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How Daughter Is Sure Mother With Alzheimer’s Will Get The Last Laugh
How could I laugh? How could I not? Laughing with my friend and neighbor, Pat. For the last couple of years, she has posted stories on Facebook about Momma Jane. Her 91-year-old mother who is living...
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Grandma’s Accidental Thanksgiving Invitee Welcomed Back For Seconds
Thanksgiving at grandma’s house. A tradition as American as the holiday itself. Grandmas want everyone around their table. The more the merrier. Which is why this story makes so much sense. Jamal...
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Beloved Grandma Leaves Holiday Treasure For Grieving Family Who Miss Her So
Why now? Why do the holidays have to come now? Sure, I know, they come the same time every year. But some years, It sure seems it would be better if they didn’t come around....
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Why Our Family Holiday Card This Year Was Actually Fake News
It’s pathetic, really. Sure, it looks pleasant enough. This year’s family holiday card. I managed to herd all four family members. Everyone combed their hair. Put on a clean...
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Two Tiny Girls In Foster Care Inspire Wave Of Love And Kindness
Sisters Maddie and Bailey have spent the last few years in foster care. Their aunt, Lynn, has fought long and hard trying to get custody. She was constantly told she lived in the wrong county. After...
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A Grieving Stranger’s Handwritten Note Gives Birth To An Incredible Joyful...
Jamie Fontenot was grieving in a Louisiana hospital last month. Her beloved father had just passed away. What she did with that grief. What she took the time to do for a family she thought she’d never...
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The Honest Reason Why It’s Better We Are 500 Miles Apart On Our Anniversary
We won’t be together this anniversary. It makes perfect sense, actually. Things are working just as they are supposed to. In a world where often not much makes sense, This does. I need to remind myself...
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Stranger Gets Instant Grandma Status When She Takes In Dad And Newborn Baby...
What does it take to be a grandma? A kind heart and a child to love make for a great start. That’s what Joy Ringhofer knows. She’s a volunteer at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. That’s...
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The Joy Of Losing A Job I Have Loved So Very Much
It appears I’m losing my job. A job I’ve loved very much. A job I dreamed of getting for years. Even though I knew I was the least worthy person in the world. I didn’t have an ice cube in the desert’s...
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CBS Sunday Morning Debut: A Mother’s Day Card For My Daughter’s First Mother
Thank you, CBS Sunday Morning, for the chance to be on your incredible program! Such a thrill to hear Jane Pauley introduce my piece. This is about dreams coming true in ways you don’t expect. About...
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Golden Buzzer Moment For Father Son Duo Reminds Us We Are The Lucky Ones
I watched this Golden Buzzer moment on “Britain’s Got Talent” YouTube channel and thought, “This.” This is what I need. This might be what you need this weekend. Odd to feature a father-son duo on...
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The One Who Cured The Worst Pity Party Of My Life
This week I have the story of one lucky girl. A story that starts with a pathetic pity party. Mine. On a Sunday night, long ago. What is it about Sunday nights? How they...
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Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Becomes A First Time Mom Adopting Baby Girl
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser knows big things are possible. After all, she became mayor of the city she grew up in. At the age of 45, she had never married or had kids. Last year, she decided she...
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Rescue Dog Becomes Best Friends With Man With Dementia
You won’t find this treatment for dementia in the medical books. Yet, there is no question that a little rescue dog is making a huge difference in the life of Mandy Looney‘s father. When a matted, beat...
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NFL Player Marquise Goodwin Surprises Mom And Disabled Sister With A New House
NFL rising star Marquise Goodwin knows how to score. On the football field and in life. Soon after Goodwin signed a new contract with the San Francisco 49’ers he ran out and bought a new house for his...
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Retiring Cop Surprised And Overwhelmed By Son As He Radios In For The Last Time
Retiring police officer Duane Ledoux has made a career out of being a cop. After more than 32 years serving on the Southbridge, Massachusetts Police Department, Ledoux radioed in for the last time...
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How Your Kid’s Back To School Photo Can Earn Them A College Scholarship
That back to school photo you’re posting of your adorable kid might be worth more than the many likes you’re getting from friends and family on Facebook. It just might win your kid a $2,000 college...
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Firefighters Feed Family’s Pet Fish After Carr Fire Forces Evacuation
Father Feared He’d Have To Tell Daughter Grant, The Beta Fish, Didn’t Survive A certain pet fish and one very grateful family are hailing firefighters in Northern California. Cal Fire shared on Twitter...
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WWII Dog Tags Of Pulitzer Prize Winner’s Father Found
Dog Tags Of David Kennerly’s Father Found In An Old Desk In Portland Jordan Felo and his wife didn’t think they were buying dog tags. They thought they were buying an antique desk. But when a...
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How Five Brothers Overwhelm Their Sister On Her Wedding Day Will Have You...
Trying to make up for the absence of their late father Kaley West’s brothers knew their sister would be missing out on a huge dream as part of her wedding. She wouldn’t be able to have the traditional...
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