Today wasn’t a typical Friday. I had to take my son, a junior in high school, to the rehearsal for graduation because he was the honor guard for his department. On my way back, I also wanted to return some items at Office Depot that I forgot to return the day before. In short, I … [ Read more… ]
One day I got a text from a former coach of my daughter’s basketball team at church. He is African-American and he goes on missionary trips to Africa periodically. He wanted to know if I have eight computers that his brother David can take to Ghana and build a computer lab. I gave him some … [ Read more… ]
In the summer of 2014, Mommy finally got her new car to replace her 15-year-old Toyota Corolla! A few weeks later, the license plate came. Normally it’s not a big deal since it’s not a customized plate, but for some reason we were excited and opened the envelope together as a family. It was the … [ Read more… ]
This is a submitted story. The author wishes to remain anonymous. I work in a high-stress place in a financial institution, and the only way I can deal with the stress and carry on with my work, other than praying, is Thai boxing. I have been doing that for two years and I look forward … [ Read more… ]
My beloved Grandma died after a months-long fight with lung cancer. I was just 17 and this was the first time I experienced the passing of someone close to me. My heart was broken and I was angry at God. There are many evil people in this world, and so why did He let my … [ Read more… ]
Because of a bank error, I ended up with two separate credit card accounts with the same bank. If I’m not careful, I would make the payment to the wrong account and incur finance charges and fees. One day, I found out that I had done that again and missed the payment on one of … [ Read more… ]