12-year-old Girls With Hearts Of Gold

By Allie on January 27, 2018 / 17,378 views

My name is Allie and I’m twelve years old. I know you’re probably thinking that I’m a kid who has no purpose to be here but trust me, I know what I’m doing. My friend and I were at school one day when this guy was telling us how he didn’t have enough money to buy lunch from the school. We put together out spare change and whatnot and came up with just enough for him to buy lunch....

Polish Thumbs

By Amy Frakowski-Giesecke on January 25, 2018 / 18,502 views

By Amy Frakowski-Giesecke on January 25, 2018 / 18,502 views

Growing up, I always subconsciously and self-consciously hid my thumbs in my fists because of their weird shape. Admittedly, they do look more like a big toe instead of a thumb and from an early age, my thumbs earned the nickname "toe thumbs." Then, while I was in high school, I worked as a cashier in a grocery store. One day, I was checking out a sweet little old lady and as I counted her change...

The Hill

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 23, 2018 / 5,201 views

It was a cold, dark Winter’s night during my freshman year of college. I was at the local pub drinking steadily with my friends. My body was starting to feel it too. My brain was numb and fuzzy. My vision was getting a bit blurry. My fingers were tingling and my stomach was churning. I felt like I could throw up at any second. Not wanting to embarrass myself in front of my friends I said I was heading...

Wholistic Well-Being

By Jodi-Ann E.M. Morgan on January 22, 2018 / 3,418 views

At times when I’ve been sick, to help me feel better mommy would make me a bowl of soup. I would not only feel better physically, I would feel a whole lot better on the inside too. As we know, it’s so important what we feed our bodies. However, what we feed our minds is also very important, as well as our souls. Love. Joy. Peace. Forgiveness. Kindness. We need to nourish ourselves with these...

Laugh A Lot

By Joseph J. Mazzella on January 18, 2018 / 6,874 views

Enlightenment is a curious thing. It comes in unexpected moments. It comes in all shapes and sizes. I received a moment of enlightenment just recently from the mouth of a babe. I was heading into the local post office to mail out a few checks to pay a few bills. I saw a young woman who had gone to school with my oldest son. On her hip was her little daughter who was no more than three years old. After talking...

The Hamster

By Curt Struna on January 18, 2018 / 5,640 views

When I was a young man, I had been picking up a friend who had been babysitting. As I was waited for him, I noticed a cage and looked inside. Inside the cage there was a cute little hamster, and I put my finger up to the bars of the cage to pet him. He bit me. I went to the bathroom and washed the blood off of my hands. When I came back I was told, “You missed it! You should have seen it! After you left,...

A Young Grocery Store Cashier's Act Of Kindness

By Charis Hope Hansen on January 17, 2018 / 9,788 views

By Charis Hope Hansen on January 17, 2018 / 9,788 views

I have a wonderful story about this young man, Connor, at the Cedar Falls HyVee. He was helping a family in front of me that was scraping pennies (literally) and only had less than $3 on their EBT card, the change was on the conveyor belt and rolled down under the counter. He tried his hardest to get them all. He asked them again how much they had left on their card(EBT), which was less than $3. As he was...

I Now Know Who I Am

By Rachel Marie on January 17, 2018 / 4,996 views

A huge part of my life so far as a 15 year old is that I found who I am. At only 9 years of age a catastrophic event happened in my life. I moved away from my home town with my dad to a different county. things got so bad my mental health was not in a good place I was in hospital 3 months in a row because I just I didnt want to be here anymore. the earth wasn't the place I wanted to be I thought nobody...

Bullied 19 Year Old Born With One Eye Publishes His First Book

By Allison Weaver on January 16, 2018 / 9,179 views

Aaron Weaver was born on April 14th, 1998 with only his left eye. It was very likely that this rarity would also come with brain damage. It was a one and a million chance that he would not have brain damage, yet he doesn't. He went through 25 reconstructive surgeries and received a prosthetic eye in his right eye socket. He grew up in a rural town in North Carolina attending the local schools....

When Dreams Come True

By Gayathri.M on January 15, 2018 / 6,691 views

Looking up at the clear blue sky above, it could see a world of freedom. Snow white wings spread open, the young bird got ready to fly. But with a sudden pang of unhappiness, staring at the shackles that bound its feet to the ground, the bird realized it was deprived of the happiness it so longed for. Freedom, perhaps would always be only, "just a dream". The one thing in this world that...

Superheroes

By John McGill on January 15, 2018 / 3,218 views

Their infant son Louie has a life-threatening illness. But this story isn’t about him. His fate lies with the healing touch of a God who loves him deeply. Nor is it about the medical professionals who take care of these little angels. They are heroes, of course. But it’s the parents who are the superheroes. They use every weapon to fight because their children need them to....

My Birth Daughter's Miracle

By Terri Rimmer on January 15, 2018 / 3,074 views

In December 2016 after 14 years of having to depend on a feeding tube, my birth daughter McKenna was able to have her G tube removed! To say that this feeling was one of elation, the best Christmas gift I could've ever received is an understatement. It was a miracle from God! I've spent the last several years from the time she was two suspended in time, receiving updates from her...

You Always Have Something To Be Happy About

By CHS on January 15, 2018 / 4,790 views

A few years ago I was invited to a party. There was a disabled guy, sitting in an armchair. I used to have a preconception that disabled people are miserable, but this guy changed my attitude. He was one of the most positive, vivid and funny person I ever met. He worked in a McDrive, and he maintained a very good relationship with the customers. Of course nobody knew that he is disabled, because he was always...

Do You Ever Just Sit Down Thinking 'What Have I Become?'

By Mindful Fox on January 15, 2018 / 3,507 views

It is way more helpful to think "What have I NOT YET become?" instead. For all those who feel on their way down instead of an up - I was in near-death situations and crying myself in the pillow out of loneliness too, I get you. But it made me who I am. And your downs are also making you who you are too. And it made me neglect the attitude of constantly losing something, because rather than...

Turning The Impossible To Possible!

By Derrik Amaral on January 13, 2018 / 4,954 views

By Derrik Amaral on January 13, 2018 / 4,954 views

October 31st, 2013 was not just another Halloween for me. While heading back from my break to Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida, a vehicle struck my brand new car from behind, a blow that sent me spinning into the busy intersection. The same car barreled into me three more times and amidst the twisted metal and shattered glass I found myself in the back seat of my vehicle and I kept telling myself to...

God Knew

By Mother Of Six on January 13, 2018 / 3,176 views

When I was 44 I became pregnant for the 7th time. I had one miscarriage and 5 live children. The ages of my children were 12,10,8, 6 and 2 when I was 44. I had given birth at home with a midwife 1x with a doula (#4) and a midwife 1x (#1), a midwife and a good friend 1x, (#3) and just my husband and me (#2). My fifth was born in the hospital and the midwife almost dropped him because he came out so fast. I had...

True Peace

By Kay Heitsch on January 11, 2018 / 4,018 views

True peace comes from knowing God is in control. ~ Peace Equals Power Quotes ~ There are many things in life that can make us lose our peace. We stress and worry about so many things. But when we stop and realize that God is in control we can relax and experience what true peace is. Over the years we have moved many times. It can be stressful trying to sell a house. The phone rings asking...