I’m a physical therapist, and I work with a little kid (let’s call him Mark), and Mark has a condition called athetoid cerebral palsy. This condition makes him move his arms and legs and trunk and head in a writhing, wormlike fashion. And he is unable to...
“Mary, who’s at the door? Put that ointment away and answer the door!” Martha yelled from the kitchen. “I always have to answer the door,” Mary muttered under her breath. Martha gets to spend as much time in the kitchen as she wants, but I spend a few minutes mixing...
If you’ve ever gone out to a restaurant with a group of people, perhaps you’ve encountered this scenario. Dinner is over, the table has been cleared, and the server comes and asks if anyone wants dessert. The truth is — of course you want dessert! The cheesecake is...
Today’s article is a testimony by the late Sister Patricia (Tish) Palensar from the Pinetop-Lakeside Branch, Arizona. We’ve phrased it in first-person to preserve how she told it in her own words. This is a story she’d repeat from time to time over...
Doesn’t it feel great to be “invited”? From being welcomed into a childhood kickball game, to being included at a birthday party, to being asked to participate in an important project, or being accepted to a desired college…it is a moral boost to receive an...
This excursion was going to be one of the highlights of my family’s trip to the beautiful country of Austria. We had purchased tickets to The Sound of Music tour, and today was the day we had eagerly anticipated. How excited we were to visit the glorious baroque...
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