The main thing wrong with society today is that too many dirt roads have been paved. There isn’t a problem in the world today that wouldn’t be remedied if we just had more dirt roads, because dirt roads give character. People that live at the end of dirt roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it …
Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug, ‘It’s their life,’ and feel nothing? When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in …
Angels in Rags Amid tens of thousands of legs swirling by, a scruffy looking bearded man in scruffy looking clothes sat panhandling for spare change. Thousands rushed by him, doing their best not to make eye contact with the man, and pretending not to know that he was there. His hollowed eyes sought more than friendship, they begged for validation …
Hidden high in the mountains was a monastery that had once been known throughout all the world. Its monks were pious, its students were enthusiastic. The beautiful chants from the chapel touched the hearts of people who came there to pray and meditate. But, something changed. Fewer and fewer young men came to study. Fewer and fewer people came for …
Will’s Thoughts | Thoughts Father’s Day Father’s Day for me is both one of sadness and of joy as I remember my incredible father. Due to a number of issues, we really never had a chance to experience the whole ‘father and son’ thing and the result is that there will forever be a hollow place in my heart that …
April 16, 2013 Canadian Singer Rita MacNeil Dies And Has Returned To Heaven – Farewell Fair Lass Today the world mourns the loss of one of its most beautiful voices, that of Canadian singer, Rita MacNeil. Rita was not only a beautiful person, and an magnificent artist, she was a Canadian folk music icon who brought maritime tales to millions …
Beautiful performance by the Hungarian shadow theatre group, Attraction, on Britain’s Got Talent 2013. This performance brought the audience to tears, and the judges to their feet.
A mother can be almost any size or any age, but she won’t admit to anything over thirty. A mother has soft hands and smells good. A mother likes new dresses, music, a clean house, her children’s kisses, an automatic washer and Daddy. A mother doesn’t like having her children sick, muddy feet, temper tantrums, loud noise or bad report …
One day, a father of a very wealthy family sent his son on a trip to the country, with the sole purpose of showing his son just how poor people can be. The son spent a couple of days and nights on the farm, of what would be considered a very poor family. On his return home from his trip, …
Zoey was a five pound long haired Chihuahua, which might seem tiny by dog standards, but Zoey was a true giant among canines. This story about Zoey began one beautiful, sunny July afternoon in Masonville, Colorado. Booker West, a heart stealing one year old boy, was over visiting his grandparents who’d taken advantage of the good weather to make sure …
