Deborah D. Mauldin

Christian, cancer survivor, mother, BeBe & wife; Promotions/marketing/sales professional; actress. Like music & sports; passionate about life/cause-driven.

[Ashwin @Sudharsan_ak]

The fact that Sophie triggered almost an entire league with just a simple point of a finger is just crazy motion 😂😂😂😂😂

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces.
But I see everything.

Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments.

One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?"
"6:15," he said, confused.
"Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it."
He blinked. "You... you can do that?"
"I can now," I said.

Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?"
"Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing."
He cried. Right there in the parking lot.

Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic.
But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!"

"Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel."

He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us."

The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over."

Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it.

But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note,

"Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends"
People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket.
I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece."

So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones.

Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees.
It's not glamorous. But it's everything."

Let this story reach more hearts....

Credit: Mary Nelson

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

This is a fact

[Deborah D. Mauldin @DeborahMauldin1]

Oh. I do. 😉♥️

[Kerry Williams @kerrywilliams_]

How can you not love Tony???

[WVLT Sports @WVLTSports]

WAKE UP!!

it’s looking like a good day to beat the Gators. #Vols

[Living Christian @livechristian1]

Dear Lord, please ease my anxiety and fears in my life. Amen.

[Living Christian @livechristian1]

In Mark 2, Jesus healed a paralyzed man because of the man's friend's faith.

This is why your circle matters.

[Living Christian @livechristian1]

If you expect an easy life as a Christian, you might not fully understand what it means to follow Jesus.

[Living Christian @livechristian1]

Faith makes all things possible.
Love makes all things easier.
Hope makes all things work.
Family makes life worth living.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: FEMA has announced it will extend its housing assistance to #WNC victims of Hurricane Helene through MEMORIAL DAY!

FEMA also confirms it will give at LEAST a 21-day notice to those who are no longer eligible for FEMA housing assistance.

THE TRUMP EFFECT IS HERE!!!!

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: FEMA has just confirmed it is now looking into “more long term solutions” to house those left homeless by Hurricane Helene.

FEMA is reaching out to local #WNC apartment complexes to house families who have been living in hotels.

THE TRUMP EFFECT IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

[Luna 🫶🏻 @_Luna1111x]

People get too comfortable with your kindness and forget it's a privilege.

[🧬Maxpein🧬 @maximumpain333]

🔥🔥🔥

[Living Christian @livechristian1]

““So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

Matthew 6:34

[Living Christian @livechristian1]

ONE OF THE
BEST WAYS TO
LOVE OTHERS
IS TO PRAY
FOR THEM

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

"Fall in love with your life. Wake up early, buy your favorite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what makes you feel confident, and listen to your favorite music. Purposefully create these small moments that make you fall in love with your life." ~Unknown