A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to...
When I was 14 years old (same age as my daughter is today), my Mom and I didn't have money for a Christmas dinner, much less gifts. I knew she was sad about it and I was determined we wouldn't let it get us down. Homemade gifts are nice but I wasn't very imaginative...
As the Christmas season of 1996 was quickly approaching, I wasn't listening to Christmas carols, decorating the house or baking Christmas cookies.As a matter of fact, I dreaded Christmas.Two months earlier, my father's doctor informed us that Daddy probably wouldn't...
My first Christmas being married and oh talk about poor. I was laid off from the plant in February after being married in January and could not find a job for six months. When I found my next job, it paid less than one half of what I was making and to top matters off,...
When I was in my early elementary school years, our family used to take a long summer vacation each year to a peaceful little town called Ashland, located in the state of Oregon. The reason for this vacation was so that my Dad could work on the horse ranch that he and...
The man, whose coat is torn and tattered,Hangs his head over what he's become.He's lost everything that ever mattered,Can't even remember where he's from.The widow, or abandoned wife,Has bills she just can't pay.Her children deserve a better lifeThan the one they live...
"According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments." - Ezra 2:69In the summer of 1959, Robert Hill was a 13-year-old boy living in Italy. His father was a sergeant in the United...