The dangerous beast. That’s what the boy called the young man. In his imagination, he went into the jungle and stood up to the dangerous beast. And he always won. Born in El Salvador, Marco Flores was a toddler when his father abandoned his family. When he was three, his mother left him in the… Continue reading the dangerous beast
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Christmas miracle
When most people think of a Christmas miracle, they think of angels and a baby born in a manger. Each December, one grateful mother thinks of the miracle sixteen years ago that changed the life of her infant son. Three months earlier, Cindy Hval’s son had been born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A CDH… Continue reading Christmas miracle
Helping Creatures Great and Small
Car collisions with motorcycles happen all the time.That doesn’t, however, make things easier for those involved in them. How would you handle the aftermath of a car collision in which a motorcyclist died? One 12-year-old boy from Suffolk County, England, began helping others after this happened to him. He began his own animal hospital for… Continue reading Helping Creatures Great and Small
Finding Their Home
Have you ever looked back on opportunities and realized that you missed out on something that could have been? Because they left their old life in a small suburb outside of Buffalo, New York, to begin a new one in Ireland, Debra Kelly and her husband can say that has not happened to them. And… Continue reading Finding Their Home
love never ends
Anna Bozman Thompson loves her children. In an unusual turn of events, she discovered that one of her children, Lake, has a deep love for her and the rest of his family. In fact, his love never ends. Why is this unusual? Six months earlier, Lake died of leukemia. In October, Anna Bozman married her… Continue reading love never ends
miracle on the beach
A prized family possession, a stranger and a miracle on the beach that renewed one man’s faith in the decency of mankind. Tim Butcher, a Briton living in Cape Town, received the call no one wants to receive. His father had died. The call set into motion events that began with sadness at… Continue reading miracle on the beach
Enduring the Red Devil
They call it the Red Devil. It is red in color and highly toxic. This is Wendy Ann Mitchell’s story of enduring the Red Devil, a grueling treatment for a rare and aggressive type of cancer called Metaplastic Carcinoma; only one percent of women are diagnosed with this type of cancer. Her cancer is also… Continue reading Enduring the Red Devil
a childhood of pain led her to help abused animals
Sometimes, something wonderful comes from something sad. Going to school, playing with friends, becoming a little more independent, asking for hugs and kisses at home but shunning them in public – that’s what most 10 year old children do. Instead, Jenny Brown lived with pain, debilitating chemotherapy treatments, and the fear that comes with a… Continue reading a childhood of pain led her to help abused animals
Healed Through Journal Writing
Is there a connection between psychological events and recurring health problems? Can you be healed through journal writing? The answer to both questions is yes. Jenny Patton suffered from Crohn’s Disease. Her weight dropped to 90 pounds because she was unable to digest food normally. She found little satisfaction in her job and snapped at… Continue reading Healed Through Journal Writing
He is Called a Butterfly Boy
He is called a Butterfly Boy. Imagine you are about to meet him. He walks into a room. You stare at him. You look away. You look again. Questions run through your mind. What do I say? Should I say something? Do I walk away? Do I say hello? What do I do? Now imagine… Continue reading He is Called a Butterfly Boy
Love Letters
Love letters. We love to get them. They make us feel special. Many times we tuck them away in a special place to savor them again, enjoying the way they make us feel loved and appreciated. One woman makes her living writing love letters. They are not romantic, passionate letters written for couples. She writes… Continue reading Love Letters
Words of Passion in a Bottle
“Water is life, just as you are life to me.” They are words of passion, but they were not relayed in a way one would expect, over candlelight at a romantic restaurant. Instead, these words of passion were part of a letter found in a bottle floating in the Mediterranean Sea, along with another letter,… Continue reading Words of Passion in a Bottle