Inspirational Stories / Motivational Stories

Hollys Journey: From Guillain Barre Syndrome To Happily Ever After

By Holly Gerlach on September 20, 2017 / 3,772 views

When I was 26 year old, I was diagnosed with a rare disease just 20 days after the birth of my daughter. A tingle in my finger and a weakness in her legs brought my to the ER, and within 12 hours I could no longer walk anymore. The disorder progressed very quickly and by Day 3, I was in the ICU on life support. I spent almost 5 months in the hospital – 2 and a 1/2 were spent completely paralyzed from the...

Side Trip

By Kay Heitsch on September 18, 2017 / 2,549 views

I could see the sky was very black up ahead as I came back from a visit up north. I thought if I stopped maybe I'd stay behind it. I was nearing the Clare exit where Cop's & Doughnuts is located. Cops & Doughnuts is a bakery that was taken over by a group of police officers when the owners decided to close. They bought the bakery and all the recipes. At first it was just a bakery,...

Soul Song Of New Age Children

By Sonia Kaur on September 18, 2017 / 2,383 views

Sai Baba Channeling 2-25-2015 We spoke again with the Universal energy that calls itself Sai Baba this week. A group of four gathered. He said, "I have come today to turn on a great river of Love..." The message were the following: It is great looking at people who are looking to me for their Higher Purpose rather than asking for things. You can rebuild...

Lessons Of Life

By Gayathri M on September 18, 2017 / 2,210 views

She was falling through the sky...like a tiny feather in the air...but the beaming smile on her face was unmistakable...for she knew, from the strong arms that caught her and held her close,her father would always be there to catch her. Trust,the foundation of a true relationship,was clearly expressed in the little girl's eyes. In a world where smart phones are a necessity and money, a necessary...

Can I Help You?

By Kay Heitsch on September 18, 2017 / 2,431 views

As I turned to go down the aisle in the grocery store I spotted him... an elderly man appearing to be lost. As I walked closer I could see a sad look in his eyes. I felt an urge to say something to him. "What should I say?" I wondered to myself. "Can I help you find something?" I heard myself saying. "Thank you, I really need some help," he answered. "Tell me what you are...

How You Give

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 18, 2017 / 2,164 views

I was a young, substitute teacher trying to make American history exciting to a class of bored sixth graders. I was going over a list of things the founding fathers had done for our country. Going off the lesson plan I mentioned that today people can still give a lot to their country, community, and people around them. “What do I have to give?”, asked a cynical voice from the back of the class. I...

The Value Of A Moment

By Kay Heitsch on September 15, 2017 / 4,249 views

Last week I was looking for something in the basement. I opened several tubs when I found some old pictures. Wow, what a surprise to find them! As I looked through several pictures the memory of these wonderful people and events made me smiled. At the time the picture was taken I didn't realize the value of that moment until it was now a special memory. Today's Bible verse is...

Monopoly

By Kay Heitsch on September 15, 2017 / 2,484 views

Today I heard a story about the game Monopoly. I remembered playing the game many times in my life. Sometimes it was fun and sometimes it was not. Very much like life! It's not always fun! We all gather around the table and set the board up. Someone is the banker and they hand out the money. As the game goes on we can buy and sell property. It's a great feeling to own Boardwalk, Park Place...

I Am Both

By Liz Petrone on September 14, 2017 / 4,087 views

By Liz Petrone on September 14, 2017 / 4,087 views

I am both. I'm both "I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT THIS SECOND" and "I hope you don't expect me to put that bra back on and go anywhere." I am at once "why do my friends never invite me places anymore?" and "oh great, how am I going to get out of this one?" I am "for the love of all that is holy if one more person touches...

Red Light Myles

By Katy Marx on September 13, 2017 / 3,144 views

I'm sitting at my desk looking at a picture of "my friend Myles" and know I need to share our story. Myles is not really his name, just what I call him. That’s him though. The blur across the street, dancing and waving at cars roaring past. He changed my life. He is an important part of my day, five days a week. I think of that blur as my friend. This is how that came to be. For...

Do You Want To Get Well?

By Kay Heitsch on September 13, 2017 / 3,426 views

"Do you want to get well?" This was the question I kept hearing every morning when I spent my quiet time with the Lord. I wondered why the Lord kept asking me the same question. Of course, I wanted to "get well," or did I? These last few months since my son Todd's death had been unbelievable. The pain of losing Todd was unbearable. Because of the tremendous pressure I had on my chest,...

Your Happy Place

By Joseph J. Mazzella on September 11, 2017 / 4,167 views

I was reading a book in my chair in the living room while my son watched an old comedy show on TV. Suddenly, I heard someone yell, “Go to your happy place! Go to your happy place!” I looked up to see the television characters panicking while my son laughed at the silliness of it all. Hearing those words, however, made me put my book down and think of all the happy places I have had over the...

Attitude

By Omotoso Folorunso Oluwole on September 10, 2017 / 1,989 views

Sister people are taking their time to advise you but you refuse to change your wrong attitude please have you forgotten that attitude is the greatest thing in every females life. woooo if you haven't heard let me tell you that #money which you are boosting of will surely finish, that # cloth of us will definitely tore then what will remain it's attitude so my sister work towards your attitude because...

Don't Give Upon Your Dreams. When Someone Tells You You Cant, Prove Them Wrong

By Naught on September 10, 2017 / 2,293 views

I am not sharing this story in order to brag and if it sounds like it then I apologize in advance. I am only hoping that my story will encourage someone out there who is struggling like I was to step up and take their life and their health into their own hands. No one should listen to the negativity of others. If someone says you can't, then prove them wrong. My entire childhood, doctors told me...

The Untapped Potential

By Job Lazarus Okello on September 10, 2017 / 3,459 views

When I, together with a friend, visited a professor of Gulu University in early August 2017, he took us to a cemetery bordering his home. It lies a few meters away from his home, in the South-West. At first both I and Angel, for that was my friend’s name, were astonished by what the Professor was doing. We were fearing to step into the cemetery; however, he told us to be bold enough to walk into it with...

Tree-trimmers Taught Me A Lesson In Random Acts Of Kindness

By Distillit on September 08, 2017 / 1,959 views

I knew that the trees in my neighborhood that were near utility lines have been under assault for the last couple days. I live in a low-medium income neighborhood where most people own their homes. It's a diverse neighborhood in a city in the South (of the U.S.) that is well known for a high crime rate for its size, but to my neighbors and I it feels very welcoming. People of many colors, cultures, and...

Treasured Memories

By Kay Heitsch on September 06, 2017 / 2,103 views

It's funny how little things can bring back a treasured memory. When our son Todd died his friends came over and chose things that had meaning for them. Much to my surprise several chose a spike out of his running shoes. These spikes had no value except for a treasured memory attached to it. One of Todd's friends carried this spike in his book bag for years. One day the book bag was stolen....