bottle of cold water to pop on our little one's bump, then the second went to the nearby juice shop and got us...

My Mother, On The Brink Of Homelessness, Stopping To Care For Homeless Man And His Dog

By A Friend on December 13, 2024 / 3,710 views

She has precancer, can't afford healthcare, lives in the run down camper with holes in the floor, and works herself to death for minimum wage. Yet she stops to give money and food to someone others avoid looking at. My mom is my hero, she goes to threw worst most unimaginable situations and still has the most pure kind heart I've ever met. Now she stops once a week to give him dog...

A Haunting Memory

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 12, 2024 / 3,439 views

At this festive time of the year when November turns to December and Christmas approaches, I am always haunted by a memory. It is a memory that hurts my heart and stabs my soul. Yet, I embrace it each year when it returns for the lesson it teaches me. It happened almost 20 years ago. My children were all teenagers. I had long abandoned trying to guess what they wanted for Christmas and instead each...

Black Ice

By Barbara on December 11, 2024 / 2,510 views

I was a 17 year old high school Senior, flying to Oregon for a job interview. Twenty minutes before touchdown, the pilot announced that streets were covered with black ice. The man sitting next to me asked me how I was getting from the airport to the hotel. I told him the company had a rental car waiting for me. He asked me if I knew what black ice is. Being a California sunshine gal, I...

I'm Here To Help

By Nancy on December 11, 2024 / 3,135 views

When friends go through a rough time, such as illness, surgery, or grieving, I used to tell them, "Let me know if I can help." They would rarely take me up on my offer. But now I do something different and they almost always ask me to help. I write them a card. I list specific ways I can help. For example, "Go grocery shopping, make phone calls, research on the...

An Absolute BEAST Move Of Generosity

By A Friend on December 11, 2024 / 2,848 views

I'll try to keep it short: I buy from online coin auctions occasionally as a hobby. After a long month of waiting, I finally get a package from the auction company. But this box is way too heavy. My name is on the shipping label, but the contents and invoice inside are not mine - way more stuff than I even bid on. It's after business hours, and I can't call the auction...

Meal Delivery Service And Kindness

By A Friend on December 09, 2024 / 2,999 views

I use a meal delivery service. Monday is the day I get my meal box for the week, and this past week the box did not arrive. The service sent me a notification saying the box had been delivered, along with GPS coordinates. Turns out the box was delivered miles away from where I live. Now, I don’t in the least blame the delivery person for this. That job is nuts and it’s easy to get...

Toddler Randomly Adopts My Mom At A Rest Stop

By A Friend on December 06, 2024 / 3,288 views

On our way home from a lil road trip today, my family and I stopped at a service station to stretch and take a break. While my mom and I were waiting for my dad near the entrance, she noticed this adorable toddler (maybe 1–2 years old) and gave a little wave and said hi. This kid was so cute—big eyes, total lack of self-preservation lmao- and out of nowhere, she just runs at my mom with...

Remembering An Act Of Kindness

By A Friend on December 05, 2024 / 3,933 views

We were a poor family. My mom had made a point of saving up enough once to take my sister and I to the zoo and museum. We had a great day, even ate out. Then, on the way to the bus stop heading home, she realized she'd overspent & didn't have enough to pay for all three of us to get there. We were looking at a 6 mile walk, and it had just started snowing. We duck into a small...

Driving My Old Car

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 04, 2024 / 3,224 views

When I was a young man I had a love-hate relationship with my car. I loved that I had a vehicle that could get me where I needed to go, but I hated just about everything else about it. First it was over 20 years old. It was the size of a tank and got about the same gas milage as one. It would sputter when I accelerated and backfire when I turned the engine off. It leaked and burned oil. The old tires blew out...

A Lunchbox Note Written From My Grandfather To My Mom That I Found Tucked Away In An Old Photo Album

By Boonegoone on December 03, 2024 / 3,418 views

"Dear Sweetheart, Well, here I am at the PTA meeting and no one seems to be around. It’s been so many years since I sat at a chair this small and with shaking hands scribbled my first words. What a chore! Now that I look back, it wasn’t really that long ago. Life goes by very fast and we must study hard to prepare ourselves for the day when we spring from the...

Today While At Church I Had A Beautiful Lady Come Up To Me

By Bianca on December 02, 2024 / 2,572 views

Today while at church I had a beautiful lady come up to me and say my twin children were such beautiful kids. Then she asked if I was a single mom. I said yes. Then she put some money in my hand and said, "Have a Merry Christmas." She cried and said that she wanted to do that for me as I kept saying "No." There are such kind people in the world...