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Attributed to Roger William ThomasSubmitted to Ann Landers by Kay in California  A woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given three months to live. She asked her Pastor to come to her home to discuss her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at her …

Author Unknown  It was an unusually cold day for the month of May. Spring had arrived and everything was alive with color. But a cold front from the North had brought winter’s chill back to Indiana. I sat, with two friends, in the picture window of a quaint restaurant just …

In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon in his honor.  Billy initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggled with Parkinson’s disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, “We don’t expect a major address. Just come and let us honor …

This story was written by Father John Powell, a retired professor at Loyola University in Chicago. Father Powell is advanced in years, but the story is still fresh in his mind and he confirmed that it is true, according to TruthOrFiction.com — By Father John PowellA TRUE STORY about an Atheist Theology …

Author unknown The amazing story of Charles Blondin, a famous French tightrope walker, is a wonderful illustration of what true faith is. Blondin’s greatest fame came on September 14, 1860, when he became the first person to cross a tightrope stretched 11,000 feet (over a quarter of a mile) across …

Don’t piss off old people… the older they get, the less “Life in Prison” is a deterrent. Have you ever listened to some folks for a minute and thought…”Their cornbread ain’t done in the middle.” Teenagers! Tired of being harassed by your parents? ACT NOW!! Move Out. Get a Job. …

Birth of a Song  A TRUE Story — by Thomas A. Dorsey Back in 1932, I was 32 years old and a fairly new husband. My wife, Nettie and I were living in a little apartment on Chicago’s Southside. One hot August afternoon I had to go to St. Louis, where I …

A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.    Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.  The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform …

A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door.  The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.  “Not a chance,” says the husband, “it is 3:00 in …

Author Unknown  Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. His story is true, even though you may find it hard to believe.  Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. When he graduated from high school, he joined …