Testimonies: Someone you admire

by Debra Herring

"Isn't it just a beautiful day?" It WAS a beautiful day - sunny and warm, but Jane would have made the same comment if it had been pouring down rain or twenty degrees below zero! That was Jane's way - always positive! H...read more

by eugenie

Someone i admire most is my Father. I called my first born after him. My dad was a quite hard working man who loved his family dearly and his wife our Mother. It was amazing really that he became such a great man consideri...read more

by Steve Chapman

"Matthew, Fire And Rattle" My children are now grown, out in the world, doing their own dance, and at 46, athletic, and still "in the game", I enjoy teasing my youngest son, who is 22, by telling him, "Matt, I'm ...read more

by Tim Gray

At the risk of appearing arrogant, there are few people, at least in our society, I admire. I find the vast majority of Americans to be highly self-absorbed, with little concern for few people, other than their family mem...read more

by Tina Rider

There are a couple of people I admire but there is ONE in particular that I admire more than the others. My Mother In Law. I know what you are thinking. Most people can't stand their in laws especially their Mother In Laws...read more

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by Word Bling

She defies all evil and cannot be brought down. She may not have much but gives endlessly. Her selfless acts resound deep into your soul. Under a storm she will deflect lightening and thunder. She is unstoppable; she is ...read more

by Annalou Mack

An Angel on Earth If there was ever an angel that lived on earth, it is my Aunt Kathryn. My mother's only sister, they were as different as night and day. Living in the shadow of an assertive, strong-willed sister fou...read more

by Hanna Borg

There may be a standard that people would like to see fathers as, but what happens when you are a single father. My story begins with a man of 27 whom had three beautiful children ranging from 1 to 3 years of age (2 daugh...read more

by Donna Jones

As I breezed into the room, feeling my way along the wall for the light switch, my nose picked up the sweet scent. It hit me straight away, taking me back, transporting me in time. I was eight years old, sitting at my ...read more

by Joanne Smith

Friends are a reflection of where we are in our lives and where we have been and where we are going in the future. The paths of our close friends are clear maps to the destinations in which we are heading toward. We a...read more

by C.V.Rajan

THE 13 THINGS I ADMIRE IN MY "TRULY INDIAN" WIFE! I write this from India, where, despite the onslaught of western cultural influence, the traditional and cultural importance given to the institution of marriage and the...read more

by Nancy Mariano

My Sixth Grade Teacher, My Life Long Friend Her parent's were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. They bought a small farm in Danbury CT and lived off the land. He plowed the fields to grow vegetables and raised chickens ...read more

by Altha Faye Fugett

Reckoning with March 31, 2004 One day on my journey for spiritual growth, I felt the need to inform my pastor that I felt that I was ready to teach in Sunday school. The idea of doing lesson plans for an adult class and...read more

by Janicegail Slone

There are many people that I admire very much, I'm a very blessed person. I have been loved by two loving and devoted parents, have a devoted sister and brother, whom I think are the greatest and I admire them very much, h...read more

by Sara A Broers

A Grandmother has a special place in all of our hearts. I have true admiration for my Grandmother. She had a massive stroke at the age of 60. At the time my parents were told she would not live very long. She lived on f...read more

by KS Buchanan

A letter to my best friend... Ugly, I wish that I could give you more than these mere words. You know something like a Wii, all the CD's or DVD's you'd ever want, a plasma big screen, a car...whatever your 22 year old ...read more

by Crystal Cook

It may sound a bit cliche, but when my thoughts turn to those worthy of admiration, it is the face of my mother I see in my heart. Not all mothers merit such adoration and accolades . . . my precious mother more than deser...read more

by Danielle B

My grandma and I were VERY close to one another. My family lived out the street from my grandparents and EVERY weekend, my sister and I would grab out sleeping bags and jammies and head out the block to go and stay over. T...read more

by Anna Ski

If you had an admirer who would it be? Would you return that admiration? Would you show your admiration? Yes, I have one and he's tall, tanned and handsome. Yes, his got blue magnetic eyes that capture me every time we...read more

by Auguste

OLE It was hot. It was summer. It was green everywhere. Someone raised on a farm in the Midwest could conjure up such a hot end of the day when the pre-twilight quiet dominated the earth for a precious time. Ho...read more