Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Santa Hats

By A Friend on January 14, 2020 / 2,983 views

By A Friend on January 14, 2020 / 2,983 views

I saw this guy at Wal-Mart buying ALL of their remaining Santa hats, when I asked what he was buying them for he said "I do this every year after Christmas and donate them to children's hospitals for next...

Special Needs

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 08, 2020 / 3,636 views

My two sons are all grown up now. They are 32 and 27 years old this year. Yet they both still have the minds of children. Autism has limited their intellectual growth over the years and they still need to be looked after 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When I was a boy the term used for people like my sons was Mentally Retarded. By the time I was an adult the term had switched to Mentally Handicapped. Later...

My Dad Just Sent Me $10,000

By A Friend on January 03, 2020 / 3,822 views

Growing up I’ve always been very independent. I’ve never asked for my parents for money or help, and I’ve always lived a pretty secluded life from them. We’re close, but not in a “I’m going to tell you every detail of my life” way. A little back ground: I moved out at 17, went to university, and dropped out in my third year. I married my long term boyfriend,...

Flabby

By Kay Heitsch on January 03, 2020 / 3,432 views

My husband Bill's Grandma Z was quite a character. Over the years we grew very close and I was actually with her when she died. In Grandma Z's later years she lived in a nursing home. Her eyesight was almost gone and she spent most of her day in a wheelchair. For the most part, her mind was sharp until the end of her life at age 101. We lived out of state for several years and...

Walking Through Life

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 31, 2019 / 4,549 views

It was a day in late December. The Christmas tree had been taken down. The lights and decorations had been boxed up and put in the closet until next year. And I was feeling a little blue. I sure wasn’t looking forward to the long, cold, dark Winter to come. I had always been a light lover on the inside. I tried to take comfort in knowing that a few more minutes of daylight was being added each day, but I...

The Waving Walker

By Kay Heitsch on December 30, 2019 / 3,720 views

Years ago, back in the middle 1970s, my friend, Art, used to see a young man about 16 years of age and a large dog walking along the road. When cars would pass him on the other side, he made eye contact and waved. Art saw him almost daily, walking along the road waving at cars. One rainy day Art saw him and pulled over. He asked if he could use a ride. The young man said, "I'm not really...

'Discovering Faith, True Beauty And Confidence' During And After Cancer

By Karen Rice on December 30, 2019 / 2,515 views

Without questioning, when going through a serious illness, you learn to know what faith truly is, along with finding the true meaning of beauty and how you really feel about yourself. I know this all too well, because I've experienced many trials and tribulations in my life. Through it all, I gain strength that I never knew I had, and much more confidence in myself, which lead me to loving myself all over...

Getting Involved And Making A Huge Difference In A Family's Life

By Neil Cervenka on December 29, 2019 / 2,686 views

By Neil Cervenka on December 29, 2019 / 2,686 views

Last year I worked patrol on Christmas Eve and I came across these two (and their 3 kids) who were living in a vehicle at a park. A huge storm was rolling in and they needed a miracle. Letters To Santa Charity (LTS) came in like Santa himself. With only a simple text to the board (Justin Crone, Aileen Crone, Betty Julian, Sargon Eddy, Megan Bruce, and Nick Bashaw), elves went to...

Let Me Be A Blessing To Others ... As Santa

By Patti Everroad on December 23, 2019 / 3,210 views

Right before Thanksgiving of 2019 I put on Facebook this message .. "Lord please make me a blessing to others as Santa". A week later as we were preparing for this year's Santa visits with my Mrs. Claus basket that I carry with candy, pencils and candy canes, when I discovered some letters that I thought was from kids. Every Christmas children will bring us letters to Santa and usually...

We Are Worthy

By Vance R. G. Angel on December 23, 2019 / 3,660 views

I wouldn't say I'm particularly rich by societies standards, but on the front of wealth measured by experience and valuable lessons, I would consider myself very wealthy. On another hand I would rather say "grateful". I have almost completely lost interest in exploring for what I can see, and I have discovered far more beauty lying beneath the surface of the people all around me....

The Christmas Carol Sing-Along

By Kay Heitsch on December 20, 2019 / 2,357 views

It was the week before Christmas at the Memory Care Center. Since it was close to Christmas a Christmas Carol sing-along was the planned activity. Bob, one of the residents, was in his joy. He was busy handing out the song sheets to everyone. Before each song, Bob would announce the name of the carol. When the people finished singing he was quick to praise everyone for their participation. I smiled to see Bob...

Never Give Up No Matter What

By A Friend on December 18, 2019 / 3,536 views

The worst time in my life was when I got sick last year in freshmen year. For context I had been running top of the nation times as a 8th grader for middle school and I run about seven miles a day. Thing is I wasn’t when I got into high school because I got sick with a illness in August that I couldn’t identify till December and I was sick in bed for the entire time. I could barely walk to the...

You Deserve Respect

By A Friend on December 18, 2019 / 3,341 views

If you catch yourself begging someone for... human decency? A response? Time together? Clarity? Respect? Some compassion? Some kindness? You need to take a step back and realize that you're begging someone for the bare minimum. That's ridiculous and beneath...

My Miracle Journey

By Carina Imbrogno on December 13, 2019 / 4,330 views

By Carina Imbrogno on December 13, 2019 / 4,330 views

I would like to share my miracle story with others to help inspire them and give them hope it’s a way of me paying forward. My name is Carina Imbrogno and I was born in 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Italian immigrants. I was born with a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome kyphoscoliosis type, but it was not diagnosed until 2015. This illness caused me to have severe...

Christmas Cookies

By Kay Heitsch on December 11, 2019 / 3,476 views

My Mom came from a family of 14 children. Christmastime wasn't always the best. However, there was a man, who went out of his way, to make the day special. Over the years my Mom talked about how this man would come out on Christmas and bring candy to her and her brothers and sisters. Mom never forgot his kindness. I believe because of the kindness shown to her at Christmastime Mom made it a...

Bad Weather

By Joseph J. Mazzella on December 10, 2019 / 3,136 views

It was late November. The trees that had been covered with lovely leaves just a few weeks earlier were now stark, skinny sticks trying to ride out the Winter to come. The sun had become scarce as the dark nights lengthened, but today it was totally gone. Gray, gloomy clouds covered the sky, a cold wind blew, and a chilly rain was falling steadily. I was driving slowly behind a tractor trailer that was throwing...

Unsolved Mystery: Secret Santa

By Drakiedoodle on December 08, 2019 / 3,418 views

My dad had 3 strokes when I was 3. My mom went back to work, but they were having trouble making ends meet. It was Christmas, and my mom made me a doll, my brother was getting a book from a garage sale, and for dinner mom splurged for Kraft mac&cheese. On Christmas eve there was a phone call telling us someone was seen "lurking" around our yard, and it should be...