I was overweight, didn’t feel pretty, and had very few friends…

As a sophomore in high school, I didn’t feel pretty. I was overweight and lonely with few friends. Life wasn’t good! Then one day a new girl named Jill showed up. She was an immediate hit – pretty, trim, and popular. For a week, she didn’t even know I existed, but then things changed. Jill came up to me, introduced herself and said, “I just love your hair. I wish mine looked like yours”. I was almost speechless and just got out a soft, “Thank you”. From that time on, Jill always spoke to me, complimenting me on various things, and it actually seemed like she wanted to be my friend. Read More

I have always struggled in life. I’ve dealt with weight problems, health problems, a broken marriage, depression, and trouble making it from one month to another financially. But three years ago, something happened that has really made a difference in my life. I was asked, and accepted, a request to deliver hot meals two days a week to the home-confined elderly. This was exactly what I needed. I spent so much time just dwelling on my problems, but my new little job delivering meals two days a week really started changing things. Read More