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Christmas Kindness
It was Christmas of 2011 and my husband and I had decided to not exchange Christmas gifts. Money was very tight and we decided it best to buy only for our four children.
Christmas morning arrived and the children rushed downstairs. Before opening any of their gifts we thanked God for the gift of a Savior. We watched with smiles on our faces as the four children unwrapped their presents. In no time at all they were buried in wrapping paper. I collected the paper while they continued unwrapping, placed it in a box, and took it out on the front porch to be thrown in the trash when they had finished opening their gifts.
On my front porch I was shocked to discover three wrapped gifts, all were addressed to me and signed, "A Friend". I was moved to tears by this act of kindness and generosity. Not only did someone dig deep into their pockets to get me these gifts, they dug deep into their hearts to show kindness, love, and thoughtfulness.
To this day, I still have to clue who "A Friend" is, but I call them, "My Christmas Angel". It was a sign of the true meaning of Christmas; love, kindness, and such unselfish giving!
WatchRespect
I will always remember this one girl that was in all of my 7th grade classes. She was very quiet, never back-talked anyone, always greeted the staff at our school, never interrupted the teachers like any other kid in the school. All my friends thought she was just weird, but I watched her for a while and she was always…
Read MoreFrom My Father to My Dad
Growing up, I was raised by a man I called, "my father." He was not a nice man, he was racist, and judgmental of others. I was 37, and with my partner for 9 1/2 years when my father first acknowledged her and spoke to her. Since then the love for his only daughter has grown exponentially. The following year…
Read MoreMy Family is Like a Rainbow
As I think about my family, I think about a rainbow. In researching my family, I found that the flags of the cities that they came from in Opole,Poland were of yellow(justice) and blue(preseverance) and from Wloclawek,Poland were red(courage) and yellow(justice). These values were handed down to my family and to me. When my great grandparents (1884) and grandparents(1913) came…
Read MorePay It Forward
Three cheers for Mundelein Police Chief Raymond Rose and Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes. Their foresight and cooperation are the absolute key to getting our country where it needs to be. The United States is no longer the world leader in secondary education. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development places the United States 18th among the 36 nations…
Read MoreInspiration/Encouragement - Thomas Hathaway "Coach"
This one is for you Coach Thomas Hathaway (1932 to 2012). "Coach" was my college cross country and track coach at the University of Indianapolis from 1989 - 1992. He had an amazing way to encourage and inspire his high school, collegiate and recreational athletes whom he coached over the years. He ran a total of 131 marathons in his…
Read MoreHave a dream of owning my own business
It has been a dream of mine for the last five years to own my own business. It has been so hard for me over these five years to get the funding for my business due to my credit history. I've spent most of my life helping others and caring for my mother who was unable to care for herself…
Read MoreThe Brittany Project
I am a 911 Dispatcher for The City of Murfreesboro, TN. In October 2010, one of my officers, Brittany Maxwell started a project to give artificial Christmas Trees to children in low income housing complexes in our city. She was bullied, harassed and teased by other officers for varying reasons. But Officer Maxwell wasn't going to let that stop her.…
Read MoreLive Your Dreams
Dreams are not impossible! I have always loved being with children! Ever since I was 8 years old and babysat my cousins, I enjoyed being with children. What is it that children have that we may lose as we get older ? Is it the imagination that children have? Maybe it is the "unconditional" love that they have learned. I…
Read MoreLearn to Draw
Learn to Draw Whatever artistic talents I might possess, I owe to my mother. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen watching her cook while I was growing up, and I noticed that whenever she made French fries, she would lay them out on a brown paper bag to soak up the oil before putting them on our…
Read MoreMake A Change
My father owns his own company, which means I'm blessed to be surrounded with all the material items I want. You may think this is the perfect life, but I am never truly happy. My father is never home, so we are never as family oriented as I wish we were. I am never truly happy and my smile is…
Read MoreChange For The Better
I never had the perfect childhood, and me being just 14, I am still considered a child. I've learned to accept the changes in life. To wake up everyday and thank god for giving me life. As I sit here I try to figure out the things that have made me become me- my family,my friends, and of course my…
Read MoreMalfunctioning Gear
I've been hunting my whole life with my friends and family, and while we're out in the field we make an effort to keep ourselves entertained whether it be through stories of the past or jokes we make on the spot. One of my fondest memories was during a goose hunt when my friend Greg was sitting on his tri-pod…
Read MoreLori
My hero is my mother Lori. She is my hero because in my opinion, she is so strong because she has been through so much during her lifetime between having two teenage daughters and battling breast cancer. Another reason she is my hero is she is very helpful. She helps so many people during the day because her job calls…
Read MoreMaking the Best of What You've Been Dealt
As a young child my Aunt Jane has always been a hero of mine. She grew up in a poor household with my father and 4 other children who were raised by my widowed grandmother. Jane was married and raised 2 boys named Devin and Darin. After her divorce from Devin and Darin’s father, she married a man named Mark…
Read MoreThe Overcome.
My ex girlfriend would have to be my hero, why? She is so ambitious about the things she does, she has been through hell and high water but she always manages to pull herself together and be strong. She is an honor roll student who’s going to college early to be a doctor, she says she loves to help people…
Read MoreMy Personal Hero
My personal hero is my Father. I picked my Father as my personal hero because he has always been there for me, he is a self made man, he has the strongest willpower of anyone I have ever met. He seems to always know the right decision, he is never self-centered, and always looking out for his children. My father…
Read MoreReturn to Innocence
The models clearly let meteorologists down as the nor’easter hyped to be an epic late season winter storm has vacated the region leaving little behind other than some much-needed moisture for lawns and gardens. I awoke on my Matt & Amy’s sofa quite groggy after staying up until the wee hours of the morning sipping wine and belting out karaoke…
Read MoreTo Meet the "Right " People
You may think that meeting the "right " people are the people with privilege and power. You could meet people with money, people who are politicians, movie stars or sports figures and even be related to them. However to "write" about these "right" people that knowing them may impress you, is overlooking the truly "right" people in your life. Knowing…
Read MoreMy Daddy's Hands
As I listen to Holly Dunn's song, "Daddy's Hands", it reminds me of my Daddy's hands. Although my daddy has been in heaven a long time,I can remember the story of how my parents met in 1943.Dad's sister had a cabin in Duluth , Minn. Dad didn't know that he would be holding hands with the beautiful brown-eyed, curly black-haired…
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