After Grandma Patty’s passing, life grew hollow, her absence like a silence that swallowed all warmth. She left one last wish: to clean the photo on her headstone a year after she passed. I finally…

Parrot is asked how he views himself. I fell out of my chair at his answer! Most people think parrots are really gifted mimics.   Yes, some of them are basically like feathered tape recorders.…

Rosa, standing on her parents’ doorstep, took a deep breath, trying to prepare herself. She had a box of her mom’s favorite chocolates in her hand, something she always brought along during her visits. She…

On a chilly November night, construction worker Greg noticed a woman at the train station, holding a child and looking desperate. She asked for help to buy a ticket, saying she just needed to get…

When my neighbors dumped their rotting Halloween leftovers on my lawn, they thought they’d make me clean up their mess. But after years of their petty antics, I decided it was time for a little…

At 33, and after being with James for so long, I thought I knew everything about my husband. We've been married for four years, and in the beginning, we were on the same page about…

Steve Walton was far from thrilled when his butler told him that Pastor Morris was waiting to see him. He was tired after a long flight from Singapore and in no mood for the man’s…

It was an ordinary day when I sent my husband this picture, showing me with our neighbor’s horse. I didn’t think much of it. I’d been helping out at the stables for a while, and…