“I could tell it had been days since she was able to get clean. She had a lot of items that would normally be left at a house. I could see her staring at the ground. We drove past her. I looked away, and felt shame rush over me.”
‘My 8-year-old asked what the sign said that she was holding. ‘Out of work, please help,’ I told him. My son asked me why I didn’t help.’
I Surprised My Husband With A Weekend Away From The Kids—Here’s Why You Should Too
“I packed up our four kids, wrote a goodbye letter, and drove three hours away to a hotel.”
My Mom’s Groceries Fell Out Of Her Trunk, So A Kind Publix Manager Re-Bought And Delivered Them All
“They printed my mom’s receipt, went through the store and got all her groceries, bagged them, threw in a fresh baked apple pie, AND delivered them to our house.”
Dear Nurses, Thank You For Holding Our Hands Every Step Of The Way
“You sat with me when I couldn’t hold back the tears. You carried my mom when she was too weak to walk. You held her hand the day she died because you didn’t want her to be alone.”
This Kind Chick-Fil-A Employee Paid For A Homeless Man’s Meal, And It Restored My Faith In Humanity
“It would have been so easy to turn around and ask the manager to step in or for help, but she didn’t, she just said ‘Hey, it’s on me.'”
Kind 13-Year-Old Boy Surprises Struggling Mom With Car
“I am so proud of my son. He is such a good kid.”
Grieving Widower Pays It Forward For Stranger In McDonald’s
“It was another small step in choosing love over hate.”
A Letter To The Overlooked Bereaved Dads
“All the nurses direct their attention to mom, but as you stand tall next to the woman you love, inside you are broken. As you hold your significant other’s hand, not one person in the room notices your eyes swell with tears. But I do.”
‘There is smoke all around me. A bright flash followed by debris rushing past my face. A pitched ringing in my ears. My mouth is moving, but no sound is coming out.’
“The smell of burning flesh is in the air. My helmet chin strap is inside my mouth and being forced down my throat. In a state of panic, I pull at it and choke violently. All my senses are in shock. In an attempt to escape my impending fate, I notice all movement is restricted by an unseen force. Then, I wake up.”
After Losing Brother To Gun Violence On Halloween, Woman Performs 31 Acts Of Kindness Each October
“This man, carrying a canoe paddle, yelled and threatened to call the police, and then took down my brother’s license plate number. I don’t know if that was why Adam felt the need to go to the door or not, but he did. Wrong place, wrong time.”