Jake loved his wife Riya very deeply. He was so fond of her that in his eyes, she was the most beautiful woman on earth. However, everyone laughed at her. But months later, she taught them a big lesson. Jake and his wife Riya met when he was serving overseas as an officer in a foreign embassy. It was a prestigious position that many of his peers envied him for. He studied hard and worked to be outstanding to get a position like that; he wanted to make his mom proud. Jake’s mom Patricia raised them all by herself with…
Author: town gist
In the small town of Greenwood, Mark and Sarah seemed like the perfect couple. They were deeply in love and had built a life together. However, when Sarah gave birth to a baby with a different skin color, everything changed. Mark and Sarah fell in love on a quiet farm with large families. They met at a Town Fair and felt an instant connection. They got married a year later and moved to Greenwood. Mark and Sarah both wanted to have children, but they couldn’t agree on how many. Mark, being the oldest of five siblings, experienced the challenges that…
Tracy returned from the parent meeting, her emotions in turmoil. It was a chilly autumn evening, the drizzle adding to the cold discomfort she felt, though the chill inside her was even more pronounced. The issue wasn’t just her 13-year-old daughter, Celeste, struggling with math; that was a concern, but one she believed could be resolved. What bothered her more was when Celeste’s teacher, Mrs. Bell, suggested organizing an event for Grandmother’s Day. Tracy’s heart sank at the thought. All the parents eagerly embraced the idea of celebrating their grandmothers; some had one grandmother, others two. Tracy, however, remained silent.…
it was late afternoon in San Francisco when Delilah and Frank Howell, married for 7 years, sat in the backyard of their comfortable home in Pacific Heights. Delilah, with a warm cup of tea in her hands, enjoyed the view of the blooming garden while Frank was engrossed in an economics book, his distant gaze betraying his frustration. They had met in the halls of Lincoln High School, where Frank had captivated Delilah with his charisma and captivating smile. After high school, they pursued their dreams—Delilah in architecture and Frank in economics. They got married shortly after graduation, committing to…
The mother-to-be excitedly called her husband, Doug, to feel their baby kick but he didn’t feel anything at first. She reassured him that the baby was probably just hiding and would soon start moving again. Joan and Doug had been married for a year already, and the little one who decided to greet his parents that day was welcome and already deeply loved. Not long ago, the baby stopped tormenting his mum with manifestations of toxemia, and Joan finally began to enjoy her pregnancy. Doug secretly dreamed that the baby would be a boy. From the moment they met at…
Rich man helped a poor woman with a baby to pick up change that had fallen into the snow.“Greta slowly walked down the street, pushing a baby carriage in front of her. January of this year was very cold, and Greta regretted leaving her old mittens in her previous apartment in the heat of an argument. Her one and a half-year-old son Ian cried in the stroller. The little one was hungry, and his young mother didn’t even have enough money for a jar of baby food. “Hang on, my dear, hang on,” whispered Greta, trying to rock her son…
In a peaceful village surrounded by rolling green hills lived Daniel, known for his kindness, gentle nature, and devotion to God. His family, devout Christians, taught him many things from the Bible and he dreamed of becoming a priest. As the years went by, Daniel studied diligently under the guidance of the village’s beloved priest, Father Thomas. Each passing day strengthened his resolve to embrace his calling. He felt incredibly close to God after studying all of Father Thomas’s teachings, and he believed his life had become better because of it. Daniel wanted to share this feeling with others in…
The neighbors were making loud noises all night again. Peter knocked a couple of times to no avail. It seemed that they only intensified even more. The woman who owned the apartment was laughing, a male voice muttered, and then there was more music. Peter barely got out of bed through his robot shuffling, naughty feet. He went out on the landing and rang the doorbell next door.“What do you want, old man?” a young woman with colorful makeup looked out the ajar door.“Linda, it’s two in the morning,” said Peter tiredly. “I can’t fall asleep, you’re so noisy.”“He can’t…
Sometimes in life, there are such moments when complete despair sets in. You do not know what to do; you have to proceed. Such a period came in Sandra’s life at the end of the Fall. Her mother became seriously ill, and the girl stayed at her mother’s bedside for days and nights, caring for her as well as she could. Treatments required a large sum of money, and though her father was a military man, his salary was still insufficient for food and medicine. The medical expenses were such that the family could barely survive. But no one ever…
Andee and Grace’s struggles with intimacy after marriage are disheartening. I too chose to wait until marriage, not just for a future partner, but because of my faith in God. I promised to respect Him with my body, and despite temptations, I remained focused on pleasing Him. While on this journey, I worried that I might not find a partner who was also honoring God with their body. I was afraid that I would end up marrying someone who had experience and might be unhappy with my lack of it, especially if they compared me to their past partners. But…