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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: DEPOSIT (03/11/21)
Investment or Overdraft

Everyone was sitting around the kitchen table on this very sad day. They had just returned from Sally’s funeral with heavy hearts, from the lost of their Mother, wife, Aunt or friend. Didn’t matter which title she held, she had a special place in each of their lives.

They began telling about memories they had of Sally.
Some were sad, some funny, but most had a memory of how Sally had affected their life in different ways.

Sue for instanced remembered going to Sally when she thought her marriage was ending. Sue looked over at her husband who said “if it had not been for the advice we got from her, we would not be here together 20 years later still loving each other.” This brought tears to their eyes and to others at the table.

John, Sally’s nephew said “ yea she was a life saver to me as well, I had gotten hooked on drugs, was broke and had no where to go. Aunt Sally took me in to live with her, got me the professional help I needed and job. I stayed with her for over a year. She never made me fill like I was a lost cause, as so many of my friends and family members had done. She showed me unconditional love.”

Bob, her Husband for the past 50 years told had she was always making people laugh. She always said “ get people laughing and no problem seems to big to handle”.
She also like to quote the scripture:

“A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22 AMP

Bob said with a lump in his throat “I can say with all my heart she was a blessing from God and the love of my life. The person that gave me more laughter, joy and love then any one man could ever image having, even in their wildest dreams.” You could tell his heart was breaking as he spoke about her with such love and admiration.


They were all missing Sally today more then words could say, but they were allowing their stories to bring her right there in the mist of them . Some shared from their hearts others just listened, still others at times would nod their heads in agreement.

One thing they all agreed on for sure, was that Sally had deposited a part of her in each of theirs lives. She had loved them all when they needed it, in different ways,
with no strings attached.

We never know what deposits of love, kindness, wisdom and joy we are making in someone’s life. We should be careful how we live. We don’t want to be an overdraft to someone sucking the life out of them. We want to be depositing good things in their lives, helping people find a way to have a loving, happy, giving ,and productive life.

Sally lived her life in such a way that there was no doubt where she was on this day. As they were all reminiscing and with heavy hearts there was also an undeniable peace that filled that room.
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Margo McKenzie 
03/18/21
I love the sentiment expressed in this article. There is no better place to assess the deposit one has made in another's life than at a funeral. Love the stories the family told. One recommendation for the future is to show us the emotions described, sad and funny, etc by describing--perhaps how they walked into the kitchen or tell us one of her jokes that made people laugh. Thank you for reminding us how to properly invest.
Penny Neimiller 
03/18/21
We need more Sallies in our lives...more deposits and less withdraws. Thanks for sharing this and helping us (your readers) recognize that how we live our lives is important not only for ourselves but for those we exchange with in life.
Laurie Kiel 
03/24/21
What a great example of how we can invest in so many lives as we live our lives. One thing this article reminded me of that I should tell fhe “Sallies” of my life how they have deposited in my life TO them while they’re still alive instead of ABOUT them at their funerals. I think there may be a title that better describes the message of your article. And I wouldn’t capitalize words such as mother, aunt and such when not being used as a proper noun. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed tha story and loved seeing how we can make deposits in others’ lives.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/27/21
This is a lovely story. I like how you used dialog to show how people felt. Remember to capitalize the first word after the quotation marks. Also don't cap words like mother, husband, aunt unless they are being used as a name. You have a great message in this article. Congratulations on ranking 6th in your level. The highest rankings can be found on the message boards.