“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
I have been posting other people's stories about Christmas memories. Today I will post a story of my own. When I was in grade 10, my parents told us on Christmas eve that the next day we would be going to the local convalescent hospital to distribute presents to the patients there. We lived in …
More stories from a great collection on Buzzfeed. See them at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/colinheasley/heartwarming-christmas-stories The Co-Worker One year when I was younger, my parents were struggling financially. One of the ladies my mom works with asked my mom what my brother and I wanted for Christmas. My mom told her, and the lady bought exactly what we …
For this Christmas season, I am going to post happy Christmas stories from a variety of sources. Today's stories come from Buzzfeed at http://www.buzzfeed.com/colinheasley/heartwarming-christmas-stories The Laundromat All throughout my childhood there was a homeless man who slept in our local laundromat. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas my mom would cook a big spread and we would …
For this Christmas season, I am going to post happy Christmas stories from a variety of sources. Today's stories come from Buzzfeed at http://www.buzzfeed.com/colinheasley/heartwarming-christmas-stories The Brownies Sash A few years ago I participated in a storytelling project in the month of December. The theme of the event was "gifts" and I told the story of …
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