June 2010
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Monica Is Moved By...Love Dance
I was at an American Legion dinner (in West Virginia) on New Year’s Eve. There was a country band playing and my husband and I were just down the table from a very elderly couple. I don’t know what song started to play, but the gave each other a meaningful look, got up simultaneously, and he led her to the dance floor. They spent that entire song and several more lovingly in each...
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Charlotte Is Moved By...The Journey Back From...
Many such moments are very personal - maybe too much so - to share. Here are mine. You decide:
My second son’s brave and funny, heart breaking, heart healing journey back from alcoholism. He’s 4 years sober now, building a life that gives him joy and self-respect
The singing of the choir in my old church- a genuine Black gospel choir, singing from the soles of their feet up. They...
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Brandon Is Moved By...Couples That Find True...
As I’ve aged, I’ve observed the life cycle of many marriages and relationships. Very few of these relationships are happy ones. It pains me to realize that even my own parents, though they love each other, do not share the quality of which I speak. I can’t describe it, but I always know it when I see it. It’s elusive and magical and the only similarity that carries over from one couple to...
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Will Is Moved By...The Miracle of His Daughter,...
Lucy was born with a congenital heart defect that required open heart surgery to correct. At four days old, she triumphed over more than most grown men ever face when doctors opened her chest, removed her heart, repaired it, and placed it back inside her. In the two years since, she’s grown into the strongest, most beautiful little girl.
Still, I can’t help but see a shadow of the...
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Teresa Is Moved By...Quiet Kindnesses
I worked for a veterinarian who once let an older woman leave his clinic without paying for the services for her dog received. He made no fuss; he knew that dog meant everything to her and she couldn’t afford the visit. He didn’t know I witnessed this moment; he probably would have been embarrassed simply because it wasn’t the kind of thing he liked to announce. He was a man of...