An Act Of Creation

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 17, 2022 / 2,344 views

It was Autumn here in the mountains of my home. Although the morning sun was out and the sky was clear the temperature hovered just above freezing. The cold nights had accelerated the changing of the leaves too and although we were still a few weeks away from peak colors the hills looked like Heaven. I was walking over to my daughter’s house when her black cat, Alice greeted me in the road,...

My Grandma Annie

By Jenifer DSouza on October 14, 2022 / 2,498 views

Born in 1938, to a moneylender and landlord in Mangalore, she was the youngest of 4 siblings. She was so naughty as a child that her father married her off by Age 16 in 1955 on a trip to Coorg to an Anglo-Indian Family he just met. My Grandpa whom she married was a complete opposite in nature; astutely scholastic Anglo-Indian who spoke fluent Portuguese and English at home. He could not understand a...

Would Like To Shout Out To The After Hours Security Guard

By Jodi on October 12, 2022 / 1,560 views

Would like to shout out to the after hours security guard who warmly welcomed us to our holiday destination after hours by not only giving us a lift to our cabin (with 3x kids & luggage in tow) but also letting us borrow his car to buy groceries before the local shop closed as it was super late & we didn’t have transport organised - it was such a nice gesture that was greatly appreciated in...

A Cathedral

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 11, 2022 / 2,210 views

Isn’t it amazing how you can hear or read a story a hundred times and yet when you hear it again you learn something new? That happened to me recently when I reread the story below. In the Middle Ages a man journeyed to where they were building a new church in a distant city. He saw the many people laboring on it. He walked up to a man cutting rock and asked what he was doing. “I am a...

Monday Morning Made!

By Gabrielle on October 10, 2022 / 1,742 views

I stopped in to my local IGA for a banana because my son wanted one for his lunchbox. I was next in line to an older gentleman. He went to put his basket away and when he returned saw that I only had one item and said 'if I'd have known that's all you had I would have let you go first'. He then told me to put it with his groceries and he'd pay for it. I politely...

Aunty

By Angela on October 10, 2022 / 1,770 views

My son and I have had an extremely hard couple of months and are slowly trying to get back on our feet and restart/build our lives again after leaving a very toxic and abusive relationship and then having a very serious car accident in which we were extremely lucky to only sustain minor injuries. After hearing of our personal issues a beautiful mum from my son's kinder reached out to me and gave...

Today I Took My 9 Year Old Daughter Ice Skating For The First Time

By Chris on October 07, 2022 / 1,842 views

Today I took my 9 year old daughter ice skating for the first time. She is such a sweet girl but very nervous, and determined- a tricky combination. We laced up and she took to the ice with the support frame. As she shuffled along the edge, a young boy approached and asked me if she needed some help. I explained this was her first time. He explained he played ice hockey and just loved to...

We Have Just One Life To Live

By Glory Fu on October 07, 2022 / 2,308 views

In this uncertain time, can we still control the controllable? I lost my job during the pandemic's outbreak in 2020. Not knowing what to do for my next step, I just waited for the pandemic to end. For nearly 6 months, I had been living an aimless life and felt my inner strength leaking as time passed. Until one day, while reading the Bible, I came across Proverbs 24:10, which says, " If you...

Driving Into The Sunset

By Joseph J. Mazzella on October 06, 2022 / 1,894 views

While getting a degree in English Literature had seemed a great idea in college it didn’t prove to be a wise choice when searching for work after I graduated. I was a young father with a wife and baby at home and another on the way. The only work I was able to find was as a busboy at a restaurant and I was barely making enough to eke out a living. This would get even worse one day when for no reason I...

On The Other Side, Waiting At The Back Door

By Leann Leedom on October 06, 2022 / 1,847 views

About 6 years ago, my life changed forever. So many beautiful surprises unfolded after a tragic Moment and God showed me some powerful truths. I’ll share that with you now. My mom lost her husband, my step dad Bill to liver cancer. He passed away a day after his 66th birthday and my mom was there at hospice the day before celebrating with him but not present when he took his final breath. 3...

'You Look Really Pretty Today'

By Mau on October 05, 2022 / 1,842 views

My 8 year old daughter was causally walking through the shops as she does most days telling random ladies “excuse me but you look really pretty today.” One lady in particular who looked to be having a bad day turned to her and said “thank u I needed to hear that today. “ to which my daughter smiles and replied “I’m only seeing the truth!” she made me very...

Billie Eilish Tickets

By Cindy on October 05, 2022 / 1,272 views

My daughter was denied entry to Billie Eilish with her 11 year old autistic daughter because she bought fake tickets. A generous family gave her 2 free tickets because they bought too many. The stars were aligned. Thanking those beautiful people from the bottom of our hearts. My grand daughter would not have understood if they didn't get to...

I Made A Boy In A Certain Major Telecom Cry Today

By Sharon on October 04, 2022 / 1,342 views

I made a boy in a certain major telecom cry today. And not in the way you might think. I’d heard how staff are being abused with people literally queuing just to tear strips off them so walking past the retail shop in Kawana saw they were having a quiet moment (there’s been lots of people in there the precious couple of times I walked past) I popped in and gave the young staffer a smile...

A Man With No Shoes

By Leann From Socal on October 04, 2022 / 2,104 views

This morning I went to a local drive thru to pick up breakfast for my son. As I approached the drive thru I saw a younger man sitting on the sidewalk with no shoes, no socks just bare feet. A woman was offering him some food, after receiving my sons food I drove around to the parking lot close to where the man was. I had packed a bag a couple weeks prior for a homeless man I had seen down by the...

So I Had One Of Those Moments Today That I've Always Dreaded

By Marisa on September 30, 2022 / 1,459 views

So I had one of those moments today that I've always dreaded - putting petrol in the car and then realizing that your wallet is not in your handbag. I rang my husband to get the card number so I could manually put it in, but the manager said they couldn't (or maybe wouldn't) put it through manually. My phone, which I could normally use to transfer the money into their account, dropped...

Behind The Disguise

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 30, 2022 / 2,239 views

My two adult sons still live with me. Both of them have Autism and other mental disabilities. My oldest boy works a few days a week at a local sheltered workshop. His younger brother, however, isn’t as high functioning. He speaks only a few words and stays home with me full time so my daughter and I can care for him. The other day I was walking into a fast food restaurant holding his finger so...

Wholesome Barber

By Dan on September 29, 2022 / 1,842 views

So I'm getting married on Wednesday and my barber was the first person to cut my hair for my first date with my future wife. 4 years later I booked online and saw he wasn’t working so I decided to get my hair cut by someone else who worked there. Super bummed about it because I’ve been going to him for 4 years but I’m pressed for time so I had to get it cut today. I rock up to...