Warmth On A Winter's Day

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 28, 2013 / 6,474 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 28, 2013 / 6,474 views

It was the start of a typical Winter's day here in the mountains of my home. Outside the grass was frosted and the ground crunched under my feet. The sun was rising but it did nothing to ease the cold. I could feel the bitter air seeping into my bones. My own breath froze in my nose while I walked my dogs. Still, I stopped to look at the magnificent pinks and purples in the heavens. It was so glorious. I gave thanks...

Was It Luck Or An Act Of God ?

By Snehal ZD on January 24, 2013 / 1,772 views

It was a bright sunny day, and this incident happened when i was studying in Bangalore for my Masters. I got a call from my mom that my brothers marriage is fixed and they have arranged for a engagement ceremony in next few days. My hometown was pretty far about 34 hours journey from bangalore. So the next thing i was suppose to do is book my train ticket as their was no direct flight to my town. Anyways booking was...

Unwanted House Guests

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2013 / 4,378 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2013 / 4,378 views

Have you ever had unwanted house guests? I am talking about the ones who wear out their welcome in the first two minutes yet plan to stay forever. I am talking about the ones who trash the place, eat all the food, sit in your favorite chair, and take over your bed. I am talking about the ones that even your dogs avoid. I am talking about the ones that take everything and give back nothing. I am talking about the...

The 2013 Change The World Project

By Change TheWorld on January 23, 2013 / 5,867 views

If anyone is interested, here is a short Youtube video about how one woman began to change the world with just $100 and a lot of love in her heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WbqD5WD-Sk&feature=youtu.be Thank you!...

Success

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 16, 2013 / 24,751 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 16, 2013 / 24,751 views

In the eyes of the world I am not seen as much of a success. I have a tiny house not a mansion. I don't wear fancy clothes. I don't own an expensive car, or a plane, or a yacht. My bank account is always empty at the end of the month. I am not a CEO of a corporation. I haven't made a movie, won a Grammy, or sold a million books. I am not famous. My picture has never been on a magazine cover. I have never had my own...

Footprints In The Sand

By Peter on January 10, 2013 / 24,746 views

By Peter on January 10, 2013 / 24,746 views

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set...

The Beauty Of The Spirit

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 09, 2013 / 8,219 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 09, 2013 / 8,219 views

I was walking towards the store when I first saw her. She was between eighty and ninety years old. Her hair was thin, sparse, and as white as the snow on the sidewalk outside. Her face was red, chapped, and wrinkled from a lifetime of use. Her mouth was missing most of its teeth. Her gnarled hands each carried a bag full of groceries. She wore work boots that had clearly seen better days. As she shuffled slowly...

The Greatest Adventure Of All

By Joe Mazzella on January 02, 2013 / 1,649 views

By Joe Mazzella on January 02, 2013 / 1,649 views

When I was a little boy I used to love those nights when my Mom would read me a story before bed. I would be warm under my blankets while my Mom's soothing voice would take me on an adventure to another world. As I got older I soon started taking those magical adventures myself. There seemed to be so many books and so little time to read them all. I journeyed along with Bilbo and Frodo in "The Hobbit" and "The...

Blessings In Disguise

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 27, 2012 / 18,981 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 27, 2012 / 18,981 views

The rain poured down on the car stopped by the side of the road. I had made my wife pull over a few minutes earlier when her tears had made it impossible for her to drive. My own heart ached with pain and my eyes were wet with tears too. It was the worst moment of our lives. I held her in my arms for a long time while the Heavens seemed to cry with us. We had just come from a specialist office in a big...

Working For Dad

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 19, 2012 / 6,770 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 19, 2012 / 6,770 views

When I was growing up my Dad would often give me chores to do to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three toughest of all. The first was helping to weed the four gardens we had. It was tedious work. I would much rather have been riding my bike than crawling in the dirt on my hands and knees pulling the thousands of weeds that choked our gardens. The second was...

Sheila Walsh's Angel Encounter

By Chris on December 18, 2012 / 1,863 views

At 34 years old and at the height of her career, Sheila Walsh thought her life was over. She walked off the 700 Club set and drove 3 hours to a psychiatric hospital in Washington D.C. She felt alone and the pain was too much. The first night at the hospital, she was placed on suicide watch. Sheila literally went from starring on a television show in the morning, to suicide watch by nightfall. But at 3 o'clock in...

Coming Together To Help A Stranger

By Carolyn on December 12, 2012 / 7,927 views

By Carolyn on December 12, 2012 / 7,927 views

I was sitting at work in my office and a co-worker called down telling me to look outside. Apparently there was a group of people across the street at the courthouse looking for something in the grass. I walked outside and asked them what they were looking for. A young woman had dropped her wedding ring and it mysteriously disappeared. I told them I would see if I had a something magnetic in the office and...

A Christmas Miracle Of Hope

By Molly on December 10, 2012 / 7,605 views

Three years ago, a little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at the McAllister Mall in Saint John . The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl. Who is this?" asked...

Christmas Memories

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 10, 2012 / 6,427 views

Christmas is a time of great faith, hope, and love. As you get older it is also a time of cherishing wonderful memories. This happened to me as I was sitting quietly listening to Christmas carols today. I relaxed, closed my eyelids and felt my eyes tear up under them as I allowed the flood of childhood, Christmas memories to wash over me once again. ...

Spilled Beer

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 05, 2012 / 7,287 views

It was the first semester of my Freshman year in college. I was sitting in a bar drinking beer, smoking a cigarette, and trying to look cool. I had just gotten my first set of grades and they were a lot worse than I thought they would be. Too many beer nights had seen to that. I felt lonely, sad, and empty inside. I wondered where my life was going. I thought a few more beers would make me feel better, but all...

What We Do With It

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 29, 2012 / 7,109 views

One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her Dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and for years it seemed to barely grow at all. Yet, after a time it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it towered above her home and blessed her with cooling shade in the Summer and glorious, golden leaves in the Fall. When the two day blizzard from...

Our Daily Bread

By Joseph J. Mazzella on November 26, 2012 / 7,929 views

It was the Christmas break from school almost 40 years ago. I had spent most of the morning like any young boy would, playing outside in the snow and soaking up the few hours of sunlight on the shortest day of the year. I had delighted in stomping through the freshly frozen flakes, making snowballs to throw at the trees, and watching the smoky breath float out of my mouth. After a while, though, the cold got to...