Rare breed

[Jaylee53]

Take a moment....listen with your ears and your heart.

Sing the unsung hero.

Tell us about some one who made a difference...without ego or personal reward.

Praise the "little man"  praise the one who rises above no man.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7096732n&tag=mncol;lst;1

[Jaylee53]

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
Anne Frank

How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Anne Frank

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Anne Frank

The little girl that wrote these wonderful words was murdered....at the age of 15.

[Bob Stepp]

I had to think for a while about this subject before it finally dawned on me that, yes I did know some one who made a difference with great sacrifice and without personal reward........my parents. Oh, I'm sure most children at some age, some younger than others, realize just how special their parents were/are. I didn't realize it as soon as I should have and I would give anything for just one more day with them.

My Mother used to say," He came along late in life." My Daddy was 48 when I was born, Mother was 44; I had a sister 16 years my elder and a  sister three years younger. She died at the age of three. Daddy was two years older than I am now when I graduated from high school.

Daddy ran a dairy farm, Mother never worked outside our home. I was raised in the dairy barn, the hay barn, and the pastures. We didn't have much, we worked hard for what we had. They never complained about what we didn't have; I never heard my Mother say, "Oh, I wish I had so and so." She was just thankful for what we did have. There's no vacation from a dairy, no days off, the weather never gets too bad to milk. You don't get "sick days" either, but they never complained. They instilled in me a good work ethic, taught me to always be honest and made sure I had what I needed, though not always what I wanted, and how to deal with disappointment.

They were and always will be my heroes.

[Jaylee53]

They truly were amazing people....salt of the earth, no frills...and they made you.

Thank you for posting this.  Not many are able to make such a statement about their folks.  You honor them well.

[Stir Young]

Very well said, Bob.  I have to give a shout out to my step-mother.  From the age of 10, I was raised by my father and her.  We were a blended family, eventually consisting of two of his, two of hers, and two of theirs.  I cannot remember a time when my step-mom favored one kid over another, based on lineage.  She served up a tough love, but fair and loving.  I might add she hasn't stopped with the mothering, even though all the kids are now in their sixties, fifties and forties.  She's 83 and still going pretty strong.  She has been a true unsung hero for many, many years. 

[darroll]

Bob Hope.
He came to see us in very dangerous places where most entertainers feared to tread.

[d's girl]

you guys are making me cry. Thank you for what you've shared here. It's beautiful. All of it.