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...
by alai | Jun 21, 2023 | Inspirational
You may have heard of Dick Hoyt, whose son Rick was born with Cerebral Palsy, leaving him a complete quadriplegic. Doctor’s told Dick that he should not hold out any hopes for his son to lead anything but a uninspiring life in a near vegetative state. Dick wouldn’t...
by alai | Jun 21, 2023 | Inspirational
Jessie Rees was only 12 years old when she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Despite a heavy schedule of doctors visits, treatments, and hospital stays Jessie fought hard against the illness that would eventually take her life. One day, when she was in the hospital...
by alai | Jun 21, 2023 | Inspirational
Victor Frankl was a young psychiatrist when he was scooped up by the Nazis and placed into a concentration camp. He watched his friends and family systematically being killed over several years. Throughout his time in the camps, he was exposed to a wide range of...
by alai | Jun 20, 2023 | Inspirational, Mark's Story
When I was young, I owned a small sailboat. It was small and fun. I learned the basics of sailing and how to harness the wind to power the boat. I had no motor on this sailboat. Larger boats usually do. It was always fascinating to me that, as long as there was wind,...
by alai | Jun 20, 2023 | Featured, Inspirational, Mark's Story
One morning on my way to work I happened upon a bird that had been hit by a car. Its little chick was by its side, still alive. I think that the little one had been pushed out of the nest to fly and mom was probably coaching it. I stopped the car and grabbed the...
