Yesterday my friend of 43 years and I were out shopping.  It was rather windy and as soon as we pulled into our parking space she exclaimed “Oh, no!”, jumped out of the vehicle and chase a run-away shopping cart that was headed for the… Read full story

Same time every evening.  The jingle of keys outside the door, the key in the door, the door swinging open. 

“I’m home!”

Drop everything – model car parts, guinea pig, homework – whatever, just drop it and run!  A sprint down the hall, around… Read full story

I’m retired, so I have time to take my dogs for long walks around my neighborhood.  I always have bags for cleaning up after them, but unfortunately other dog walkers aren’t so responsible.  If I see a deposit by another dog I will clean it… Read full story

Yesterday, as I was leaving work for the day, I noticed something in the bushes outside our office.  Imagine my surprise when I moved closer and found a social security card wrapped around the lower limbs of the bush.  I was very concerned of what… Read full story

Early in December 2007, My son and his wife had a darling baby girl.  My son’s wife became very ill and ended going back to the hospital for 3 weeks.  I was fortunate enough to have time off work to stay with my new granddaughter… Read full story

I am sitting at the last red light before pulling into the office parking lot.  Minding my own business, I am waiting for the light to change when I notice the vehicle in front of me has keys hanging out of the trunk lock.  I… Read full story

I was eight when I found myself trying to make sense of the foreign reflection staring back at me.  Years before, I had been diagnosed with Alopecia Areata an auto-immune condition that causes your hair to fall out.  But we remained optimistic until it became… Read full story

I have three short stories to share.

Generosity
I was in a drug store behind a woman buying general necessities for the personal self and infant formula. When the total came due she was one dollar short. As she looked to see which… Read full story

This happened a number of years ago in Birmingham, Michigan. I had driven an elderly friend to a doctor’s session. While there I was reading a newspaper when I heard a man come up to the receptionist and express that he needed to see a… Read full story

It was a Sunday afternoon in Wausau, Wis., recently and we were on our way to a funeral.  I was driving south to Schofield and on our way I noticed the car in front of us was leaning to the center line.  I closed the… Read full story