Don’t Wait Too Long by Cari Li Dillard | Inspiring Story #38

When young Cari meets a mysterious stranger on a beach in Mexico, she gets a lesson that will impact her for many years to come.

The 16th Annual Great Mother’s Day Adventure by Terri Stovall | Inspiring Story #37

A Mother’s Day Story.  A special tribute from a daughter for her mother …I was going about my ‘busy business’ when Mama called.  She was in unusually good spirits. “I think we should go on an adventure,” she suggested. An adventure? My life was a whirlwind. Family obligations were important, and I went, if only for a couple […]

A Kibbutz Kind of Love Story | Inspiring Story #36

Marguerite volunteers to work on a Kibbutz, where she falls deeply in love with a handsome Jewish man. They plan to spend the rest of their life as husband and wife… but it seems the great divide between religion and race may keep them apart forever … or will it?Five weeks into my seven-week stay […]

My Mother and Her “Special One” by Charlotte Lewington | Inspiring Story #34

Some people say Charlotte should never have been born, but she had different ideas.

An inspiring story for anyone who has ever asked ‘why was I born?’

Hitchhiker with a Knife by Sarah Mackenzie | Inspiring Story #33

Sarah makes the decision to be more open-minded to helping strangers on her visit to Argentina. What will she do when a big hitchhiker with a knife asks for help?

Machete Man by Malcolm Campbell | Seeing Beyond the Face of an Attacker | Inspiring Story #96

In desperate times people can be driven to take desperate measures…In this story, Malcolm, an elite security officer challenges us to look beyond outward appearances to see the son, the father and the human story behind the crime. Travelling on the train seemed to be a new experience for me. I somehow looked at people […]

Knitwear & Whiskey | Life Lessons from my Late Father by Michelle McDines | Inspiring Story #31

When Michelle’s father passes away, she makes a shocking discovery that teaches her a powerful life lesson that will impact her every day.

Images Etched In My Mind by Lynda Elliott |Inspiring Story #29

Refugee Stories From Lynda Elliot, Founder of the Refugee Buddy Network If this whole experience has taught me one thing, it is this: The only thing that matters is love. The greatest gift we have as humans is our ability to empathize and connect with others. It is that part of us that knows we […]

Trip to the “Troubles” Changed The Way I Viewed The World | Inspiring Stories #25

As a teen growing up in Australia, I dreamed of traveling the world but vowed never to travel to Belfast, Ireland.  Thirty years later, I met Belfast and her people face-to-face for the first time.  It turned out to be a life-changing experience.It’s 1987. I’m listening to Rick Astley on vinyl, sporting “Kylie Minogue” hair […]

Woman of Iron and Lace, Power and Grace | Story of real feminine strength | Inspiring Story #19

Story about Soula … a woman who can carry a gun in one hand, while accepting a delicate rose in the other.

Drugged, Robbed and Violated in Manila by Ben McGarry | Inspiring Story #15

… a policeman collects my unconscious body from the pavement of a Manila street, freshly dispossessed – physically – of my prized possessions; emotionally and psychologically, I’d lost much more.MAY 31, 2017The Initial Encounter 10:55 AM: “I saw you leave Z Hostel.  I just finished night duty.  I work door security,” buoyantly announces a Filipino man, […]

Never Give Up | From Failure to Paris Fashion Week by Diana Soukar | Inspiring Story #13

An inspirational story of a woman who, when everything was against her, decided never to give up on her business dream.