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[Texican]

“Today I went to Dunkin’ Donuts and saw a clearly homeless guy sitting on the side of the road and picking up change. Eventually I saw him stroll into Dunkin, as he was counting his change to buy something I began to get super annoying and talked to him over and over again even when he didn’t really want to talk. Since he had maybe $1 in change I bought him a coffee and bagel and asked him to sit down with me.

He told me a lot about how people are usually very mean to him because he’s homeless, how drugs turned him into the person he hated, he lost his mom to cancer, he never knew his dad and he just wants to be someone his mom would be proud of (along with another hours worth of conversation.)

This lovely mans name was Chris and Chris was one of the most honest & sincere people I’ve ever met. After realizing I really need to get back to class Chris asked me to wait so he can write something down for me. Handing me a crumpled up receipt he apologized for having shaky hand writing, smiled, and left. I opened his note and this was it. ‘I wanted to kill myself today, because of u I now do not. Thank u, beautiful person.’ “

Credit: Casey Fischer
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Without realizing it, our kindness and actions can positively impact others. Well done.

Texican....

 

[Texican]

I don’t think dogs ever forget the people they loved who loved them back.

When I was a child our immediate neighbors got a Beagle mix puppy. They named her Audi, and we became best buddies. I played with her everyday.

When I turned eleven, we moved away.

About twelve years later I went back to visit. I was an adult now and Audi was grey around the muzzle. I could see the wheels turning. She didn’t fully recognize me, but she was comfortable with me. I took her for a walk and played with her while visiting my old neighbors. After a few hours we left for our hotel.

When we went back the next day, it was an entirely different story. Audi barreled towards me overcome with joy. It was the most exuberant, joyous dog greeting ever. She was shaking so badly her fur was flying. It actually concerned me a little. I have never seen a dog that excited.

Overnight, she had pieced together that the adult woman who came to visit was the little girl she used to play with. The recognition was there now. I could see it in her eyes. She kept looking at me and talking to me and lovin’ on me like she was so relieved I came back, and she had not missed her chance for a proper reunion.

Best buddies reunited!

I don’t have a photo of her, but I found one on Pinterest that is close.

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Our love is returned by our furr buddies even years later.

 

[Texican]

This photo of my dad. Dad was a millwright at a paper mill in my hometown. He had just finished an 8 hour shift in 90 degree temperatures, working inside dangerous, filthy, paper-making machinery. My car had stopped running, and when Dad got home from work the first thing he did, before changing clothes, bathing or eating, was to go right to work fixing my car.

His work was dangerous and physically difficult, but rather than take care of himself after getting home, his first thought was for family. For me.

How a man cares for those he loves is the true measure of his worth. Dad died in 2005 and I miss him every day.
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What dads do...

 

[Texican]

An elderly woman came into my station today and gave me $3 in change to put on her gas pump.

A police officer was standing behind her and happened to hear the amount and saw she was using a cane, struggling to walk back to her car. He went outside and told her to sit in the car as he would pump the gas for her. After a few minutes of getting to know one another, he realized she was really struggling and didn’t have any gas or money left. The $3 will only get her so far. He told her to hang tight- came inside and put another $20 out of his pocket. He went back and finished pumping and she told him her husband had recently passed away and she’s stuck paying all their bills and is behind every month. This $20 really helped her! She would of most likely ended up running out of gas. Nowadays there’s so much negativity towards police officers. No one respects them. We hear all the complaints and “bad” stories. I’m not saying every officer is perfect, I’m sure some are at fault at times. We all make mistakes- but we should all respect, appreciate, and thank them for what they do. Leaving your family every day to try and make sure everyone else’s is safe can be tough. Think about it- who do you call when you’re in danger? Who’s running in harm's way as you’re running away?

To all the men and women in blue, I THANK YOU for your service!"

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Mr. LEO, good job.

 

[Texican]

https://humanity.quora.com/

"To the man in line behind me at the Gainesville Target, who saw that after hitting my grocery budget limit I decided to put back my Pumpkin Spice candle and the makeup I had picked out,

You didn't know that I always save my stuff for last and usually end up putting it back. You didn't know that the two fussy kids I had with me, were only two out of four. You didn't know that I have postpartum depression from the youngest babe and that I use scent as a way to boost my mood. You didn't know that this week has been full of sick kids, parent-teacher conferences, and emergency dental visits and I was so looking forward to lighting that candle at nap time and just taking a minute to relax. Even without knowing that, you saw me. You saw me as a human, not just the mom in front of you that was distracted and going way too slow. You heard me say that I'd like to put those items back and you said you were getting them. You didn't take no for an answer. You told me I deserved it when I started to tear up. You, Sir, are the good in the world. You made my day, probably my week, and I WILL pay it forward. Thank you so much for your kind heart and words." Credit: Erin Bennett
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Kindness helps to cure lots of problems.

 

[Texican]

A son took his father to a restaurant to enjoy a delicious dinner. His father was quite old and therefore a little weak too.

While eating, food occasionally fell on his shirt and pants. The other guests watched the old man with their faces contorted in disgust, but his son remained calm.

After they both finished eating, the son, quietly helped his father and took him to the toilet. Cleaned food scraps from his crumpled face, and attempted to wash food stains from his clothes; graciously combed his gray hair and finally put on his glasses.

As he left the bathroom, a deep silence reigned in the restaurant. The son was ready to foot the bill, but before leaving, a man, also old, got up and asked the old man's son: 'Don't you think you left something here ? '

The young man replied: 'No, I did not leave anything.' Then the stranger said to him: 'You left a lesson here for every son, and a hope for every father! ”The whole restaurant was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop.

One of the greatest honors that exists, is being able to take care of those who have taken care of us too. Our parents and all those elders who sacrificed their lives, with all their time, money and effort for us, deserve our utmost respect.
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[Texican]

“I would like to take the time to introduce everyone to miss Parham. She is a 2-month-old beautiful baby girl. Last night, I was dispatched to a residence to a child choking, it was this beautiful little princess. she was turning blue and fading fast. Mom and dad tried cpr with no luck and when I arrived, she was not breathing. the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY touched me and I knew what to do. I did reverse cpr and was able to suck the cereal out of her throat and she began breathing

Again. she smiled at me for a second and then starting crying which was music to my ears. out of my 25 years being a cop, this is my greatest and most profound accomplishment and it made every second of those 25 years worth it all. I am forever humbled and changed by this. Little miss Parham will forever be a part of my life...”

/Officer Kenneth Knox, Facebook

There are still good men and good LEO's in America.

Way to go officer Knox.

 

[Griz3752]

“I would like to take the time to introduce everyone to miss Parham. She is a 2-month-old beautiful baby girl. Last night, I was dispatched to a residence to a child choking, it was this beautiful little princess. she was turning blue and fading fast. Mom and dad tried cpr with no luck and when I arrived, she was not breathing. the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY touched me and I knew what to do. I did reverse cpr and was able to suck the cereal out of her throat and she began breathing

Again. she smiled at me for a second and then starting crying which was music to my ears. out of my 25 years being a cop, this is my greatest and most profound accomplishment and it made every second of those 25 years worth it all. I am forever humbled and changed by this. Little miss Parham will forever be a part of my life...”

/Officer Kenneth Knox, Facebook

There are still good men and good LEO's in America.

Way to go officer Knox.

We could use an infusion of those in Memphis but yeah; right guy, right place, right time and I know where he's coming from.

 

[Texican]

Richard Strachan
Sep 6

TRUE STORY!

A 93-year-old man collapsed and was transported to the hospital. He was given oxygen to support him for 24 hours. After a while, he was better. So, the doctor gave him his 500,000f mark, and when he saw the bill, he started crying. The doctor told him not to cry because of the bill. But the man said, "I do not cry because of money, I can

pay all the money. I'm crying because for only 24 hours of using oxygen, I have to pay 500,000f, but I've been breathing the air of God for 93 years. I never pay anything, do you know how much I owe him? "The doctor lowered his head and burst into tears.

Now, to you who read this, you breathe the free air of God without any price to pay for years, please, take just 2 seconds of your time to write just a "thank you to God" for free God's services in your life ..
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Wise words that we should follow every day.

Texican....

 

[Texican]

There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy’s father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.

On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad!

Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased.

It wasn’t long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn’t lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn’t wait to tell his father.

Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.

Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.

“You have done very well, my son,” he smiled, “but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.”

The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak.

“When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you’re sorry, the wounds will still be there”.

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Words can cause more harm than we realize. Be careful with what we say for it can last a life time, both good and harmful.

Texican....

 

[Texican]

I was thrift shopping for dorm stuff. The cashier appeared to be one of the most unhappy, maddest people ever.

I was six people deep in the line and it seemed like she got more and more exasperated with each passing customer.

She was especially incensed when one of my unmarked items needed a price check. It sent this poor woman toppling right over the edge and I bore the brunt of her fall.

But as she rang up my items, I felt a little tingle in my spirit. A soul nudge.

I tried to bargain with Jesus and told him that the extra little bit of cash in the back side of my wallet was not meant for her. It surely should go to someone sweeter and kinder, more deserving, or at least appreciative maybe. Not someone downright mean and angry.

But God did not budge. Nor did the tingle.

The human heart is our very best compass. It rarely leads us astray.

So I paid my bill and reluctantly found the backside of my wallet. I slipped her some cash as she handed me my receipt.

She was caught off-guard by the gesture.

She gripped the folded bill with one hand and paused. Then slid her mask down with the other hand. Her loud, stern voice got quiet when she whispered a single word: “Why?” To which I answered two words back: “Soul nudge.”

There was another pause. A brief reckoning of sorts. When she grabbed my hand and held on, I was the one caught off-guard. “Today’s my 75th birthday and ain’t nobody called me. Not my sister. Not none of my kids. None these people here. Nobody. Nothing. I don’t think I can remember ever being so sad. Ain’t nobody even remember it’s my birthday.”

I felt the tingle again. And looked up into the buzzing, broken ballast of the light fixture above us in this old warehouse. Like Jesus is some pie-in-the-sky that we might see if we look hard enough. The light flickered. “Somebody remembered,” I said. While I did not see Jesus, that small soul nudge told me that He saw her.

She bit her bottom lip when her eyes threatened to leak. And I noticed a deep hurt and sweet humility under the figurative and physical mask she wore underneath her chin.

We all have our masks, don’t we?

The birthday news had made its way beside me and two more customers connected. Talk is cheap and words seem too few—until they aren’t. There was a small chorus of chirping happy birthdays. She just stood there, patting her heart and taking it all in. The words penetrated. Anger dissipated. Hope manifested. The tingle became tangible.

We just never know what someone else may be navigating or battling. Things are not always as they seem.

We are living in an upside down world right now. We may be tempted to return hatefulness with hate. To retaliate. To alienate. To trade out judgment for Grace. But there’s a better way.

I thought I needed dorm stuff today. Turns out I needed reminding – – maybe you do too?

Let’s be slow to judge. And quick to obey. Trust the Holy Spirit to lead the way.

The human heart, guided by Love, will not lead you astray.
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What a lovely and caring young lady that heard.

How often does God/Jesus touch us and we do not realize it for the world has us in its grip. There are times that we and especially I need to slow down and relax and listen to the words that are not spoken but given to us.

God bless.


Texican....

 

[Texican]

“This is my husband hand sewing for our son at 9 p.m.…

My 4-year-old son is obsessed with a fleece robe I wore when he was a baby. We call it ‘Woobie’ (from the Michael Keaton movie, Mr. Mom).

With all the love it receives, it's starting to fall apart big time. My son can't sleep or even relax without it!

Men think women want a man with lots of money, a perfect physique and expensive cars... but really, we all just want a guy who would sew a ‘Woobie.’ for his son.”

Credit: Jill Duchman

 

[Texican]

My 84-year-old grandmother apologized for having to wear her nightgown in front of us. I said it was no problem and that it actually looked very comfortable, so she immediately offered one to me. It's not like I could have rejected this generous gift...

 

[Texican]

This is a picture of an almost 2 year old me and an almost 5 year old little boy who grabbed my hand in line waiting to see Santa, because I was scared (as my mom explained).

I was flipping through photo albums about 20 years later, and thought: gee he looks familar. I was in a relationship with a young man named Chris who looked like he could be that boy, we grew up in the same town. I showed the pic to him and his mom, and sure enough, it was him! 17 more years, and 2 kids later, still going strong! Us as a young couple, and now

 

[Texican]

Haven't posted to Heart Warming Meme and Stories for a while. Due to the turmoil on God's earth, decided that it was time to start posting again.

Most of these stories come from Quora on the internet.

Texican....
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“This is my dad, mowing my mom’s lawn. They’ve been divorced 28 years. My mom has bad knees, and my stepdad works out of town.

When my younger siblings questioned, “Why is your dad mowing mom's lawn?” I told them “Because, She needed help, and he knew she couldn’t get out here to do it, so he did” This is co-parenting.

This is how lucky I am to have 4 parents who respect each other, and know that at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is showing your children (Even ones that are 32 years old) how to treat people, and how to love your family, no matter how it came together.

Edit: My dad is humored at how many people have seen this. He wants everyone to know “I’m no saint”, He just wants to show others that you don’t need to act like an angelic pastor on lent, but that we should all choose kindness whenever we can.”

Credit: Codie LaChelle Upp-McPhate

 

[Southside]

Haven't posted to Heart Warming Meme and Stories for a while. Due to the turmoil on God's earth, decided that it was time to start posting again.

Most of these stories come from Quora on the internet.

Texican....
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“This is my dad, mowing my mom’s lawn. They’ve been divorced 28 years. My mom has bad knees, and my stepdad works out of town.

When my younger siblings questioned, “Why is your dad mowing mom's lawn?” I told them “Because, She needed help, and he knew she couldn’t get out here to do it, so he did” This is co-parenting.

This is how lucky I am to have 4 parents who respect each other, and know that at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is showing your children (Even ones that are 32 years old) how to treat people, and how to love your family, no matter how it came together.

Edit: My dad is humored at how many people have seen this. He wants everyone to know “I’m no saint”, He just wants to show others that you don’t need to act like an angelic pastor on lent, but that we should all choose kindness whenever we can.”

Credit: Codie LaChelle Upp-McPhate

Thanks, Texican.

 

[Texican]

Reflection…

My parents were married for 55 years. One morning, my mom was going downstairs to make dad breakfast, she had a heart attack and fell. My father picked her up as best he could and almost dragged her into the truck. At full speed, without respecting traffic lights, he drove her to the hospital.

When he arrived, unfortunately, she was no longer with us.

During the funeral, my father did not speak; his gaze was lost. He hardly cried.

That night, his children joined him. In an atmosphere of pain and nostalgia, we remembered beautiful anecdotes and he asked my brother, a theologian, to tell him where Mom would be at that moment. My brother began to talk about life after death, and guesses as to how and where she would be.

My father listened carefully. Suddenly he asked us to take him to the cemetery.

Dad!" we replied, "it's 11 at night, we can't go to the cemetery right now!"

He raised his voice, and with a glazed look he said:

"Don't argue with me, please don't argue with the man who just lost his wife of 55 years."

There was a moment of respectful silence, we didn't argue anymore. We went to the cemetery, we asked the night watchman for permission. With a flashlight, we reached the tomb. My father caressed her, prayed, and told his children, who watched the scene moved:

"It was 55 years... you know? No one can talk about true love if they have no idea what it's like to share life with a woman."

He paused and wiped his face. "She and I, we were together in that crisis. I changed jobs ..." he continued. "We packed up when we sold the house and moved out of town. We shared the joy of seeing our children finish their careers, we mourned the departure of loved ones side by side, we prayed together in the waiting room of some hospitals, we support each other in pain, we hug each Christmas, and we forgive our mistakes...

Children, now it's gone, and I'm happy, do you know why?

Because she left before me. She didn't have to go through the agony and pain of burying me, of being left alone after my departure. I will be the one to go through that, and I thank God. I love her so much that I wouldn't have liked her to suffer..."

When my father finished speaking, my brothers and I had tears streaming down our faces. We hugged him, and he comforted us, "It's okay, we can go home, it's been a good day."

That night I understood what true love is; It is far from romanticism, it does not have much to do with eroticism, or with sex, rather it is linked to work, to complement, to care and, above all, to the true love that two really committed people profess ".

Peace in your hearts.

Love and Light.

Credit: Michelle M

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Most of the stories that I post come from Quora.com and have impacts to our beliefs.

I completely agree with the husband. With 46 plus years of marriage, I do not want my DW to go through this. I know that I will be able to overcome the hardships knowing that she will not have to suffer thru them.

Texican....

 

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[TedM1911]

The little one I saved