Tag Archives: dinner

Priceless Gifts from a Homeless Stranger

Posted on December 25, 2013 by russtowne

I almost didn’t notice her as I drove by on the way back from a last-minute shopping run for forgotten items for Christmas dinner with extended family. She was all alone laying on a sidewalk on Christmas Day. The sight … Continue reading →

Posted in Gifts, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Loneliness, Loss | Tagged Christmas, dinner, gifts, homeless, humble, Love, meal, priceless, Trust, woman | 49 Comments

Dinner Time!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by russtowne

While this may look like a levitating dog, it’s a photo of a friend’s dog at dinner time. Love, Russ

Posted in Animals, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged dinner, Dog, excited, levitting, photo, photograph | 6 Comments

Getting To Know Each Other Better

Posted on January 27, 2013 by russtowne

Our DIL Kristi (the one carrying our twin grandchildren) mentioned during their holiday visit to us that she and our son Brian bought a book with questions for couples and they use it to get to know each other better. … Continue reading →

Posted in Communicating, Love, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged couple, couples, date night, dinner, growth, learned, Love, marriage, questions, Relationship | 12 Comments

Courage Comes In All Sizes

Posted on October 31, 2012 by russtowne

This is a true story. Because it happened about 20 years ago it is likely that some of the “facts” that I seem to recall have likely been blurred by the mists of time. Any inaccuracies are unintentional. I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Courage, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written, Uncategorized | Tagged accident, armore car, children, courage, dinner, gasoline pouring onto streen, guard, gund, reward, roses, sizes, young mother | 29 Comments

Send In the Cavalry!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by russtowne

As our children got into their mid to-later-teen years, they and their friends used to “hang out” a lot at our house, and usually in our living room. It probably had a lot to do with the fact that My … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged adults, bugler, cavalry, dinner, food, Friend, friends, good, good cook, good kids, leftovers, living, living room, Love, movie, movies, parents, safe, teenagers, welcome | 17 Comments

A Knock On the Door

Posted on May 5, 2012 by russtowne

About nine years ago our 25th wedding anniversary was coming soon and I wanted to honor my wife and celebrate our anniversary in a special way. What I had in mind was to have some men help me to surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Generosity, Gratitude, True Stories I've Written | Tagged "My Girl", a knock on the door, anniversary, audience, celebrate, cheek, clapped, cool, dance routine, dinner, door, families, gift, groovy, honnor, hug, hugged, kind, kindness, kiss, kissed, knock, long-stemmed red roses, memorable, men, Motown, neighbors, pleased, roses, special, special gift, special wife, special womean, surprised, Temptations, wife | 3 Comments

When a Good Idea Goes Very Badly Wrong (Part 2 of 2 of Courage Comes In All Sizes)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by russtowne

I was surprised and disappointed that considering all that Mary had risked and done for the armored car company they just gave her two dozen roses. The more I thought about it, the more I became determined to fix what … Continue reading →