Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
If ever we needed a holiday that celebrates love it’s now. We don’t need chocolate, flowers, jewelry or cards (though all of those are nice). This Valentine’s Day, we just need love. We need the kind of love that inspires a young woman to sit with her elderly neighbor all night because the neighbor lives [...]
I drew a heart in the dust on my husband’s truck to celebrate love and kindness week. Others might fashion more elaborate Valentines, but I doubt any will be more sincere. The truck earned its grit honestly during some busy, challenging days. I think its passengers did too. I’d like to draw a big, ole [...]
I’m not sure what Neal Rabas wrote in the note he passed to his eighth-grade crush, but it must have been pretty good because she’s still smiling today. In fact, Neal and Amy Rabas, two of the smiliest people I know, will celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary in November. They have two grown children, Evan, [...]
He says her smile lights up a room. She loves his optimism, good looks and great singing voice. Together they have seen the “in sickness and in health” portion of their wedding vows challenged many times throughout their 13-year marriage, but Tori Thurston Burton and Jerry Burton still seize and share an impressive amount of [...]
By all accounts, Bob Abitz’s first love was racing. He even promptly broke up with his high school girlfriend when she told him he needed to choose between her and his race car. His next love, though, found him shortly thereafter and, for nearly 50 years, Bob’s devotion to his wife Lynn and the family [...]