Menderist shares stories about how people turned difficult moments, days, and situations around. See the menu to choose stories in the categories of Relationships; Health; Work; At Home; and Outside and Around.
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A family’s kitchen work leads to surprising results — which evoke a parent’s memory of long-ago high school science classes.
“Within moments of entering the kitchen, I knew something was wrong. Fumes hit the back of my throat and I started coughing – then needed to get out of the room. Whereas my husband…”
A mother struggles with the ‘empty nest’ phase after a child leaves for university, and evaluates her parenting job so far.
“It’s been months since my 19-year-old daughter, Katie, left for university and it’s not like I wasn’t prepared for it – the launching of my first born into the world. I gave her regular ‘lessons’…”
It’s just another dull winter afternoon of working at home – until a careful look out the window helps turn things around.
“I sign back into the laptop and verify I’m who I say I am – that I have the right to see my data. It’s almost dusk and…”
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Every few weeks, people share encouraging essays, anecdotes, and stories about moments that turned their day around.
