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One Sunday a couple gets ready for church. The wife observes her husband is not ready as they are finishing breakfast. Why are you not dressed for church? She presses the question. Simple, he says. No way am I going. Naturally curious, she asks, “Why not?” I have three excellent reasons, he says. The cathedral…
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The narrative of a father and son reveals a story of love, suffering, and atonement with difficult choices and surprising results. Both battle the hurt of the past and look for their own way to healing in the middle of emotional highs and lows and a desire for forgiveness. I married my ex-wife when we…
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Have you ever encountered something so strange that it sends shivers down your spine? Well, imagine the feeling of a group of tourists who stumbled upon a remarkable sight that left them both fearful and fascinated. This spine-chilling discovery happened as they were enjoying a leisurely day by the river, and when they saw it,…
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Up until Richard’s unexplained disappearance one day, Sally and Richard had a happy marriage. Years passed while she searched nonstop for him, and Sally suffered greatly. Sally battled remorse over the thought of moving on even if other men showed interest in her. Richard had her heart. Putting all into her engineering job, Sally progressed…
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Acting quickly, I consoled and reassured our daughter at this significant life turning point. He stepped forward without thinking, loving and caring for her like he would for his own child even though he was not her biological father. As I hurried home from work, my daughter and husband were deep in conversation in the…
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H – “Hello?” W – “Honey, it’s me. Are you at the club?” H – “Yes.” W – “Great! I am at the mall two blocks from where you are. I just saw a beautiful mink coat. It’s absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?” H – “What’s the price?” W – “Only $1,500.00.” H –…
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It’s terrible to get divorced, but sometimes it’s just not possible to avoid it. For today’s main character, getting a divorce was the only way to save herself and her children. In a letter to us, a woman named Meghan poured out her heart and complained that she had to work hard to support her…
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There are times when we think we know our partner better than anyone else, but just a few months or even years into the relationship, one discovery can rock our world. This is exactly what happened to the people in this collection. They were shocked and sometimes broken when they found out a big and…
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Funeral customs can be ornate and expensive, therefore two progressive Italian designers, Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel, presented the ground-breaking Capsula Mundi idea. Their creative idea is to place the dead within a biodegradable capsule that is shaped like a foetus, therefore creating a supportive environment for a tree to develop. Above the capsule, instead…
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Heartbreakingly, a son’s neglect of his mother results in deep regret and an important lesson in family duty. Overcome by the rigors of life, the son unwillingly put his mother in a nursing facility after his father passed away, and he visited her rarely. But he hurried to her side when he got a depressing…