Blind, Wheelchair-Bound Student Doesn’t Fail to Inspire Patrick Henry Hughes Plays the Piano, Is a Member of the Band — And Doesn’t See His Physical Shortcomings By ERIN HAYES (for ABC News) Nov. 10, 2006 When I met 18-year old Patrick Henry Hughes, I knew he was musically talented. I …
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This is an TRUE e-mail from a young ensign aboard USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81) to his parents. Churchill is an Arleigh Burke class AEGIS guided missile destroyer, commissioned March 10, 2001, and is the only active US Navy warship named after a foreign national.
Read More »Thanks For Taking Care of Me – True
Author Unknown Like most elementary schools, it was typical to have a parade of students in and out of the health clinic throughout the day. We dispensed ice for bumps and bruises, Band-Aids for cuts, and liberal doses of sympathy and hugs. As principal, my office was right next door …
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A True Story -- Author Unknown
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By Jack Graham [Publisher’s Note: This story is sad, but TRUE… about a U.S. soldier who lived in Boonville, NY and was killed in Iraq. It’ It is taken from a letter written by Senior Investigator Jack Graham of the New York State Police to fellow members of the NY …
Read More »If I Had My Life To Live Over
By Erma Bombeck - written after discovery of her terminal cancer
I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the "GOOD" living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
Memo From God
Author Unknown
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MEMO FROM GOD
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To: YOU
Date: TODAY
From: THE BOSS
Subject: YOURSELF
Reference: LIFE
I am God.
Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help.
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved... but in My time, not yours.
Saving the Flag
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