I’ve always wanted to witness the Northern Lights in person, but like most people I’m not far enough north to see nature’s most spectacular light show. But this filmmaker not only captured the aurora borealis as it hasn’t appeared in over 10 years, he also filmed something extra special. Apparently, the Northern Lights are measured…
In this story, a father takes his son into the forest with the purpose of making him “a man”. The father blindfolds the son and explains to the boy that he must sit on the stump the whole night and not remove it until the morning. Jack Speed posted this touching account of a boy’s…
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Welles Remy Crowther was at his desk on the 104th floor of the South Tower in the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. He immediately called his mother to let her know that he was okay. When the second plane crashed into the South Tower, his…
This story begins with an 80-year-old man arriving at a hospital in the morning. While talking with a nurse, he tells her he can’t be late, as he had an appointment to meet his wife. What he said next left is so beautiful! The following story was posted to Wikipedia and serves as an example…
“There’s no easy way to say goodbye to a friend, especially when they’ve supported you through your darkest times.” This is Ben Moon’s introduction to the video he made as a tribute to his beautiful dog, Denali. What follows is a deeply heartfelt recollection of all the wonderful things Denali taught him about life, narrated…
It all started a few years ago when Hailey Fort was just five and she saw a homeless man on the street. She wanted to buy him a sandwich and then thought she could feed many more homeless people if she grew the food herself, so she started a garden. And from there, she came…
Irene and Alice are two 100-year-old women who have been best friends for 94 years! Television host Steve Harvey loves these two centenarian friends and did a short spot with the pair asking them questions about pop culture. They are asked about tweaking, selfies and Justin Bieber among other things and you’ll be surprised and…
You’re never too old to find love or find love again! Dana Jackson married her first husband at age 15 and to celebrate her 100th birthday, she would walk down the aisle again! Dana met Bill Stauss, 87, at the Rosewood Health Care Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Both thought they would never get married…
This true mystery story is so miraculous it gives me goosebumps. On August 4, 2013, 19-year-old Katie Lentz was driving in Missouri when she was hit by a drunk driver. She was trapped inside her car and firefighters were trying in vain to free her from the wrecked vehicle. They were falling into despair and…
For years, Karen and her young daughter lived in fear from her abusive husband. Fearing for their lives, Karen found help from an unlikely group of people. 15 men and women bikers from Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA), a non-profit organization that works to create a safer environment for abused children and their families. The…
A student’s spontaneous, heartfelt prayer during Alabama’s Clay-Chalkville High School’s graduation ceremony is garnering lots of attention. When a fellow student’s family member became ill during the graduation ceremony a hushed quiet fell over the stadium. That’s when Christian Crawford approached the mic and offered this heartfelt, spontaneous prayer. As the graduation was being broadcast…
Love is the most powerful force in the world. And if you have any doubts, just listen to this beautiful testament to love by spoken-word artist, IN-Q. In it, he proclaims “love is the only reason we’re alive” and makes a powerful argument why “none of us should have to wait until we’re 85.” Share…
Tristan Russell couldn’t speak, was in a coma and underwent hours of brain surgery after he fell out of a third-floor window in March 2011. They young boy suffered severe brain trauma and underwent intensive therapy at Our Children’s House at Baylor (OCH) to help him walk and regain motor skills. During his stay, he…
Cara Duggan was just looking for a good deal on a NutriBullet for her sick mother. Instead she received an act of kindness from a stranger that made her cry. Cara’s mother is suffering from stage four oesophageal cancer and she finds it easier to get her nutrients through a juicer. Cara wanted to buy…
Sometimes it takes a child to remind us to be kind and generous with one another. That’s what 5-year-old Josiah Duncan did at a local Waffle House in Alabama. He was at the restaurant with his mom, Ava Faulk, when he noticed a homeless man standing outside of the restaurant. Confused by the man’s appearance,…
This wedding dance is so loving it’s beyond words. When Kristeena Rheault’s new husband Luke danced with his mom at their wedding, everyone began to cry. Luke’s mother was suffering from ALS and was wheelchair bound. But that did not keep her son from wanting to dance with her. As Mariah Carey’s “Hero” plays, Luke…
This is a wonderful story of paying it forward. When waitress Liz Woodward was serving breakfast to firefighters Tim Young and Paul Hulling at the Route 130 Diner in New Jersey, she overhead them talking about a warehouse fire that the two had worked on during their overnight shift. Moved by this, she decided to…
Eddie was found by a carpenter who noticed a trash bag moving outside his workshop in Ecuador. The man went to look and inside was a baby…Eddie! Eddie was taken to an orphanage and was there when the Van Eerden family was visiting the country. They fell in love with him instantly and did not…
Cab driver Urga Adunga was on his route in Calgary, Alberta when he saw a family who really needed a lift and decided to offer them a free ride. The mama duck and her nine ducklings were stuck at a busy intersection and couldn’t cross the road, so Adunga stopped and put his hazard lights…
When people go to a shelter and rescue a dog, they’re believe they’re doing something wonderful for the dog. But what if, it’s the other way around? This piece called, “I Rescued A Human Today” imagines what things would be like from the dog’s point of view! Her eyes met mine as she walked down…
As children we don’t always have the relationships we’d want with our parents. Sometimes, there is no relationship at all because a parent leaves. That can be for many reasons, one of them being, the parent just doesn’t know how to be a parent. But as this short true story goes to show, single parents…
Seven out of every 10 women in the United States say they are unable to escape abusive relationships in part because the abuser threatens to harm the family pet. Two out of five women say they don’t leave because they worry about what will happen to their dog. That’s why this story of a heroic…
Karridy Askenasy was waiting in line at his neighborhood Walgreen’s when he was told by the young clerk behind the counter that there would be a slight delay as the woman ahead of him went to her car to get the rest of the money she needed for her purchase. However, Karridy noticed that she…
Over the past five years, Ridge Quarles has worked at Qdoba Mexican Grill in Kentucky and gotten to know a few of his customers personally. How he treated one particular customer so impressed Dr. David Johns that he recorded it on video and shared it with some of his friends. Note: this was filmed prior…
This story is very moving, whether you are a dog lover or not because it tells how the love of family helps us through the hardest of times. This story has circulated widely on the Internet, but it’s author is unknown. Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named ‘Lucky.’ Lucky was a real…
When Morgan Wheeler pulled into a Walmart parking lot in Fayetteville, West Virginia, she had no way of knowing that she would meet a man that would make a lasting impression on her and millions of others. The 21-year-old saw a man in a wheelchair struggling and asked if she could help him into the…
It’s amazing the difference a random act of kindness can have on one person’s life, and this story exemplifies that. It begins with a man taking a lunch break when he notices a homeless man sitting on the curb with his dog. This story was shared on reddit some years ago and has been circulating…
Badger is Derik Hodgson’s best friend and his hero! Derik found the loyal 11-year-old Lab-Rottweiler mix, abandoned in the woods as a puppy. Since that fateful day the two have been inseparable and enjoyed many experiences in the wilderness near Derik’s remote cabin in Elgin, Ontario. However, one experience would have ended in tragedy for…
Every mom deserves to embrace each moment leading up to the birth of their child. Ultrasounds are a wonderful technology for expectant mothers to see their babies for the first time. But what if you cannot see? This is the true story of Tatiana, who is counting the days until she embraces her baby Murilo….
Over 100 years ago there was a stray dog who went on to become the most decorated American War dog of all time. Sergeant Stubby was a short-tailed bull terrier who was part of the 1917 Yankee forces in Connecticut’s 102 infantry during World War I. He soon became the soldier who had unparalleled bravery…
Meet Tess Holliday. She’s become the world’s first size 22 supermodel and it all happened because she took control of her body image for herself and challenged people’s conceptions of beauty. “You can be beautiful regardless of your size,” the plus size model recently told People magazine. The 29-year-old began breaking down barriers because of…
It took a while, but Kleenex finally created the perfect commercial featuring a real-life inspiring friendship that will have you reaching for the tissues. Meet Chance. The dog was hit by a car and left on the side of the road for dead. He was about to be euthanized when he was saved by San…
The majority of us have heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the wonderful work they do to help grant the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. But do you know how the organization got started? It began with a special young boy and grew into a global movement. Chris Greicius was born prematurely…
When a little girl’s dad was having a heart attack, he called 911 but dispatcher Jason Bonham couldn’t understand what the man was saying. Jason also couldn’t automatically determine the caller’s address either because the call came from a mobile phone. That’s when 5-year-old Savannah got on the phone and handled the scary situation with…
Opie Hughes has been color blind for his whole life and has never been able to truly experience color, until his family got him a pair of unique glasses for his birthday. Opie has protanopia (red/green color blindness), which means he has difficulty differentiating between the two colors. It means that any object that includes…
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