LIVES  LIVED  AFTER  DEATH

THE  PHILOSOPHER

"MAKE  PEOPLE SMILE!"

A  "SOUP  LINE"  EXPERIENCE

I'LL  GIVE  IT  A  TRY

THE  REST  OF  THE  STORY

THE  BEGINNING  OF  CONFUSION

WHEN  SOMEONE'S  WORDS  OR  ACTIONS  IRRITATE  YOU ...

IN  LIFE,  WE  ALL  HAVE  CHOICES.

GOD  HELPS  THOSE  WHO  HELP  THEMSELVES

               "NEVER  PASS  JUDGMENT  ON  OTHERS 
UNTIL  YOU'VE  WALKED  A  MILE  IN  THEIR  MOCCASINS."

MY  LIFE  WAS  CHANGED  FOREVER

WHICH  ONE  WILL  YOU  FEED?

PRONOUNCED  DEAD  &  WHEELED  TO  THE  MORGUE -- THEN. . .

WHAT  IS  YOUR  BLOOD  WORTH?

I  BECAME  HAPPIER  AND  MORE  OUTGOING

DO  I  SET  MY  WATCH?  DO  I  SAY,  "TIME'S  UP?"

HIS  BILINGUAL  GIFT

I  DON'T  HAVE  MUCH,  BUT  I  WANT  YOU  TO  HAVE  IT.

HE  WAS  6'8"  TALL

CHANGED  MY  PERSPECTIVE  ON  LIFE

MY  FIRST  EXPERIENCE  WITH  DEATH  IN  THE  FAMILY

RAISED  TWO  SISTERS  AND  ME  TO  BE  INDEPENDENT

GOD  POINTED  HER  IN  OUR  DIRECTION

HOW  I  CAN  BE  A  BETTER  PERSON

HOLDING  BACK  A  TEAR,  HE TOLD  THEM . . .

THIS  STRANGE  WOMAN  BROKE  DOWN  IN  TEARS!

HIS  SERVICE  TO  OUR  GREAT  COUNTRY

I  WAS  SURPRISED . . .

MY  GRANDFATHER'S  FAITH

FIGHTING  TO  SURVIVE

MY  DAD  WAS  ONE  OF  THOSE  BIKERS

IT'S  NOT  HOW  MANY  FISH  WE  CATCH . . .

IT  ALMOST  DIDN'T  HAPPEN

HER  KINDNESS  CHANGED  EVERYTHING

A  LESSON  LEARNED

DEALING  WITH  GRIEF

IT  WAS  TOUGH  ADJUSTING

MEANS  MORE  THAN  A  DEGREE

BUT  WE  STAYED  AT  HOME

SIGN  LANGUAGE

SHE  NEEDED  HELP

HELP  WHEN  I  NEEDED  IT

WE  WERE  LOST

ABLE  TO  SEE  MY  SICK  MOTHER

WHOEVER  YOU  ARE

TOOK  TIME  TO  HELP

AFTER  I  BOUGHT  HIS  LUNCH

I  WOULDN'T  HAVE  IT  ANY  OTHER  WAY

PUT  A  SMILE  ON  HIS  FACE

NOT  IN  THE  GREATEST  MOOD

THE  GOOD  PEOPLE  OUT  THERE

LUCKILY,  I  "WISED  UP"

A  GUARD  SAVED  MY  LIFE

MY  GRANDMOTHER  TO  THE  RESCUE

BUT  NO  ONE  CAME

WATCHING  THESE  KIDS  MADE  ME  HAPPY

ME  &  GRAMPS  DIDN'T  FEEL  THAT  WAY

ABOUT  A  SPIDER

A  HAPPY  ENDING

I  NOW  HAVE  A  FAMILY

A  DAMSEL  IN  DISTRESS

IT  TOOK  A  TRAGEDY

HARD  AT  FIRST

THEY  DIDN'T  GIVE  UP

MY  MOST  CHERISHED  MEMORY

A  DEAD  BATTERY

BECOMING  GRATEFUL  IN  THE  MIDST  OF  ADVERSITY

MONEY  DOESN'T  MAKE  A  LIFE  IMPORTANT

JUST  A  COUPLE  DRINKS  FROM  SONIC

MY  FRIENDS  CALL  ME  ROXY

MY  FRIENDS  CAME  AND  HELPED

WALK  A  MILE

YOU  CAN  HEAR  THE  SOUND  OF  LAUGHTER

VERY  UNEXPECTED  HELP

MY  BEST  FRIEND'S  GIRL  FRIEND

A  REAL  TEAR-JERKING  STORY

I  WOULD  HAVE  FELT  BAD

MONEY  FOR  FOOD

A  GOOD  DEED  SPARKED  A  ROMANCE

SOME  GIFTS  HAVE  LIFE-LONG  BENEFITS

IT'S  NOT  ALL  ABOUT  ME

WHAT  KIND  OF  FAMILY  WOULD  GIVE  UP  THEIR  HOME  TO  A  HOMELESS  FAMILY?

I  HAVE  BEEN  CUSSED  OUT,  FLIPPED  OFF,  AND  TOLD  OFF!

YOU'LL  BE  SURPRISED  WHO  OFFERED  TO  HELP  ME

A  12  YEAR  OLD  BOY'S  EXPERIENCE  WITH  DEATH

ASKING  FOR  YOUR  PRAYERS

TWO  GREAT  STORIES  IN  ONE

IT  CAUGHT  ME  OFF  GUARD

CAUSING  A  STIR

THERE'S  SOMETHING  WONDERFUL  HAPPENING...

I  WAS  GUILTY  BUT  DIDN'T  REALIZE  IT...

FOR  FIVE  YEARS.  I  CHOSE  MONEY  OVER  HAPPINESS!

IT  BACKFIRED  ON  ME!!

WOW!  THESE  CHILDREN  REALLY  KNOW!

HELPING  KIDS  SUCCEED

AN  ACT  OF  KINDNESS  A  12  YEAR  OLD  NEVER  FORGOT

WITH  A  CALL  TO  ACTION

ESPECIALLY  WHEN  YOU  DON'T  EXPECT  IT.

AN  IDEA  AND  A  VOLUNTEER  CREATED  A  COMMUNITY GARDEN

                      THAT  INSPIRES  AN  ENTIRE  COMMUNITY.

I  KNEW  IN  MY  HEART  THAT  IT  WAS  A  SIGN

CHANGING  THE  WAY  PEOPLE  SERVE  THEIR  COMMUNITIES.

10  MINUTES  OF  TIME  PROVIDES  A  LIFETIME  MEMORY

CAN  YOU  IMAGINE  THIS  HAPPENING  AT  YOUR  DOCTOR'S  OFFICE?

A  GIFT  OF  KINDNESS

DEVINE  FAITH

I  THOUGHT,  WOW!!

HOW  FAR  WOULD  I  GO  TO  HELP  SAVE  MY  SON'S  LIFE?

WAS  A  LIFE  SAVED?

AS  I  LOOK  BACK,  THERE  ARE  TWO  THINGS 

   THAT  PREPARED  ME  FOR  THIS  MOMENT.

GOING  FROM  A  FAMILY  OF  HIGH  SCHOOL  DROPOUTS

                      TO  SPEAKING  FIVE  LANGUAGES.

 "PAYING  IT  FORWARD  IN  ACTION."

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

A couple years back, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. It was terminal, but chemotherapy was recommended for pain and maybe a few more months of life. I took mother to her treatments twice a week. My first thought when I saw this place was, “What a gloomy place.” Most of the patients didn’t look like they had long to live. But as time passed and I began to notice the interaction of those patients between each other, I was really surprised. I would see these people giving encouragement to one another. This was something to behold – a terminally ill patient giving hope to another patient. One patient was particularly giving and then stopped coming. I assumed he got better and didn’t need the treatment anymore. The next day I found out he had died. This hit me hard. He was always so happy and encouraging to others. It finally hit me. He was actually feeding off others. Read More

I’ve always been a little bit of a “to-myself’ type of person. These people who are always smiling and giving compliments were just not for me. It seemed a little fake to me. I probably had my guard up too because, in business, I had dealt with so many people who would be friendly and complimentary just to find out that what they were after was a good deal for themselves. Read More

When our kids were young, only five and six years old, we moved away from our parents in Oklahoma to Florida. About three years later, an older couple, Carl and Kate Cooper, befriended us and our children. They had kids and grandchildren of their own, but they had moved away just like we had done. Over the years, Kate and Carl became the “hands on” grandparents to our kids that they weren’t able to be to their own. They were always happy to baby-sit our kids. They were able to be there. Read More

My wife and I were standing in line to get a prescription filled for our baby. We didn’t notice anyone around us. When our prescription was filled, the amount we owed was $40. I really struggled. That $40 was to be spent for baby food and other items. Reluctantly, I handed the $40 over to the pharmacist not knowing where the food money was going to come from. Read More

I frequent this coffee shop quite often for my morning coffee. There is this lady who works there who I couldn’t keep from noticing. She waited tables and just kept the place looking good. But it’s how she interacted with the customers that really caught my attention. She was so caring, truly wanting to know you.  Read More

I have been fortunate enough to be raised in a family that is close and helps all its members along the way. When I was young, my grandma paid for my braces. I’m sure if any of my cousins needed braces, she paid for them also. Grandma always made certain that she was fair in her giving by making sure that we were all helped equally. My grandma also paid for college expenses. I know how this financial help enriched my life, but also how it helped relieve some financial burden from my parents. Read More

At age 25, I was a single mother of two small children ages four and five. I cleaned houses for income, while going to college. We lived in a small two-bedroom apartment, and money was really tight. The Fu family, a family I cleaned for, needed to relocate because of better opportunities in their careers. Read More

The Hickerson Family has helped me out so much. They were, and still are, my second family. When my family was down and not doing so good, they were always there to help me get through it. They have taken me to many new places. I experienced things with them that I probably wouldn’t have experienced if it wasn’t for them. I went on family vacations with them a lot. Read More