"MAKE  PEOPLE SMILE!"

GOD  HELPS  THOSE  WHO  HELP  THEMSELVES

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

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

RAISED  TWO  SISTERS  AND  ME  TO  BE  INDEPENDENT

IT  ALMOST  DIDN'T  HAPPEN

I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who gave so much time and effort to help me become literate. Without people who cared for me and helped me, I would never have made it in the world of reading and understanding. One of the principles of success is learning to let others help you become a success. There are many people who are there waiting to help you. They get great pleasure out of helping and seeing others succeed. In fact, that would be a great quality to develop in all our lives. There is a great satisfaction and joy in having a part in helping others become successful.

Read More

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

My Uncle John was a hard working handyman who could fix most anything and painted houses for a living. He and my Aunt Ada along with their daughter, Velma, lived very modestly in a small, neat home. They were perfectly content with their lives.

No matter what happened, Uncle John always saw the good. He always had a smile and encouragement for everyone. 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