“In my memories, she is laughing with me. She says my name. She walks to me. She laughs at her Mother’s Day card.”
‘This Mother’s Day I will close my eyes and she will be whole.’: Daughter reflects on ‘gifts of memories’ before mom had dementia
‘Everybody is grieving. That’s why.’ Widow embraces beauty of strangers who supported her during funeral procession
“I’ll be honest, I had to sit back and ask myself why. Why would all these people come out to stand in the hot sun and hold signs and cry for a man that they never had dinner with, never had a beer with, never even had a conversation with. Why would they do that?”
A Letter To My Little Brother Living With A Disability
“Dear Isaac, I know you can’t ever read this but maybe one day I will read it to you. Maybe one day you will understand.”
‘I just couldn’t breathe.’: Wheelchair-bound groom loses himself seeing his ‘heart and soul’ walk down the aisle
“I’ve never seen anything so stunning. My everything that was and everything to be, looking absolutely breathtaking. I couldn’t help but lose myself in emotion.”
‘My mom crossed the border, so I could cross the stage.’: Family details ‘inspiring’ immigration challenges
“Ask me for my papers and I will show you my Bachelor’s.”
‘In the end, Kaylie was able to give the gift of life to 6 people.’: Teen in prom night crash saves lives after her death
“Only 15 minutes after she told me she loved me, she was ejected more than 50 feet from the car that was taking her and her friends to the Senior prom.”
10 Reasons Your Child Is Waking Up At 3 A.M.
“1. They’re not sure if they’ve heard Yanny or Laurel. This is a big one.”
‘As a police officer, I always trusted my gut. But this time felt different. My heart was pounding, my thoughts scattering. I knew something was about to happen.’
“I slowed my breathing down and prepared for entry. As I touched the door knob…BAM! I never saw it coming! My vision was gone. I heard several loud bangs. On the radio I could hear, ‘OFFICER DOWN!’ What? ‘Wait a minute. Am I the officer down?!’ The next thing I remember I was in a weird place, swelling and turning blue.”
‘As a kid, I hated being black’: Student overcomes addiction, poverty, ADHD and mental illness to excel, attend HARVARD
“I am here today because I had a teacher who believed in me.”
‘Nana, when you get to heaven, please send me lots of pennies.’: Grandmother sends winks from heaven in the form of pennies to symbolize her ‘deep love’
“Immediately after her passing, I started finding pennies. Not just a few, but dozens and dozens of pennies. Those dozens turned into hundreds and hundreds of pennies.”