A Son Ashamed of His One-Eyed Mother A young man was so embarrassed by his mother—who had only one eye—that he hid her away from the world. When his graduation day came, he refused to let her attend. But weddings? Oh, weddings are supposed to be happy. Full of love, laughter, and new beginnings. But sometimes, behind the fancy dresses and smiling faces, there’s drama—big, messy, unexpected drama. In these stories, things don’t go as planned. One bride runs away from her groom—not because she’s scared, but because of his

The afternoon sun poured into the kitchen as I watched my little nephew Jake, just eight years old, carefully draw a big rainbow on our patio with a piece of blue chalk. Beside him, his six-year-old sister Cindy was giggling, her tiny fingers already purple from her artwork. “Aunt Kayla, look! I made a castle!” she shouted with pride, pointing to her drawing. I knelt beside her, smiling. “That’s beautiful, sweetheart! Is that where the princess lives?” Cindy shook her head very seriously. “No. That’s where the dragons live!” Behind