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A NEW CAR FOR GRADUATION

It seems a little unfair that 18th birthdays often fall so close to high school graduation. Suddenly our children are regarded by the world as responsible adults. Combine this with the newfound feeling of freedom that goes with the ending of compulsory education and it’s a dynamite high! The sobering sense of […]

DADDIE FINDS A NEW LOVE

By Christine Solano
A new family had moved to town, bought a two-story house and settled into life in this Midwestern state. Very shortly they were feeling at home – the two daughters, Joanie, age 7 and Nissie, age 12 had found friends at school, they were attending a friendly church, and felt very much […]

TED’S STORY

We miss Ted. He came to us when he was 12 and offered to stack our firewood. He was a sturdy kid, the wood was stacked in no time, we paid him and he was off, all happy with his earnings. We called his mother to compliment her on her hard working son. […]

ROMANCE IN THE WEEKLY NEWS by Joanna Geddes

The term “hard-bitten newsman” applied perfectly to John Grifford. A graduate of a prestigious East Coast college in Journalism, he had made a name for himself on various dailies before eventually moving to Los Angeles to continue his career. Shortly after he settled into California life he met Melinda Buford, a graduate of […]

DERRICK AND THE TRAIN

At 21 Derrick was on top of the world. The son of the owner of a thriving manufacturing firm, he was a student at a prestigious college, he was successful with the ladies, he had a promising future — and he had a convertible. Derrick loved to drive and he […]

So hard to say NO

Saying NO!!! to pressure from their friends is probably the hardest thing for a kid to do. Let’s face it – it’s hard for us adults to resist temptation often, but our temptations aren’t often as lethal as the temptations constantly being whispered into the ears of our children. By their peers. Besides, we’re […]

DAVID’S STORY

For several years now I have been spending all my summers at a spiritual retreat in Oregon. While not a devotee of any stripe, I find that it eases my soul to spend time among people who have a spiritual outlook on life. I don’t know why it should have, but it […]

A sad story

This is a story about a young friend who went away to college to study nursing. In short order she met with a most handsome and intelligent young man who was studying engineering and planning on earning his master’s degree. They traveled together, picking up odd jobs to make ends meet while […]

The Happy End

For a new twist on the family Christmas theme, the nation was distracted from the holiday rush and was glued to the TV watching Anderson Cooper interview the young family who had been rescued the day before after being lost for three days in a snowstorm. The father and mother had gone to search […]

The day after Christmas is when she gets that license

Seeing my teens grow up was a relief for me. Graduation day approaching was full of anticipation and sadness. Makes you think about the song “Sunrise—Sunset”. Remember that? It was popular a generation ago when Fiddler on the Roof came out, but I still hear that song being sung at weddings and […]