Here’s a Change of Pace on Thanksgiving Dinner with Friends!
Intro Usually we think of Thanksgiving Dinner as a time shared with our family. Sometimes we include members of our extended families from distant places and that makes the occasion even more special. Thanksgiving is also a time (in the U.S, anyway) of remembering the origins of our country – the Pilgrims who suffered greatly […]
Continue readingWhat’s Important About Your Family?
Measuring the Value of Family We don’t always need a familiar language to communicate the value of family. Sometimes we do need to remember what is and is not important about it. This video was produced for Petronas, the Malaysian Energy Company, and shown on television as a “good will” commercial. The video builds to […]
Continue readingI’m Enough! – What Do YOU See When YOU Look in the Mirror?
Update! The Mrs band has moved very successfully beyond its initial 2014 start which is described in the post below. The band has released an album titled simply the Mrs and has produced a music video featuring one of its popular singles – In the Blink of an Eye. The band’s website has much more […]
Continue readingSee What Happened When Teacher Nancy Flexer Retired – and Get A Kleenex
Intro There is a website and also a YouTube Channel with the name SoulPancake (how it got this strange name I don’t know) that features a variety of interesting, creative and uplifting videos for all ages that are well worth watching. Check it out at: http://soulpancake.com/ and on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/soulpancake One of the featured […]
Continue readingJUST A CLOVE – a Short Story from Precious Memories by Lynn Stannard
As a young bride, I decided to try cooking beef stew for my dear husband. I carefully followed the directions in the cookbook. The stew cooked all afternoon. He would be so pleased. I knew he liked it. After the stew had been cooking for a couple hours, I checked the cookbook instructions again. […]
Continue readingBut You Didn’t – A Poignant True Story With an Subtle Allegorical Message.
But You Didn’t is an illustrated true story that traces a series of events and milestones for two people, a boy, and a girl, through the entirety of their lives. And if you “have eyes to see and ears to hear” as the prophet Isaiah says, you may see an allegory of the Christian gospel […]
Continue readingI’m the Mommy of This Place- A Catchy Mother’s Day Song – Don’t Miss it!
I’m the Mommy of This Place Here is a new and catchy way to see how valuable Mommies are “in this place”. It may all look like frustrating hard work but at the end of the video it all seems worth it! See if you agree, Mommy. A Personal Note As the husband […]
Continue readingAm I Invisible? Doesn’t anyone see me here?
Am I Invisible is a video of a “typical wife and mother” speaking to a (large?) group of women. She speaks very well. She starts lightly complaining when she is ignored by her children. She turns up her distress when she is “invisible” to her husband. Well, I don’t want to give it all away, so […]
Continue readingI Like Giving – Soccer Balls
I Like Giving is an organization with a website that is dedicated to “inspire the world to live generously through stories”. Its a great website so be sure to check it out at the link given below. Every time we give, a story begins. I Like Giving exists to inspire the world to live generously […]
Continue readingNick Magnotti Dying of Cancer – Extraordinary Video to His Daughter (and us)
Nick Magnotti is a 27 year old new father who has been battling cancer for over 2 years. The cancer originated in his appendix and spread throughout his abdominal cavity, despite many efforts to curb the cancer’s aggressive nature. Through all the treatments, multiple surgeries, intense heated intra-peritoneal chemotherapy treatments, seventeen rounds of systemic chemo […]
Continue readingA Hug That Helped Change Medicine
Seventeen years ago a set of twin girls was born prematurely and their survival was thought be questionable for an indefinite period of time. Their birth weight was 2 lbs each.
Continue readingTo Read When You’re Alone
Mike Staver The most courageous leaders look to Michael Staver for the inspiration and strategies they need to fight the battles they face. Michael Staver provides keynotes as well as coaching, consulting, and training programs that help every member of your team achieve amazing results. With a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a bachelor’s […]
Continue reading“Oooohh, I wish I were rich!” – Will You Know When You Are?
Courtesy of Inspire21.com By Jaye Lewis We prowled through the second hand bookstore, the day after Christmas, just my husband, Louie, our daughters, Jenny and Helen, and me. This was a precious time for us, because we would be splitting up as a family, again, in just a couple of days. It had been a […]
Continue readingIce Cream is Good For the Soul Sometimes
Courtesy of rogerknapp.com Ice Cream is Good For the Soul Sometimes Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you […]
Continue readingIce Cream Comb Story
Courtesy of Inspire21.com By Rick Beneteau She was three. Just released from a far-away hospital after life threatening brain surgery, ready to take on the world again. I was happy just to have her back. My little “Mr. Clean” (shaven head and hoop earrings) and me driving along to our local mall. Hanging out […]
Continue readingThey say “What Goes Around Comes Around.” Does it Really?
Courtesy of www.inspirationalstories.eu A man was driving his car when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He saw that she needed help. So he stopped his Pontiac near her Mercedes and got out. He smiled while he was approaching her, still she was worried, as nobody had stopped […]
Continue readingHow Many Marbles Do You Have?
Courtesy of www.rogerknapp.com The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, of maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks […]
Continue reading9 Dads Who Dominate At Parenting
IntroThese 9 dads each have a special knack for parenting their little ones.For some of them, it’s their innovative approach to a parenting task.For others, its more about what the little one does with, or to dad that is the highlight.They are all funny. So enjoy! I hope you had a laugh or two or […]
Continue readingMelanie Pritchard, Clinically Dead Brought Back by God or the Doctors?
IntroMelanie Pritchard was clinically dead when she delivered her daughter by emergency C Section – no heartbeat and no breathing on her own.Her husband, Doug, was told that she was unlikely to survive and that family members should be gathered to say farewell to the unconscious new mom on life support.Melanie did survive as you […]
Continue readingStephanie Nielson – Severe Burn Victim’s Inspiring Story Revisited
I have revisited an earlier post to make the story and media compatible with my new WordPress theme. The post has been one of my most popular. I hope you enjoy this “new and improved” version. IntroThis is an amazing story. It chronicles the devastating injury to a young wife and mother, Stephanie Nielson, who […]
Continue readingDo You Crave Inspiration? Let Conner and Cayden Do It!
His father tells how the doctors advised he and his wife to institutionalize Cayden as he would be severely limited and would be a great burden on their family.
Continue readingThe Girl in the Window – CBN.com
The Girl in the Window and the Concerned Neighbor Danielle’s life was very likely saved when a neighbor of the reclusive female adult occupant of the decrepit house thought she had seen the face of a young girl in the window, after never seeing a child in the house for nearly 7 years. […]
Continue readingCarl and Ellie and Life
This is my Valentine post this year. I can’t think of any better way to show how a fulfilling life together can get started, move through the major events of a wonderful love relationship and finally come to a close. Its not giddy or trite cartoon. Its a creative way to look at a […]
Continue readingDying Country Singer Joey Feek and Cancer, Death Where is thy Sting?
Intro Joey Feek, 40 yr old country singer, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer in May, 2014. After aggressive treatment involving surgery, chemo and radiation she was recently told her condition would take her life. With more aggressive and very unpleasant treatment, her life might be prolonged 6 to 9 months. Joey […]
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