Motivational stories that inspire us every day
In the days leading up to her wedding, Paula was excited about marrying a man who seemed almost perfect. She decided to create one last test for her fiance to see if their values were truly aligned.
An impoverished woman offers to pay for a man's groceries and receives an unexpected reward a few days later. Read on to find out how that transpired.
A 12-year-old girl named Elizabeth joined her class for a field trip to a series of museums in Washington D.C., only to get lost and wake up in the hospital a couple of hours later.
A wealthy developer is scouting for a mall location, loses his wallet with $8,000 in a poor neighborhood, and is stunned when he receives a phone call late that night
Rachel suspected her dear boyfriend, Harry, of cheating, and wanted to get revenge on him. After a wild night out, she and Harry reconciled, got married, and eventually had a baby. But some time later, Harry met someone oddly familiar and had to discover the truth.
Five orphan brothers named Peter, Adam, Edmond, John, and Scott often played at an abandoned field. One day, they found an old portrait of the late President Lincoln and a mound filled with old things. They decided to hide these things and thirteen years later, it changes their lives.
A rich man runs off a young girl who comes knocking on his door until he sees a photo she holds in her hands -- a photo that threatens to expose his secret past.
James visited his wife’s grave all the time and cried. But one day, he discovered a fresh bouquet he had not bought. He decided to wait and see who brought them. That’s when Jane showed up, revealing his wife’s shocking and bittersweet past.
A rich man suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar village when he bumped into a poor old lady wearing earrings he's certain he's seen before.
A young boy nurses his ailing grandmother and gives up his summer vacation to be with her, and when she passes away she leaves him a portrait of George Washington.
Barbara gave up all hope of finding her twin sister again until they both ended up living in the same nursing home at the age of 83.
While begging on the street, Jack received a bill from a young woman in tears. He thought it was strange until he opened the bill and saw a message asking desperately for help. He knew he had to act and shockingly jumped in front of the car.
A set of triplets who were separated when they were young decide to meet at a resort 50 years later, but when they arrive, they find the youngest sister is missing and receive a letter from her a few days later.
A 60-year-old man is shocked when a perfect stranger walks up to him in a restaurant while he was having lunch with his wife and calls him a cheater -- and discovers he has several twins
Adam didn't visit his mother for years, neglecting her after he started having a life of his own. One day, he had to pick up some documents from his mother's home, only to find the home destroyed and abandoned.
A humble rich man shows up on his fiancée's doorstep as a homeless man before their marriage, but things don't go as planned.
A boy returning home for the holidays finds out that his mother was missing and had been for some time because the fridge contained expired food.
A man mocks his wife for gaining weight after having twins, but he realizes how wrong he is when she faints and is rushed to the hospital one day. Read on to find out what happened next....
Trouble breaks out when a woman in her 50s conceives twins prematurely, and her son-in-law arrives at the hospital only to notice that the babies have the same birthmark on their shoulders that he does on his — now, wait a minute…
A medic who was dispatched to an older woman's house to help her receives the shock of his life when he sees portraits of himself as a child hanging on her walls.
A young bride's wedding ceremony is turned upside down when she discovers that her husband-to-be's mother is her birth mom, whom she lost two decades before.
A young man and his wife adopt an orphan boy who looks exactly like him, which causes people to raise eyebrows then his mom opens up.
A woman looking to know more about her genetic origins gets a DNA test, then years later, her biological family reaches out — they had a strange reason.
A widow giving away her daughter in marriage talks about her late husband's wishes during her speech, and immediately after, a familiar figure approaches her.
A woman decided to approach a boy she saw sitting alone at the bus stop because he looked sad; little did she know the encounter would turn her life around.
A single man who wanted to raise children badly gets his chance when someone leaves him a basket containing a baby girl — imagine his shock when he discovered who her mother was years later.
A man is shocked when he sees the woman he abandoned as a person who used a wheelchair enjoying a walk with another man.
A father and his son were having dinner one evening when they heard the doorbell ring — it was the man's ex-wife, and she had come to drop a bomb on him.
A man's journey to adopting a child takes an unusual turn that sees him end up adopting five kids on the same day.
A little girl finds out that the reclusive old lady who lived in the next house was once a child star, after which she befriends her and changes her life.
A woman receives the shock of her life when she helps deliver her neighbor's baby only to realize that her husband fathered the child.
A man stumbles on his aged mother's will and what he finds in it causes him to make her pack her bags and get ready to leave his house immediately.
A man tries to help a scruffy beggar but is shocked to find out that the man was the same boy he used to bully when they were younger.
Four selfish men visit their mother's funeral because of the inheritance they hoped to receive only for them to meet her alive and well.
A boy gets yelled out by passengers on a bus because he refused to give up his seat for an old lady, but the driver doesn't let it stand.
A woman mourning the loss of her son suddenly hears him call out to her a few days after his demise — she decides to check his room, but she is unprepared for what she finds.
A woman ashamed of her poor mom tried to exclude her from her wedding ceremony by pretending to be an orphan — in the end, she came to regret her actions.
A young boy lost himself in the airport crowd and ended up on the wrong plane — he burst into tears after realizing this, but everyone ignored him until a good samaritan walked by.
One day, a poor amputated widower struggling to cater for his kids received a letter from Santa. The letter changed the man's ways in more ways than one. Find out how.
A homeless woman's life changes drastically after she accepts a proposal from an old man who initially hid his wealth from her.
A poor neglected boy's life changes after a concerned neighbor informs the police about him, and they visit for a wellness check.
A rich woman finds out her daughter is engaged to a new man who is financially inferior to her, so she disguises herself and goes to check him out — she was stunned by what she discovered.
Emily sold her house after her children told her to, and she began living with her daughter. Although her children promised to take care of her, she was surprised to hear a conversation between them that caused her to start living with her neighbor instead.
Zedrick was madly in love with his bride-to-be Amanda, but he never made it to their wedding. All along, Amanda thought he stood her up, but after receiving mail with his name on it, she discovered there was a reason why they didn't end up married.
Peter did not expect to discover something about his wife and her family when he helped a woman lift her baby's stroller on the street. The chance encounter led to a shocking discovery that changed their lives.
A rich old man's family was surprised to find out that his children were cut out of his will and instead, went to a mysterious set of triplets. His wife decided to find out who they were and why he decided to change his will.
A self-made woman named Annika Thompson raised her 9-year-old daughter Julie all alone. One day, she realized that her daughter had been frequenting an abandoned building after school, so she decided to find out why.
Ella took her stepson Matt to a birthday party when she suddenly bumped into another boy who looked exactly like him. She decided to approach the older woman with the boy, and they discovered the truth.
Mildred's children lived a couple of streets away from her, but they would often be too busy to check on her. They'd usually call her at least once a quarter, but that all stopped when her kids discovered she chose to work as a janitress. That year, they decided to cut contact with her.
Manny went to the police station, thinking they would help him with his request. In the end, only one officer named Mark Deakin paid him some attention. When the officer found out what the boy's request was, he made sure to bring in all the help he could to fulfill it.