I would have deserved it
Yesterday I was stopped by a long line of cars at a red light. I had already pulled onto a rarely used and faded crosswalk before I saw the a man beginning his walk from the other side of the...
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Through the glass
I was having lunch with some friends a few weeks ago when I happened to look out the window. I noticed a gentleman coming out of a store in the strip mall across the parking lot. This nice man headed...
Flowers at Costc
I love buying flowers for my wife at Costco. But my wife doesn't need 2 dozen roses. So I give 5 or 6 beautiful roses to some ladies in the store. It is so fun. You would think I gave...
A banana cream pie
One Friday I saw my doctor because I had found a mass on my neck that was concerning. I was upset after my appointment. As I drove down the street I spotted a Marie Callender's with a sign that they...
Helping cancer patients
A while ago I read about purchasing flowers for cancer patients. I didn't realize how grueling it was until a friend came down with it. She had to go to the doctor5 days a week for 5 months!! So that...
No Birthday Gifts Please! Help the Animals Instead!
When my oldest daughter was 8 years, getting ready to turn 9, I asked her what she wanted for her birthday. After a long pause, she told me that she couldn't really think of anything. So when I asked her...
Camping Kindness
I'm on a grand adventure, traveling around the US in a van! I'm calling it my Gypsy Wanderlust Roadtrip! I'm an artist & photographer and creating art along the way :) While staying at the New Brighton State Beach campground...
An Uneven Trade
Layton, Utah. 3/15/2013 On Friday evening my wife, our mentally challenged daughter and I went out to dinner. I love to play the CLAW machines to win animals and after spending $2.00 I had won a 12 inch tall bear,...
Free smiles
Over a year ago I came across an idea on Facebook - 'Take a smile and give it to someone who looks sad'. The smiles were simply drawn on paper. I decided to make little wooden strips each with a...
On a dark desert highway
One day, my aunt and my mom were going out of town to see some friends and half way there they decided to switch drivers so the other could rest but in doing so, locked themselves out of the car...