Teddy’s letter came today and now that I’ve read it, I will place it in my cedar chest with the other things that are important to my life.
“I wanted you to be the first to know.”
I smiled as I read the words he had written and my heart welled with a pride that I had [...]
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Three Letters From Teddy
The Meanest Mother In The World
I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs or toast. When others had cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different than the other kids’ also.
But at least, I wasn’t [...]
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Parents Certainly Are Misunderstood!
You thought you were happily smiling at your child from a hard stadium seat or a hot packed auditorium, but your child looked at your face and saw approval of him and joy in what he was doing.
You thought that you were just patting him on the back or on the head, or just ruffling [...]
Ice Cream For The Soul
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 more if mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and [...]
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The Tattooed Stranger
He was kind of scary. He sat there on the grass with his cardboard sign, his dog (actually his dog was adorable) and tattoos running up and down both arms and even on his neck. His sign proclaimed him to be “stuck and hungry” and to please help.
I’m a sucker for anyone needing help. My [...]
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