Rejection, failure, misfortune, and humiliation. These experiences can either destroy us or cause us to grow and rise above. I chose to rise.
A young boy showed up at Dollar Tree wanting to buy a few gifts for his mother. Only he was short on money…
While war rages, a walk in the almond orchards inspires a call for change, and a gathering of new ways filled with hope and peace.
Born third generation refugee from Palestine, Missa faces restrictions to rights and freedoms many take for granted. This is her story of achieving what some call “an impossible dream.” Find out how she did it …
On bad days Sarah struggles to do everyday things many take for granted. In this story, Sarah shares how healing can be found in the most surprising places.
Danielle had something important to say to her stepfather. When he passed away, unsaid words remained in her heart. Not wishing this regret fall upon another, Danielle is inspired to create something special to guide others in saying what they need to say.
Roshni, a strong Gorkha, Indian woman, is left devastated after a break-up. She can’t think, eat or sleep until, one morning, she is called to rise with the sun and run…
A beautiful (and entertaining) story inspired by Linda Strader’s latest book “Uprooted, a New Life in the Arizona Sun – prequel to her memoir “Summers of Fire”
A beautiful piece about letting love into our life … this story is an extract from Sheri Salata’s memoir “The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation”Love. Specifically, sexy, romantic, passionate, real soul-to-soul love. This is tough. Embarrassing. And tinged with what feels like genuine shame. Love is my unsolved mystery—one of the great […]
No matter how deep our losses might be, nothing can separate us from the love of our loved ones… A special story dedicated to all those who have lost loved ones over the past eighteen months. I’m counting pennies in the music room that was Mother’s sickroom. I gaze through the window at the Blue […]
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Our Shortest Story. From Our Youngest Contributor.
Keri Harty’s “Good Things Jar” is like a jar of bottled hope. The little messages remind her and her family that we can still expect good things to come our way, even during the most difficult times.My family keeps a “Good Things Jar” on our kitchen table. I have small cut pieces of paper and a […]