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fathers The “Mother” of Father’s Day Sonora Smart was born in 1882 in Arkansas. Her parents were William Smart, a Civil War veteran, and his wife, Ellen. The family eventually moved west and settled in Washington. When Sonora was 16, her mother died giving birth to her sixth child. Of that event it was written, …the day had its nativity in […]
fathers Dad Will Come I remember one evening years ago, while attending a Sunday School party, I looked at the clock, and it was past the time I was told to be home. Just then a knock came on the door. I was horrified — my dad had come after me. I felt humiliated in front of my friends. […]
america Did You Stand For Me? I was sitting the other day in a crowded airport, waiting for a boarding call on my flight to Arizona. As I sat there , I noticed an old man sitting across from me facing the large picture window that gave passengers a view of the runway. The history of a life of hardship traced […]
stories Time Is Short Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine. I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at […]
stories Don’t Break the Elastic In April, of last year, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 74th birthday. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older. And, there on television, she said it was “exciting.” Regarding body changes, she said there were many occurring every day…like her breasts. They seem to be in a race to see […]
stories Lessons On Life There was a man who had four sons.  He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly.  So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in winter, the second in the spring, […]
stories The Secrets of Heaven and Hell The old monk sat by the side of the road.  With his eyes closed, his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap, he sat.  In deep meditation, he sat. Suddenly his zazen was interrupted by the harsh and demanding voice of a samurai warrior. “Old man!  Teach me about heaven and hell! At […]
stories He Sleeps In A Storm “A man seeks employment on a farm. He hands his letter of recommendation to his new employer. It reads simply, ‘He sleeps in a storm.’ The owner is desperate for help, so he hires the man. Several weeks pass, and suddenly, in the middle of the night, a powerful storm rips through the valley. Awakened […]
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christmas The Gift of the Magi One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. […]
stories Five More Minutes While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground.  “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. “He’s a fine-looking boy,” the man said.  “That’s my daughter on her bike.” […]
stories If I Had My Life To Do Over I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax.  I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would take more trips. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream […]
stories Most Richly Blessed I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do greater things, I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy, I was given poverty, that I […]
stories Valentine Legend Another famous legend on Saint Valentine states Valentine was an early Christian in Rome who was very popular amongst children. But during the time when Valentine lived, Roman regime was not in favour of Christianity and it even persecuted Christians to make Rome free of the followers of Christianity. In spite of this strict law, […]
stories Puppies For Sale A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a […]
stories Keep Your Dream I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro.  He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack […]
stories Motherhood We are sitting at lunch when she casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of “starting a family”. “We’re taking a survey,” she says, half joking. “Do you think I should have a baby?” “It will change your life,” I say carefully, keeping my tone neutral. “I know,” she says, “no more sleeping […]
stories Dadisms · Stop crying or I’ll give you a reason to cry. · You’re gonna like it, whether you like it or not! · If your friend jumped off a bridge would you? · What part of NO don’t you understand? · I don’t care what other people are doing! I’m not everybody else’s father! · […]
stories The Last Cab Ride Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building that was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then […]
stories Coming Clean A man from New York City vacationed several times up in the state of Maine.  He liked it so well up there that he sold out in New York and bought a home in Maine to live there for the rest of his life.  He liked the honest lifestyle and the clean air, etc. His […]
stories Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind; To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet; To make all your friends feel that there is something in them; To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true; To think only the best, to […]
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