Top 10 Stories of 2012 - Story #7 - Where is Jeremy's Egg?
Jeremy was born with a twisted body, slow mind, and chronic terminal illness that had been slowly killing him throughout his young life. Still, his parents had tried their best to give him as normal of a life as posible and sent him to St. Theresa's Elementary school. At the age of 12, Jeremy was only in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris often became exasperated with him. He would often disturb the class by squirming in his seat. drooling, and making grunting noises. Sometimes, he spoke clearly and distinctly, as if a spot of light had penetrated the darkness of his brain. Most of the time, he just irritated his teacher. One day, Dorris called his parents and asked them to come to St. Theresa's for a consultation. Jeremy's parents sat quietly in the empty classroom in front of Ms. Doris, and she exclaimed to them, "Jeremy really ... Read Full Story >>
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- Dec 25, 2012
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Serving Others, Serving Myself
Today I a conversation some homeless individuals, like myself, and and told them that I am in the process of getting a grant to start up a small buisness. I got a lot of "yeah rights"and paper balls tossed at me but I decided to keep talking about my idea. I explained what I was going to do with the money and that I plan on hiring homeless people only. When I said that, I got all of their attention. I let them know that I would like to hire all of them but I will only be allowed to hire a few people at a time. I handed out applications to all that wanted to fill one out. I got about 65 back so far! In a few weeks I should get the grant and I will be helping to get myself and others off the streets and back into the ... Read Full Story >>
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- Jan 13, 2012
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