“‘Mac’s been waiting for you.’ As hard as it was going to be to lose him, watching him like that was even harder. I knew I didn’t endure this for nothing. One day I’d go back and make a difference within those hospital walls.”
‘He went to heaven exactly the time we thought he’d be in the car heading home for the holidays. I hope Mac sees I kept my word.’: Sister starts nonprofit gifting hospital gowns to kids battling cancer
‘It is worth it to give up a little bit of your life so someone else can live their life well.’: Woman shares selfless journey supporting moms in need
“They kept telling me I needed to let this mama sink or swim on her own. I knew I could never do that. I will always be there with my door open for young and afraid moms.”
‘You have the joy of The Lord. Why go to a counselor if you can go to the Mighty Counselor?’: Christian woman opens up about mental health struggles
“I felt stuck in the deepest, darkest hole. I had a decision to make—be hurt by these statements people are saying about me or help end the stigma in the Christian community.”
‘I never wanted to wake up again. I felt ashamed to be so upset with my disabled body.’: Woman paralyzed from Transverse Myelitis becomes chair yoga instructor
“My recovery has been more than just about walking again.”
‘It was the most heartwarming gesture that told me America still cares.’: WWII Purple Heart recipient received 100,000 birthday cards after daughter’s viral plea
“I knew Dad had outlived all of his friends and college buddies, and he wouldn’t be getting any birthday cards in the mail… It was the most heartwarming gesture.”
‘Dad said, ‘I really hope I get to see you again. If anyone can beat the system, it’s you.’ GAME ON.’: Woman thanks kindness of strangers for aiding her to visit dad in hospital bed
“I borrowed a Sharpie from the nice lady at the counter and wrote inside a donut box. Curious, she asked what I was up to. ‘I’m trying to covertly communicate with the nurses on my dad’s hospital floor.’ Then I detailed all the ways I’d be willing to sneak in if they’d let me, including wearing a disguise, hiding in a laundry cart, or lying very still on a gurney covered in a sheet.”
‘I missed my alarm and scrambled out of bed to find 3 lunches prepared for my kids.’: Stressed mom thanks husband for ‘lessening her load’
“In the heaviness and darkness of it all, tears filled my eyes. I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders.”
‘Jack was like a kid in a candy store!’: Strangers make an ‘old trucker’s’ day surprising him with a visit in their big rig
“He wanted the air horns blared, in the middle of the retirement village, and who were we to deny him?!”
‘He said to my son, ‘Do you really like my shoes?’ The boys will never forget what Quinten did.’: Mom shares act of kindness from stranger, ‘Kindness changes the world’
“Quinten smiled and walked out of the store—in his socks!!”
Man Rescues Pregnant Woman Trapped In Car, Reunite 2 Years Later
“I don’t know what would’ve happened. I want him to know how much I appreciate him.”