“I promised him I would be with him every single day and hold his hand every step of the way. There had to be something I could do. When I walked through the door, he turned around and the first thing he said was, ‘Mary.'”
‘Well, dishwashing it is!’: After separated 114 days, wife becomes employee at husband’s Alzheimer’s facility so he doesn’t forget her
‘I’m the machine and he takes care of me. He’s the oil to our well-tuned ride. His devotion is the gasoline.’: Wife praises husband for selfless devotion
“A mother’s love is selfless, without a shadow of a doubt. But the heart of a man who still gives 110% fully knowing he will never have that much of you again, knowing that sacred place now belongs to, or is shared with, his children? That’s special.”
‘It has to be done.’: 84-year-old plays honorary ‘Taps’ tune at more than 2,400 veteran funerals
“Phil will play the bugle and taps until he can no longer hold a note. And even then, the music will carry on.”
‘I have to say no during the holidays, to the office party, to the Secret Santa dinner ALL my mom friends are attending.’: Mom reminds us you don’t have to be ‘constantly on’ during holidays
“I used to think to be a kind human I had to always say yes, especially during the holidays.”
Dear Teachers, Thank You For Thinking Of Me At Christmas
“I hope you realize, dear Teachers, the presents you take the time to make with your students in the classroom are absolutely PRICELESS to me.”
‘Oh my God! What happened?’ My youngest had eaten her entire Advent calendar. In one sitting.’: Mom takes advantage of toddler’s naughty decision and gives her ‘something more valuable’
“Was this too hard for a three-year-old? What would I be teaching her if I gave in? What would I be teaching her siblings who had been patient?”
‘Welcome, I hope you come joyfully.’: Pilot who fled Afghanistan at 9 is now helping other refugees to safety
“I gave them hope that the future will be bright.”
‘What? Oh my goodness!’: Grieving 14-year-old surprised with thousands in gift cards by Secret Santa
When Emily’s mom passed away suddenly after a battle with pancreatic cancer, at 14, she had to step up to help care for her five younger siblings.
‘I’ll never leave you again for the rest of my life.’: Couple married 66 years reunite after 100 days apart due to Covid protocol
“When they were brought together you could see straight away just how much they were so in love with each other, even after 66 years together.”
Young Boy Donates $2,400 From Egg Earnings And Fundraising To Toys For Tots
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to help kids in need, but also to show those who have personal struggles that we can beat them. Just believe!”
‘The hardest part was losing my freedom before I ever had it. I went from being a child to raising a child.’: Teen mom shares happy, successful family life despite stigma
“It was immediately positive, and I was in absolute shock. The first thing I did was look up teen moms on YouTube. The stigma behind teen parents is pretty much all the same. I was looking for some proof it’s not always true.”
‘The ultrasound tech said, ‘What an absolute mess your breast is.’ All I could think was, ‘This isn’t good.’: Young mom shares journey to Triple Negative Breast Cancer diagnosis
“I was told this was likely cancer, alone during a pandemic, holding the hand of a stranger while they stuck a needle in my breast. When I got the results, it read ‘Invasive Ductal Carcinoma’ followed by a lot of NEGATIVE testing.”
I Really Thought We Were Finally Getting Our Christmas Miracle
“Even though I only carried you for a short time, just know that you were wanted very much.”
‘If it’s meant to be, can you please bring Sophia to us forever? Can we please be her parents if she can’t be with her bio mom?’: After emotional foster journey, family adopt 2 kids into forever home
“I hope I live a life that is worthy of you girls. I hope I make you proud.”
‘This photo made it all worth it.’: Teens build bus stop shelter for 5-year-old in wheelchair
Waiting for the school bus every morning used to be a hassle for 5-year-old Ryder Kilam, but now it’s a highlight of his day.
‘I still can’t believe it.’: Train slices Amazon truck in half, just missing driver
“I didn’t know what to feel, to be honest with you.”
‘Today my daughter’s teacher expressed concern over her progress report. My compliant, perfect little girl got a 72 in math.’: Mom shows grace for teacher, ‘Their eyes see things ours don’t’
“My compliant, precious, perfect little girl. The one who listens to every single word I say at home. My rule follower. Yes, ma’am and no sir. You better believe I emailed that teacher.”
‘Every day I send my daughter to school with a heart drawn on her hand.’: Mom shares heart-wrenching way she prepares for school shootings
“She’s not old enough for a phone yet. So this is the only way I can say goodbye. It’s been over a week since the most recent school shooting, so the news cycle has moved on. But I’m a mom in America, so I cannot.”
‘I RECEIVED AN OFFER TO PUBLISH MY BOOK!…But I rejected it.’: Woman urges ‘don’t be afraid to ask for what you deserve’
“My fingers trembled as I typed it out. ‘I can’t believe what I just said.’ But, sometimes, we need to take a stand for what we deserve.”
‘Could you repeat that again?’ My brain was just not making the connections. I couldn’t stand it.’: Woman with learning disability openly shares her journey
“My teacher asked, ‘What happened in the story?’ I couldn’t remember anything. I felt anxious, defeated, and upset. I just wanted to give up.”
‘I gestured to my belly to indicate I was pregnant and needed to sit. I was too embarrassed to explain the truth.’: Type 1 Diabetic mom urges ‘my condition isn’t something that needs to be hidden’
“I constantly found myself afraid to eat. I sat between the sliding doors, wiping sweat off my forehead as I shakily finished the bottle of Coke. Nobody checked to make sure I was okay.”
‘I’d been agonizing over these hedges for a year.’: Pregnant woman thanks ex and his family for act of kindness, ‘I’m so grateful it hurts’
“On Sunday, my ex Kyle showed up to do the job, in the midday heat, on his one day off, out of the kindness of his heart.”
‘I look at the pile of laundry on the bed, my to-do list, and the emails, and wish I had magic.’: Mom learns to seek out magic in everyday moments
“It never seems to work though, just sitting there, wishing for magic. Until yesterday, when it did.”
‘It’s time,’ he said softly. When we divorced 8 years ago, my ex stored some of my furniture for me.’: Woman proud of ‘modern family’ she’s grown and ‘all of the wonderful ironies along with it’
“Twenty years later, I never would have thought we’d be laughing about using my family’s antique couch in the wedding photos for my ex-husband’s second marriage, but here we are.”
‘Girls threatened to beat me up, run me over. They pushed me into lockers and slapped books out of my hand.’: Woman overcomes mean girls, bullying by never giving up on herself
“I was eating lunch in the bathroom, skipping school, and failing my classes. But I realized, no matter what they said or did, none of it mattered.”