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Chic-fil-A Went Above And Beyond To Fix A Mistake

By Lauren on July 23, 2013 / 5,578 views

I wanted to share about my experience today at Chick-fil-A in Abingdon, Maryland. I went through the drive-thru and ordered my son a kids meal. When we got home, I opened the bag and realized they had given me fries and a chocolate milk, but no chicken nuggets. I called the restaurant and the lady told me that if I lived close-by, she would bring me another kid's meal and a meal for myself because of the...

Mechanic I've Never Met Gave Me A Free Service

By Chris on July 22, 2013 / 1,600 views

Today my wife and I were coming home from the Vet with one of our cats (Bruce) on board and decided to stop at a local mechanic shop on the way to fix a tire. We didn't want to leave the cat in the car while we waited so we brought him into the waiting room with us. The owner/manager noticed our cat and began a conversation with us as he had 3 cats of his own. We began sharing funny stories about their different...

A Game Of Peek A Boo

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 22, 2013 / 2,062 views

I was in a local Goodwill store today looking for a shirt for my son. As I was glancing at the clothing racks I noticed a young mother with her two daughters. The youngest was barely a year old and sat patiently in the shopping cart while her mother browsed through the racks. Her oldest was about 3 years old and had curly, brown hair. When I looked down at her she slipped behind the low hanging shirts, popped back...

Sharing Smiles

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 16, 2013 / 2,716 views

I walked outside just as the sun was coming up over the mountains this morning. It was such a glorious sight. The whole world seemed to awaken with it. The golden light made the green grass glow. The birds stirred in their nests and began to sing. A lone Monarch butterfly fluttered by my face. I could feel the love of God filling His creation and my soul as well. As I stood there taking in the beauty of the sunrise...

To Bring Joy To All Women That Chivalry Is Not Dead

By Corey Tonge on July 09, 2013 / 8,131 views

Every lady deserves a surprise on any given day. Just a simple "You're beautiful" or even a rose... but the truth is... it really brightens up their day. We went out yesterday and randomly gave 20 roses to complete strangers... and you know what? All of their faces lit up with happiness and their days were made. ...

Let Love Be Your Shelter - Marriage Inspiration

By Angela Welch on July 09, 2013 / 10,367 views

The world is noisy and confusing at times, so make a home that is a haven, a peaceful place where you can listen to you hearts and savour the comfortable closeness you share. No matter how busy your days may be, make time for yourselves. Hold hands. Unwind. Surprise each other. Find little chances every day to show you're grateful to be partners, to be friends, to be married. Life is not perfect. You will make...

My Old Dorm Room

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 09, 2013 / 3,930 views

My old college dorm room was very Spartan by today's standards. It had no computer, no cell phone, and no television. The furniture was two plain desks, two hard desk chairs, and two lumpy bunk beds. The heater never kept the room warm enough in the Winter either. I can still remember sitting and shivering in one of those hard chairs, struggling to read and understand Shakespeare with my half frozen feet buried...

How Baby Pigs Saved A Depressed Tiger

By Chris on July 07, 2013 / 57,724 views

A mother tiger lost her cubs due to premature labor. Shortly after, she became very depressed and her health began to decline. She was later diagnosed with depression. Since tigers are endangered, every effort was made to secure her health. Zoologists came up with the idea to wrap five piglets up in a tiger-print cloth, and present them to the mother tiger. She now loves these piglets and treats them like her...

Fireflies In The Moonlight

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 02, 2013 / 8,056 views

It was the so called "Super Moon" evening the other night. That is when the moon is at its closest and brightest point. I decided to take a break from the book I was reading and go out to gaze upon it for awhile. A gentle rain was falling as I stepped out into my yard and looked up at the sky. At first I thought the rain clouds would ruin my view, but it wasn't long before they parted right where the giant moon was...

Fletcher's Dad

By Sunny Skyz on June 28, 2013 / 10,281 views

Dear Neighbor, I live in Discovery Ridge. My son, Fletcher, is 8 years old and will be dressed as an Angry Bird for Halloween. Fletcher has a very severe form of Epilepsy. In order to treat his Epilepsy and prevent more seizures, Fletcher must maintain a medical diet called the Ketogenic Diet. The diet is very strict and excludes many foods, including every type of candy. Obviously, Halloween would be a...

Life Is Simple

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 24, 2013 / 4,892 views

My first born son is mentally handicapped, yet in so many ways he is far wiser than I am. He has an intuitive knowledge of what is important in life. When we go out he looks people in the eye, calls them by name, and shares his smile far more easily than I do. He goes through life with a soul full of love, joy, and kindness that he gives to everyone he meets. He makes others feel better. He makes each day shine...

The Most You Can Do

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 17, 2013 / 13,590 views

The Summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy and innocence. My days were spent riding my bike, walking in the bright green woods around my home, swimming in the crystal clear river that ran by my house, playing in fields full of wild flowers, and looking up at the clouds. I wished those lazy, peaceful days would last forever. But then it all changed. It happened in the middle of the night when I...

Tolstoy's Bear

By Curt Struna on June 16, 2013 / 8,732 views

The author Leo Tolstoy wrote a short story about a bear hunting trip. In this story, he went with hunters to where they found signs that bears were in the area. They proceeded to stake a piece of meat to the ground under a tree. They then suspended a very large log to a limb on the tree, so that the limb was hanging only one foot over the piece of meat. The hunters then hid nearby and waited. Eventually a bear...

You Are Much Better

By Rolland on June 15, 2013 / 7,714 views

In a village called kpando,lived a poor man called ben who was intimidated by the villagers for being too poor.nobody wanted to see him cos he was a begger.he will beg for anything..(food,money,clothe,ect)so the were all fed up with him and decided to ignore him.ben always eat rotten food and wore sack clothes.he was disgusting and unpleasant to watch 2wice.ben though he has had enough of the villagers and decided...

Sparkling Brown Eyes

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 11, 2013 / 7,820 views

I was in a local grocery store the other day sorting through some bananas, when suddenly I heard, "Daddy!" and simultaneously felt two tiny arms wrap around my right leg. I looked down to see a lovely little girl no more than three years old looking up at me. She wore a flowered dress and had shoulder length black hair. Her smile gleamed with newly grown teeth. The most beautiful thing about her, however, were her...

How To Handle Insult

By Christian on June 10, 2013 / 11,391 views

One day Buddha was walking through a village. An angry and rude man came toward him and began insulting him. "You have no right teaching others!" he shouted. "You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake." Buddha was not upset by these insults. He just smiled. The man insulted him over and over but the only reaction he could get back from the Buddha was a smile and silence. Finally, the rude man...

My Wife Finds Her Missing Cat After 5 Months And 500 Miles Away

By Diamond Dave on June 10, 2013 / 6,225 views

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