Malyk Bonnet was going home and passed a bus stop where a man and woman were arguing. He could see the fear in her eyes and made a decision. He chatted up the guy who asked for money for bus tickets. Malyk decided to buy them both bus tickets and lie and say he was …
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A True Story by Mary Bartels Bray Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out-patients at the clinic. One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at …
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A True Story of Appreciation
It happens every Friday evening, almost without fail, when the sun resembles a giant orange and is starting to dip into the blue ocean. Old Ed comes strolling along the beach to his favorite pier. Clutched in his bony hand is a bucket of shrimp.
Thanksgiving
"Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness." -- Charles R. Swindoll
"We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count." -- Neil A. Maxwell
"Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness." -- Robert Casper Lintner