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- Gifts of the Heart
- In this hustle-bustle world we live in it's so much easier to charge something on a credit card rather than give a gift of the heart. And gifts of the heart are especially needed during the...
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- Grandpa's Valentine
- I was the only family member living close by， so I received the initial call from the nursing home. Grandpa was failing rapidly. I should come. There was nothing to do but hold his hand. "I love yo...
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- A Perfect Mistake
- Grandpa Nybakken loved life ―― especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times， his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he feigned innocent surprise， exclaiming， "...
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- A Guy Named Bill
- His name was Bill. He had wild hair， wore a T-shirt with holes in it， blue jeans and no shoes. In the entire time I knew him I never once saw Bill wear a pair of shoes. Rain， sleet or snow， Bill w...
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- The Tablecloth
- A young minister had been called to serve at an old church that at one time had been a magnificent edifice in a wealthy part of town. Now the area was in a state of decline and the church was...
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- The Rich Family
- I'll never forget Easter 1946. I was fourteen， my little sister， Ocy， was twelve and my older sister， Darlene， was sixteen. We lived at home with our mother， and the four of us knew what it was to d...
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- Just One Wish
- Fox River gave life to the country town of Colby Point， for the road and the river ran alongside one another. Colby Point was really the name of a road that crept between the hills and valleys...
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- These Things I Wish for You
- We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren， I'd know better. I'd really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-ma...
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- Watching Me Go
- The crayoned picture shows a first-grade boy with shoebox arms， stovepipe legs and tears squirting like melon seeds. The carefully printed caption reads， "I am so sad." It is my son Brendan's dr...
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- Anna Mae's Honor
- Can it really be thirty years since I received the last of the payments from Annie Mae？ I find myself thinking about them more often as I approach my sixtieth birthday. Something about closing the...
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- The Pickle Jar
- As far back as I can remember， the large pickle jar sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed， Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the...
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- Steal What
- This story took place several years ago， when our boys were about eight years old. It was the first game of the season， and the first game in which the boys began pitching. I went out to discuss...
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- The Good Side of Fear
- I had the chance to sit down at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego with Joe Montana before he went onto the field with the San Francisco 49ers against Denver in Super Bowl XXIV （1989）。 We didn't...
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- Encouraging Words
- Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the "shoulders" he's standing on， the heritage he's been given. That's what happened when a young man， the son of a star baseball...
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- Late for School
- All my life， I've had this recurring dream that causes me to wake up feeling strange. In it， I am a little girl again， rushing about， trying to get ready for school. "Hurry， Gin， you'll be late f...
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- Love Notes
- From the time each of my children started school， I packed their lunches. And in each lunch I packed， I included a note. Often written on a napkin， the note might be a thank you for a special mom...
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- We Are Not Alone
- After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack on the tennis court， my world crashed around me. My six children were 10， nine， eight， six， three and 18 months， and I was overwhelmed with the res...
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- The Magic Bat
- You may be disappointed if you fail， but you are doomed if you don't try. - Beverly Sills Harry is every coach's dream kid： He shows up for every practice early， stays late and is enthusiastic...
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- Ron
- Ron was a fifteen-year-old teenager， a tenth-grade student at Granger High School. It was game day， and he was the only sophomore suiting up with the varsity team. Excitedly， he invited his mothe...
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- A Child's Blessing
- A couple invited some people to dinner. At the table， the mother turned to her six-year-old daughter and asked her to say the blessing. "I wouldn't know what to say，" she replied. "Just say what...
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- It Takes a Special Man to Fill a Stepfather's Shoes
- With Father's Day coming up， it's occurred to me that this country is missing a holiday， Stepfather's Day. If anyone deserves a special day， it's these brave souls who've had t...
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- HUMOR THEM
- One of the requirements of every commencement speaker is that they offer some advice. Well， get ready， It here it comes. Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all...
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- Who You Are Makes A Difference
- A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar， California， she c...
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- An Act of Kindness for a Broken Heart……
- My husband， Hanoch， and I wrote a book Acts of Kindness： How to Create a Kindness Revolution， which has generated much interest across America. This story was shared with us by an anonymous caller...
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- The Plum Pretty Sister
- Justin was a climber. By one and a half， he had discovered the purple plum tree in the backyard， and its friendly branches became his favorite hangout. At first he would climb just a few feet...
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