A man goes to the doctor and complains that his wife can’t hear him. “How bad is it?” the doctor asks. “I have no idea.” the husband says. “Well, please test her. Stand 20 feet away from her and say something. If she doesn’t hear you, get closer and say the same thing. Keep moving … Read more
When my parents divorced, the world I knew split clean down the middle. Everyone kept asking who I wanted to live with, as if a child could simply choose between two hearts. In the end, I stayed with my dad. He cooked my favorite meals, drove me to school, and always made sure I felt … Read more
When my parents divorced, the world I knew split clean down the middle. Everyone kept asking who I wanted to live with, as if a child could simply choose between two hearts. In the end, I stayed with my dad. He cooked my favorite meals, drove me to school, and always made sure I felt … Read more
When God created the donkey, he said: “As a donkey, you’ll work day and night, and you’ll carry on your back heavy baggage. You’ll eat grass and you’ll have low IQ. You’ll be living for 50 years.” “But my God, 50 years is a lot of time for that kind of life! Give me only … Read more
As I sit in a quiet corner of an airport coffee shop, staring at a cup of coffee I’m too shaken to drink, I keep trying to understand how something as simple as a seat assignment could blow my entire marriage apart. Yet here I am—wondering how blind I’ve been all this time. It began … Read more
When Father Michael is conducting a funeral service for a woman, he notices an oddly shaped birthmark on her neck, exactly like his own. What comes next is a journey of self-discovery through the grieving process. Will Father Michael get the answers he so desperately wants to find? The cathedral was silent, veiled in the … Read more
The night my father told me to leave still sits in my memory like a bruise that never fully faded. I was seventeen, terrified, and three months pregnant with a future I had no idea how to handle. When I finally gathered the courage to tell him, I expected shouting or disappointment—something loud, something fiery. … Read more
1.Little Johnny gets a loan Little Johnny was being questioned by the teacher during an arithmetic lesson. ”If you had eleven dollars and I asked you for a loan of six dollars, how much would you have left?” said the teacher. Little Johnny replied ”eleven dollars”. ”Why eleven?” the teacher said. ”You may ask for … Read more
1.Little Johnny gets a loan Little Johnny was being questioned by the teacher during an arithmetic lesson. ”If you had eleven dollars and I asked you for a loan of six dollars, how much would you have left?” said the teacher. Little Johnny replied ”eleven dollars”. ”Why eleven?” the teacher said. ”You may ask for … Read more
My parents abandoned me the moment I told them I was pregnant at sixteen. One minute I had a home—strict, cold, but still a home—and the next I was standing on the front porch with a small backpack and nowhere to go. I felt like the whole world had turned its back on me. I … Read more
