Sometimes you need to stop and take a moment to think about what really matters in life. The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, … [Read more...]
Woman purposely delays her flight after seeing stranger and knowing instantly something was wrong
Shaina Murry was at the airport getting ready to find her gate to board a flight until she noticed a man on the floor, in distress. Murry recounted her experience in a Facebook post: Today I purposely delayed my flight. And will always fly #americanairlines from now on. Here is why: while on the phone getting ready to go find my gate I noticed a man (his name is Will K.) … [Read more...]
Dad finds out his teen daughter is bullying a classmate and has the perfect punishment in mind
A father was notified his daughter had been bullying someone at school... This is his story: My daughter Sally is, to me, one of the sweetest people I know. She gets good grades, has lovely friends, and still finds time to be a wonderful loving daughter. I have never had to ground her in high school, and she had never given me reason to believe she is acting out. I am a … [Read more...]
Atheist gets attacked by a bear and finds himself praying for a “divine intervention”
Better think twice about what you wish for because sometimes you get exactly what you want! An atheist was walking through the woods admiring the nature around him. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals,” he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look, and suddenly saw … [Read more...]
Disabled veteran hears a neighbor’s cry for help, proves that heroism comes from the heart
What an inspiration... Bob Butler lost his legs in a 1965 land mine explosion in Vietnam. He returned home a war hero. Twenty years later, he proved once again that heroism comes from the heart. Butler was working in his garage in a small town in Arizona, USA on a hot summer day, when he heard a woman’s screams coming from a nearby house. He began rolling his wheelchair … [Read more...]