“Let’s play the trust game!  Me first!” exclaimed Carla jumping up and grabbing Sam’s muscular arm. “Come on Sam, you can catch me.”  Standing a couple of feet apart, Carla…

Sheila anxiously watched as Jessie slipped on his new hearing aid. Squeezing Sheila’s hands with his sweaty palms he said, “Here goes.”  Quickly he turned away from Sheila. With his…

Only a few hours had passed, but it seemed like days since Leslie began walking.  With each step the dusty road coated her shoes with sandy particles. Her throat was…

Jeff sits very still. His face etched with tension, a faraway look in his eyes.  Jenny slides into the seat beside him. Gently placing her hand on his back she…

Her fingers flew across the page frantically typing as the words came to her mind. Then she stopped. Humm. She didn’t know much about the Grand Canyon.  Neither could she…

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What is the most frequently climbed mountain in the world? Is it Mount Everest, Mount Rainer or Mount Kilimanjaro? Rising to 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro boasts #1. Found in Tanzania,…

  Amanda watched with anticipation as her mother opened the refrigerator.  A smile broke out across her mother’s face as she reached for the note and gift tied to the…

Daniel bounced down the stairs wearing his old coat. “Daniel, what are you wearing?’ asked his mother. “Just my old coat,” said Daniel as he shrugged his shoulders.  His mother…