“That was just about enough to shatter my heart into a million pieces. My kids’ grandparents live 970 miles away and 2,437 miles away. We chose this life for our children. We chose to pursue opportunity in states far away from our own parents, their grandparents.”
‘Tomorrow is Grandparent’s day. If your child has a grandparent living in the area, you’re welcome to bring them.’: Mom devastated after realizing her children’s grandparents live too far away
‘Isaiah and this lady had NEVER met before. Color doesn’t matter to a lot of people, I love her and don’t know her!’: Woman shares stranger’s touching act of kindness
“This lady patted and rocked Isaiah to sleep like she had given birth to him.”
‘We ran away and married in secret. I fell in love before I knew her name. Right then, I confessed, ‘I’d marry you in a heartbeat.’: Veteran recounts whirlwind romance, ‘We were meant to be’
“It was love at first sight. Every time she entered the room, it felt like the world stopped turning. Life had different plans for us, and it wasn’t quite our time. I was deployed and we lost touch. After returning from Iraq alive, I had a fresh perspective on life. There was an instant bond between us.”
‘My 92-YEAR-OLD neighbor saw me with the delivery guy. She proceeded to give him her order!’: Delivery man’s act of kindness for elderly woman will serve you all the feels
“I honestly thought he would just ignore her, laugh and be on his way.”
‘We forget what it is to go into labor. To be wracked with pain so excruciating we can’t fathom ever withstanding it. A mama is meant to forget.’
“We are mamas, and we are meant to forget.”
9/11 Hero’s Final Words To His Wife, Heroic Actions Played Out Minute-By-Minute
“I’m on an airplane that’s been hijacked. I’m putting a plan together. Tell the kids I’ll talk to them later.”
‘It took us a second to realize this firefighter was walking the flights of stairs as all the firefighters did on 9/11. Things like this make you stop and think.’: Firefighter honors fallen brothers by reenacting their steps
This year, 17 years after the fatal attacks, the tradition continues. Never forget.
‘I saw a tower had been hit. I opened the curtain and saw the smoke over lower Manhattan.’: Man credits random encounter with ‘lifelong best friend’ for saving his life on September 11
“When I woke up, I heard the shower going. Then I heard someone leave the apartment. I rushed to Mike and Elena’s bedroom and hollered for him. No response, so I kept hollering, ‘Mike, Mike are you in there?’ Moments later, his tower was hit.”
‘I had a dream you’re getting a baby,’ a lady texted. I looked at my husband, tearful and angry. ‘That’s just MEAN. Doesn’t she know how long we’ve been trying?!’: Woman surprised with pregnancy after ‘6 long years’ of trying
“When my son was two months old, my life took a turn I never expected. I bent down to pick my baby up and felt something snap. I dropped him in his crib and couldn’t move. I called my doctor and said, ‘Something isn’t right.'”
‘There I was, 17 and 34 weeks pregnant, learning my daughter had a huge tumor in her brain and was going to die.’: Teen pregnant with daughter receives terminal brain cancer diagnosis days before delivery
“I had no time to digest this news, no time to research, no time to prepare. I went into early labor and delivered my daughter days later. More doctors, more scans, more blood work, all to be told my week-old daughter had stage III brain cancer. Terminal. ‘You can expect her to die soon.’ What was supposed to be the happiest few days of my life were the most painful and traumatic moments I’ll ever experience.”