FBL : Values

A 4-WHEEL DRIVE CALLED LIFE

I had just graduated from medical school in India some 5 years ago. It was a time where just like all other classmates I was standing at the crossroads of my career. ... read >

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MAKING FRIENDS, LOSING ENEMIES

I didn’t wear make-up, and I didn’t wear those awesome bell-bottom pants. I didn’t exactly look like the coolest girl. But, I kept smiling at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her she looked beautiful, even if she sighed in irritation ... read >

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HOLY CARS

A couple of years ago, my wife and I purchased a new truck. I took my father-in-law out for a test drive to show it off, and I could tell the horsepower and all the extras impressed him. ... read >

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FINE EXAMPLES

My mother through her fine example instilled within me the desire to help others. She taught me to notice those whom others ignore ... read >

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IN THIS MOMENT, WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT?

Today in the moments of frustration, ask yourself the question, "In this moment, what is most important?" ... read >

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THE GRACE OF SMALL KINDNESS

Just like I knew that Ryan would be fine, I knew that I would be fine, because love and peace aren't just in heaven, they are in every one of us. They were in the people who packed and painted. They were in the people who entertained Ryan in the hospital. They were in the people who reminded me to eat. They were in the people who had moved us. They were in the people who had arranged for hospice. I knew that just as I had needed Ryan to tell me a joke when I was down; I had needed those people, and they had wanted to be there for me. ... read >

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BEAUTIFUL

I realized at that moment that no matter how I was feeling, it was what I was doing that was important. ... read >

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SUNDAYS WITH JESSE

The principal had put me down for watching over Jesse. Jesse was like any other 4th grade boy except for one thing: He was profoundly autistic. ... read >

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TRUE FORGIVENESS

I have FINALLY truly forgiven her. It feels good to lay down the burden I carried for more than 30 years. ... read >

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TEARING UP THE IOU

At first I wanted to stop dead in my tracks, turn around, get in my car, go home and eat the whole cake by myself! But courage rose up in me. ... read >

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MY FIRST MANAGEMENT JOB

When I started my career in management I was really green, but I always tried to stay upbeat and positive on the job. I was working for a new company that was having a rocky time with their only major customer. ... read >

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HELPING THE ELDERLY

To live in a hard-knock place, and see that there are still values that people believe in and live up to, is so rare. ... read >

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LIFE IS LOVE

Life, most people say, is fleeting. It flies right by us and we barely even notice until something horrible happens. My name is Bec and I am sixteen. August 3rd was the fourth anniversary of my mother's death. ... read >

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HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

I have come a long way from riding on the back of a donkey as a child in Portugal in the 50's and 60's, where I grew up. My family was poor; in fact, I recall times when my courageous mother had to literally beg for food to feed four hungry boys. ... read >

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THE POWER OF LOVE

Raising my youngest daughter as a single parent, particularly through her teenage years, was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life. Not denying that there may be other factors involved, I am convinced that my inept parenting had a significant role to play in the emotional challenges my daughter faces. ... read >

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AS LONG AS MABLE'S ABLE

My Grandma was "strong like an ox," just like her own mother who lived to be 90. Referring to herself, she'd say, "As long as Mable's able." That pretty much summed up her philosophy on life. ... read >

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