His entire demeanor said “sigh” He was a body of disappointment and his spirit sagged. The man was defeated. Even Hilda, with vision spotty from macular degeneration could see it. True, she heard it first when he sat down next to her. An actual … [Read more...]
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Story: Learning to Love God
It used to be a question I asked myself often. Not anymore. I spent many years thinking deeply, trying this and that, and praying for an answer to that one confounding question that worried me more than any other. How can I teach my … [Read more...]
Story: God’s Good News
Kathy is a news junkie. She is fully functional during the day; she goes to work, does her job, relates well to others. But when the five o'clock hour comes around, that's when she needs her fix. It's 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Another day is done. … [Read more...]
Story: Living Socially
By Susan Diamond We've all heard the stories about saucy senior citizens, carrying on in senior living communities all over the world. We're surprised and then amused. "That's adorable - old folks with lovers!" And then…you get your own AARP … [Read more...]
Story: In a Land Far Away
It was a time when vividly colored dragons and beautiful fairy princesses occupied the land. Good kings ruled their subjects fairly and evil was always soundly defeated. Little boys had their beanstalks, and geese laid golden eggs. Poverty was … [Read more...]
Story: Easter’s Lesson
It was a year when Easter Sunday fell on the first night of Passover. Charlie was trying to figure out a good way to meld the two holidays together. The Silverman-Clarke family is a mixed-faith family, and the kids had reached the age where they were … [Read more...]
Story: Precious Baby
Picture her. She’s one month past her second birthday. Strong little legs carrying her to and from every corner of her world. She’s curious and her forehead crinkles when a thought pops in her curly-haired head. Why? She points. Why? Why? Why, Why … [Read more...]
Story: The Country Club Set
You might be one who would dismiss the country club set as people who are shallow, privileged and snobby. As usual with broad generalizations you’d be partially right and mostly wrong. A country club is typically a place centered around a golf … [Read more...]
Story: Newly Reunited
She is just a little girl. Thirteen years old but nine inside, like a lot of middle schoolers. Experimenting with makeup, being flirted with but never actively flirting to the boys in her class. Insecure yet wearing a cocky attitude. That’s … [Read more...]
Story: One Split Second in the Life of John Derry
Dr. John Derry was an arrogant man. He belonged to that elite class of privileged white men who don’t break out of their circle. His back story is so stereotypical it’s almost a joke. John was born to Harrison and Elaine. Harrison was a captain of … [Read more...]
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