And He Will Never Know

By Carol on July 08, 2022 / 1,972 views

Yesterday I went to my medical practice co-op where we pay a yearly fee then are bulk billed for everything. The receptionist asked a guy who looked so beaten down, if he had money to pay his instalment. He didn’t. So once I had gone in to the doctor, I asked to pay his years fee. The receptionist was floored … all I said very quietly was that I want to pay his fee. Being a...

A Conversation

By Linda P on July 07, 2022 / 2,330 views

I stopped by Daiso the Japanese store not far from our house this afternoon just to browse. As I was there I met a friendly woman around 85 or so. Our encounter somehow reminded me of years ago when the boys were very small. I would sometimes take the boys to walk around and play in the mall. There were various rock carved statues of animals, one I remember being a tortise, put in front of places throughout...

My First Short Walk

By Colette on July 06, 2022 / 1,951 views

I just went out for my first short walk after an emergency c-section 8 days ago, and quite a traumatic birth experience, including being seperated from my son doe the first 8 hours of his life, and his first 36 hours spent in the NICU, so I'm fragile, both physically and emotionally. I decided to pick up a parcel from the post office on my short walk. But when it was presented to me it was huge...

My Husband Was At The Register Tonight When The Elderly Man In Front Of Him Was $3 Short For His Scripts

By Jessica on July 06, 2022 / 1,937 views

He only had his pension cash with him and was beginning to get stressed. My husband stepped in and told the cashier he’d pay the remaining $3. The man tried to stop him, but my hubby insisted, saying it was only $3 and he’d do the same for him if it was the other way round. My husband paid the bill and the man was so grateful, saying he’d been so worried about driving in the wild...

My Husband Came Home From Work Today And Told Me This Story

By Lynn on July 04, 2022 / 2,514 views

A young man of 16 had been caught breaking in to my husbands place of work, he was caught stealing. The police had asked the boss to write a victim of crime statement to be read out in court at the young man’s court hearing. The judge read the letter aloud for the court. In the letter the boss offered the young man a job. He didn’t want him to be punished in the...

Thanks So Much For Remembering The Veterans, Particularly This One

By William on July 04, 2022 / 1,873 views

On June 6, I was having trouble putting five pounds of groceries into a three-pound sack at the Giant grocery store in the Shoppes at Kissel Village. I got confused and nervous! After getting squared away, the cashier returned my credit card and said the bill was paid for, which I didn’t remember doing. Getting home, I went to check my balance and discovered that I was not charged! But I...

Playing Fetch

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 01, 2022 / 2,314 views

By Joseph J. Mazzella on July 01, 2022 / 2,314 views

It was a hot, humid, steamy, Summer afternoon. I had been up doing one thing or another since six in the morning. Now with the dinner dishes done I thought I could finally lay down for a minute and rest my aching back. As I lay on my bed trying to watch a little TV my brain felt heavy and I noticed my eyelids slowly shutting. I was almost asleep when suddenly I felt a blast of hot breath on my face. I opened...

Kindness At The Grocery Store

By Jen on July 01, 2022 / 1,909 views

I’ve been wanting to share some kindness for a long time and I had my opportunity the other afternoon at the grocery store. A lady in front of me had $55 for her groceries. She had a 3L milk and bread left and was hoping they would total the $5. I knew they wouldn’t as the bread alone was $3.70. When it scanned to almost $60 the lady was going to leave her bread behind. I...

Gas Pump Kindness

By Rachael on June 29, 2022 / 1,961 views

By Rachael on June 29, 2022 / 1,961 views

I paid for a elder ladies fuel she was behind me in the line. She didn't know I paid. A few days later I was back at the same servo and the console operator came out a d gave me a huge hug. She said this if from the lady you paid for her fuel. She was going to visit her dying husband in Ipswich I haven't done a lot for others recently I have had a lot go on....

Flood Donation

By Morrison County Sheriff Office on June 28, 2022 / 1,754 views

This morning while working with other city leaders in Randall, a gentleman stopped by the fire hall and told me that he’d like to make a donation to go towards all the food, water, drinks and other expenses that the city is dealing with because of the flooding. I asked this gentleman if he was from the Randall area and he told me that he was from Brainerd, but he passes through Randall a lot and he loves...

New Friends At The Ice Cream Truck

By Lee Lee on June 27, 2022 / 2,301 views

By Lee Lee on June 27, 2022 / 2,301 views

I have a son with Moderate autism, and he has some awesome people in his life who help him with academics. One Of these awesome people is Tom and he meets me and my other two children at a park of our choice twice a week to help support my son Ryder with Academic instruction. We picked the park in our neighborhood on what is known as “the Ave” not a super wealthy place but has a...

A Genuinely Kind Hearted, Amazingly Compassionate And Terrifically Friendly Little Soul

By Ness on June 24, 2022 / 2,174 views

If you’re reading this and you’re the parent of a little guy named Leo who was playing with his sister in a playground in Main Beach today, then you should know that you are raising a genuinely kind hearted, amazingly compassionate and terrifically friendly little soul!  I have a two and a half year old who, after being the victim of a magpie attack, and being jumped on without...

Drive Through Order

By Candace on June 24, 2022 / 1,999 views

This morning in North Brisbane my drive through order was paid for by a lovely lady in front of us, an egg mcmuffin and Hash brown. What you didn't know was that I had spent the night in hospital with my 2 year old who had an anaphylactic episode and I hadn't really eaten since lunch yesterday. After a long, rough night you absolutely made my day. It's amazing how...

Flickers Of Light

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 24, 2022 / 2,686 views

It was June a few years ago right around the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. A few weeks earlier the first fireflies had appeared blinking their lights on and off in the woods around my house and the meadow in my backyard. What a joy it was seeing them again. Their little flickers of light made me smile with delight and I thanked God for them. Now as the daylight was starting to fade I...

My Husband Has Been Lying To Me For Years

By A Friend on June 21, 2022 / 3,868 views

By A Friend on June 21, 2022 / 3,868 views

Ever since we started dating, whenever we go out to eat and there is a pickle on his plate, he gives it to me. One of our first dates was at a sub shop and it came with a pickle and I ate it first, and I think he picked up on it, because ever since he has just slid his pickle onto my plate and I eat it and I never really thought twice about it. That had remained the status quo until one...

A Tie Dye Blanket

By Jeneen on June 20, 2022 / 1,925 views

Yesterday I had a woman come into the shop I work asking if we had a tie dye blanket. I walked her over to where I thought we had the only one and it was there. She got tears in her eyes and said her mom was in the hospital dying and had requested a tie dye blanket. My heart swelled and I've never been so happy to find something that someone was looking for. After I rang...

Waking Up At Night

By Joseph J. Mazzella on June 20, 2022 / 2,159 views

Until I was 11 years old my Mom, Dad, two brothers and I lived with my Nana in her 70 year old, ramshackle wooden house. Then one fateful night a fire burned it to the ground. We all escaped with our lives but we lost everything we owned. Thankfully, our loving, caring community helped us and soon my Dad was able to get us a low-income house. My Nana, however, didn’t join us. Instead she bought a small 2...