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Catalina Loves Morro
It was at a gathering of former residents of a Los Angeles neighborhood known as Chavez Ravine. City officials uprooted them from their homes for what was supposed to be housing for the poor. When that plan fell through, the city sold the land to the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their neighborhood is now Dodger's Stadium. I was interviewing people who had once lived there. Catalina Ortiz told me about life at Chavez Ravine, and then told the greatest love story I've ever heard. The minute I saw her interacting with her husband at a reunion picnic, I knew there was a story behind their love. Catalina was bigger than Morro, but it was obvious their love for each other was bigger than both of them combined. I set up my television camera and simply said, "Tell me about your first encounter with Morro." Her response from more than 20 years ago set the standards for me when it comes to loving someone.
WatchThe Moment My Mother's Soul Left This Life
My mother, 85 at the time, called me to say that she had stopped driving. So my husband said, "Go, take care of her as long as you need to." So, I went 700 miles south to live with her, love her, and take care of her until the day she died. It was the hardest and most rewarding job…
Read MoreDevoted to Giving My Niece a Good Life
When my sister had her first child, she was only 17 years old. I was just 14 when I found out that I was going to have a niece. I was excited when Alyssa, my sister, was in the hospital having her. My sister named her baby girl, Kaylin Jane. When Kaylin was just 6 months old her father walked…
Read MoreA Vicious Cycle Broken
My mother was not the best example to look up to for guidance. She did not know or understand how to be a good mother, friend, or nurturer. I have devoted my life to changing the cycle of failure and being the best mother and friend to my children, Krestain and Kristian, that I possibly could be. They have changed…
Read MoreCandlelight
“Candlelight” By: Patricia L. Bay, Psy.D. I looked across the room and saw him staring at me. I waited for a moment thinking he would say something and finally asked him, “What?” He smiled with his eyes more than his mouth. “You just lit a candle,” he said quietly. He did not need to explain what he meant. I could…
Read MoreDevoted Mother.
Growing up has always been a struggle. Ever since I was a baby, my Mom has been nothing but a loving single mother. When she got pregnant with me, she was working on her Masters in Graphic Design at a college in Chicago, Illinois (which is where I was born). Even before that famous day on November 5, 1992 when…
Read MoreWho has given more?
It started as casual small talk; catching up on life events since our last encounter. The conversation turned to a new topic, one I will never forget. This friend of mine, a mother, with a son serving our country in special operations began to share with me his recent experiences. She described a situation where her son while under attack,…
Read MoreMost Devoted Mom
My mom is an amazing woman. She is 43 years old with four kids currently living at home with her. In the last four years she somehow found the time to receive a BA in psychology and is now attending graduate school, all-the-while also helping all of her kids and friends out at home. I know (and so does my…
Read MoreLiving With It
Some people would walk away if they found out that their spouse had a disease that will take over his life and that he will eventually die from it. I won't walk away. My husband and I have been together for over 16 yrs. When he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2005 we had no clue what it meant…
Read MoreBelieve in Me
I would like to begin by saying that my life began in a very normal fashion. I grew up with two good parents and a very stable household. Unfortunately, my thirst for adventure and mischief was beginning to lead me down some dark corridors. As a freshman in high school, I was a very edgy, popular kid who had things…
Read MoreBeach Walker
My mother was a model in the 70s. She had a model friend, Remy, who loved the good life. This woman dated much and partied as often as she could. Unfortunately, she met up with a man who was not what he claimed to be. She was diagnosed with HIV and later succumbed to AIDS in the mid-80s. This is…
Read MoreMessed Up Life!
My life got pretty crazy when I turned eleven. I broke my wrist and sprained my ankle playing basketball, my best friend turned out to be the guy I love, I had a ton of boy drama, lots of friend drama'pretty crazy. But this isn't about any of that, its about the one guy that changed my life forever. I'd…
Read MoreMy Sheltie, My Sheltie
I was about 12 years old in the late seventies and being raised by my hard of hearing grandmother. We lived in a small twelve foot by thirty foot trailer. A few blocks from my home was a small pet store that was owned by an old widowed German woman. She had a very kind heart and loved animals. Most…
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WatchNow That's Love
My grandmother and my grandfather were married for over 50 years. I can only imagine what brought my grandmother, a native Canadian, here to the U.S. in the first place. They didn't have much, and they both had to have jobs. They kept my mother, her sister, and her brother clothed and in private Catholic schools from elementary through high…
Read MoreMy Parents' Love
I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were raised to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. "You can be anything you want to be," my parents always say. "Work hard and the world is yours," is often quoted in my house. My parents…
Read MoreThe Grace of Small Kindness
Every good story has a lesson, and any good lesson is really a gift. I often need to re-learn this lesson, and I can't always find the gift in it, but I can say that this is the story of how I received grace and learned how it is possible to carry that gift everywhere we go. I learned this…
Read MoreGram's Legacy
Gram Kelly was the model grandmother. She doted on her many grandchildren as though we were her sole purpose for rising in the morning. Gram made us feel so special! She was preoccupied with leaving something behind, though. Gram worried about being able to pay for her funeral as well as leaving an inheritance for "the children" who had long…
Read MoreShmily
My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word "shmily" in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving "shmily" around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it,…
Read MoreFreedom
Every time I look at myself and think on how much I've gone through, I still hardly believe that I have become the strong person that I am now. The biggest factor I'd like to consider is my relationship with my father. I learned to stand on my own, make decisions on my own because he let me do it.…
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