The Angels

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion’s guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard...

Don’t We All?

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no...

Italvino & Diva Poss : Til Death Do Us Part

When Italvino and Diva Poss said their vows of “Til death do us part,” they meant it. And if they ever told each other, “ I can’t live without you,” they meant that too. This story of love all began in 1948 at a dance, where the couple met, and they have been together...

Reach!

I got a call today … a message on my answering machine. “This is Mrs. Smith. You don’t know me. I’m Kevin’s mother. Please call me about Kevin.” Kevin… a marvelously multi-talented young man I met in a coffee shop in Texas. We...

Just Finished Dinner

We just finished our dinner and I’d gone into the den and to turn on the Television. She walked in and kissed me on the cheek like a million times before and she said, “Honey I know it’s late, but if you don’t mind, my shopping’s gotten a...

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her...