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A Letter To My Savior
Dear Savior From Up Above, Hey. How are you? I realize it's been a while, but I just wanted to let you know that I have something to share with you...You must understand once and for all just how remarkable and unique you are, and how your incredible set of talents distinguishes you from everyone else. It's almost heartbreaking to see how naive you are of what a wonderful soul you happen to be. That is why I am writing you this letter of gratitude. Even when you didn't have to be, you were there. You didn't have to speak to me...you could have just ignored me like the rest of them. You could've looked at me as if I weren't a human being, or you could've cut me down even more than I was before. You could have despised me because I'm strange...but you didn't. You helped, supported, chatted with, and befriended me, and that’s something I'll be eternally grateful for. I hope we can stay friends forever.
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Families
Lonely at the top
My aunt is a barn owl. Not literally, of course. That’d be weird (and I’d probably have a larger head, flatter face and feathers protruding out of my butt, given the genetic link we share).
By Michael Halloran4 years ago in Families
Dear You...
Dear heros and sheros, I am thankful for you. Being kind and selfless, helping the way you... I wanted to say to say thanks using more than verbal words spoken out loud, I settled on a poem to start off and finish in a letter, words written down.
By Latoya Giles 4 years ago in Families
Thank You, Gabriella
It's been months since I last heard your voice... 4 years since I've held you in my arms. I want to begin by letting you know that I'm sorry I let you down. The last 4 years have amounted to the biggest failure of my entire life. I've lost out on so much time with you and I'll never get it back. Gabriella, I also need you to know how much I've missed you. Don't think for a second that I've gone a single day without thinking about you at least twice. The final thing I want you to know is thank you. This may be hard for you to understand but I owe you my life. I had to go through something that changed my life forever. Something that could've taken me out of the game for good. It could've... but it didn't and the reason for that is you.
By Carlos Guerra4 years ago in Families
Smells like forgiveness
Forgiveness can seem elusive, confusing, and counterintuitive. At some point in my life, I understood forgiveness as letting the person who hurt us know we were okay with what they did to us. This led me to feel conflicted about the concept of simply letting something go to avoid holding someone accountable for their actions. This stuck until it was time for me to forgive someone for what they had done to me.
By Carrie Principe4 years ago in Families
The Biggest Risk I've Ever Taken
It was a big risk and it was a dumb risk, thinking back on it! Who but a naïve 17-year-old would have left her native land alone to work as a nanny in another country?
By Shirley Ann Parker4 years ago in Families
View from the big red chair
It was not my first choice for spending my weeks leading up to Christmas. No, to be brutally honest I’d have loved to have been on the beach or swimming in the lagoon in Rarotonga. But it wasn’t to be. At that point in time, it was all down to money and getting time off. Not for me, my wife. Me, I was semi-retired at that point – almost unemployable. At least that’s how it felt.
By Keith Mole4 years ago in Families
Better
When I was a brand new father, filled with tremendous love in my heart for this little being squeezing my finger so tightly, I remember promising myself that this days-old baby would live a better life than me.
By Ken4 years ago in Families
Not Gonna Happen
Dear Psycho, Sorry to burst your bubble but no one cares how you feel. Guess what? The world does not revolve around you. You have successfully ruined relationships with 2 of your 4 children. You have treated us badly for the last time. Stop throwing yourself a pity party. You are a grown-ass adult. It is not my job to take care of you when you're sick. I don't see you helping me when I'm sick. And I have to get up and take care of a child.
By Jasmine Harris4 years ago in Families
To The Man Who Stayed
Dear Brad, My father abandoned my mother, my sister and I before I was even born. I never met him, or even seen his face. All I have of the other half of my DNA is a name and how other people tell me I look like him.
By Anna Miller4 years ago in Families
Grandma's Dinner Rolls
This article is dedicated to my family. Introduction As the holiday season approaches, I reminiscence. My collection of memories has become very vivid this time of year.
By Dr Deborah M Vereen4 years ago in Families
Why The Term 'Maternal Instinct' Hurts Men and Women
Let's time travel back to about 3 years ago. It's 3:00 am. My daughter's hunger cries wake me up. I get up, trudge over to her crib, pick her up and yawn.
By Katharine Chan4 years ago in Families