Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that [...]
I had not really planned on taking a trip this time of year, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and I knew in advance that no real good would come of it. This is my annual “Guilt Trip.” I got tickets to fly there on “WISH-I-HAD” [...]
An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rather morbid about the rock. After breaking another plowshare one day, and remembering all the trouble the rock had caused him through the years, he finally [...]
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he scaled the highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was knighted for his efforts. He even made American Express card commercials because of it! However, until we read his book, High Adventure, we don’t understand that [...]
A Nurse reveals the TOP 5 REGRETS most people make on their Death bed. There is an IMPORTANT LESSON for all of us here : For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the [...]
There was a well known logician from Bengal. In his times, his intelligence was considered unparalleled. Besides his expertise in logic, he was proficient in the scriptures and had memorised almost all the major ones. One day, while the logician was buying some oil at the miller’s, he observed that just behind the shop, was [...]
Grandma is ninety-eight this Christmas. In spite declining health, she forges on with characteristic determination, hope, and wit. We thought we might lose her last October – how many more heart attacks can her frail body take? — but, true to form, Grandma rallied again. “I couldn’t miss a Christmas party, now could I!” she [...]
Thanks to Jim Ballard for sending this . Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning [...]
Noah’s Ark : Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark . ONE: Don’t miss the boat. TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat! THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark. FOUR: Stay fit. When you’re 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something [...]
A crab was once running on the sea shore, and was admiring it’s beautiful footprints… Just then a huge wave splashed and washed away the footprints. The crab said to the wave, “I considered you as one of my best friends, then what made you do this?” The wave replied, “A fisherman was following your [...]