by Mark DeBellis | Jul 7, 2023 | Inspirational
If you sit down at the set of sun. And count the acts that you have done. And, counting, find one self-denying deed, one word. That eased the heart of him who heard,. One glance most kind. That fell like sunshine where it went. Then you may count that day well spent....
by Mark DeBellis | Jul 7, 2023 | Inspirational
One day a great lion lay asleep in the sunshine, A little mouse ran across his paw and wakened him. The great lion was just going to eat him when the little mouse cried, “Oh, please, let me go, sir. One day I may help you.” The lion laughed at the thought that the...
by Mark DeBellis | Jul 7, 2023 | Visitor Submission
I was about 9. My Grandpa and I liked to play checkers. He would let me go first all the time. He would win most of the time. But once in a while I’d win. When I won, Grandpa would tell me how proud he was of the game I played. I remember how tired I got of losing all...
by Mark DeBellis | Jun 26, 2023 | Inspirational
We know that the COVID pandemic delivered heartache throughout the world. The WHO estimates that nearly 800 million people contracted the disease and nearly 7 million died. Many of those that perished were the old and infirmed and young and vulnerable. But there were...