Motivational stories that inspire us every day
Every year, a hopeful grandfather invites his beloved grandson to his home for a special Christmas dinner. He anticipated the invitation every year but would decline it. To his surprise, one year, his grandfather didn't invite him over.
A rich man had no choice but to seek shelter in a homeless man's hut after a snowstorm halted his drive home. That night, he discovered a note written by his late father in the man's jacket.
A widowed man traveled from separate ends of the United States to bring home his newborn baby, but he was refused entry into the airplane.
Andrea's father, James Smith, has always dreamt about walking her down the aisle one day. When that moment finally came, he was surprised to see that the groom's mother was someone he knew from a long time ago.
After Chrissy graduated from college, she moved into her grandmother's house to help her out. When her grandmother died, she didn't know she would have to move out after her finding out the house wasn't a part of her grandmother's will.
While James was in-line to pay for some groceries one night, he was behind an old lady who could not pay for the groceries she brought to the counter. After her death, he was in for a big surprise as the old lady never forgot his act of kindness.
Mr. Stark left behind a $5.4 million mansion after his death, but he surprised everyone when he did not leave it to his wife or daughter.
A young single mom nursed her sick grandmother until her death. When she was called for her grandmother's inheritance, she was surprised to hear that she would only get an old couch.
Annie Roberts loved to stay prepared. Roberts knew that it would be difficult to work once she got old, so she made sure to save up enough to get by during her sunset years. She, however, never imagined she'd live to be 102.
First-time parents Jack and Katherine could not figure out why their newborn child would not sleep in his crib nor allow others to carry him. He cried whenever they put him inside, and he would become fussy when other people held him.
Alice wanted to take a DNA genetic assay for fun, trying to look for distant relatives whom she's never met. She was in for the surprise of her life when the test revealed that she actually had a daughter she never met.
A couple of months after Samantha's husband Joshua died, she started to receive her favorite flowers on their doorstep every week. Working with her children and grandchildren, they set up a CCTV camera to find out who has been leaving them.
Mrs. Belle Wilson did not want her daughter Stacey to marry a poor man whom she met at college. However, her daughter pushed through with her wedding, and this caused Belle to cut her out of her will. In the end, Stacey regretted not listening to her mother.
Mr. Steven Smith realized when he turned 85 that he didn't have a will for his considerable assets. Not having a wife or children, he decided to give his fortune to a stranger.
Ella grew up in foster care, and never really felt that she was part of a family. However, when she was in her mid-30s, her biological mother Katherine suddenly showed up in her life and tried to make amends.
A concerned neighbor was startled to find out that the elderly woman who lived across from him had been living in her old car despite having a house.
A police officer and his partner were dispatched after a distress call was made by an 8-year-old girl to 911. The little girl had been living alone in an old house, after what happened to her mother.
When James visited his wife's grave one day, he was surprised to see a fresh bouquet of flowers resting on top of her tomb. After finding out who it was and why the person left flowers, he decided to give back and do the unthinkable.
Elizabeth walked through a busy street in San Francisco one night, after realizing she forgot to order food for dinner. While walking, she saw a blind young boy begging for alms. When she approached him to give some change, she was startled to see the similarities between the boy and her own son.
When Marga and Millie were teenagers, they were kicked out of the house by their mother because of an argument. They've been living on the streets since, but one day, this all changed when their grandmother's lawyer contacted them.
Robert Stark ran a billion-dollar business in Manhattan, and it always annoyed him how outside of their lobby, homeless people would sit and beg for money from their clients and employees.
Billie found out she was pregnant at the age of 18, and soon after, her parents kicked her out. She had no means of supporting her twin babies at the time, so she gave them away. Years later, she came back into their lives unexpectedly.
Ever since her granddaughter Macy was young, Elena already decided she'd save up all of her money to one day pay for her wedding. When that day was finally nearing, she was heartbroken to find out that her granddaughter did not want to invite her to the special day.
Every day, William sits at a bench in Central Park to unwind during his lunch breaks. On one particular day, his thoughts were interrupted by a crying little girl. He looked back and froze in shock as the girl looked just like him.
One day, a woman found a frail little boy sitting on her doorstep. She decided to feed him that day, and little did she know, that random act of kindness would end up changing her life.
Stephen couldn't help but feel bad after the bus driver was about to kick out a young mother and her newborn baby because they did not have enough money to pay for the fare. He decided to step in and pay, but he did not expect what came after.
Travis was playing basketball with his friends at a local park when he suddenly heard a baby crying. It was then that he discovered an abandoned stroller with a newborn child inside.
A father was alarmed about how his daughter would always stay inside the school bus longer than the other kids. While he didn't think anything of it at first, he grew suspicious and decided to find out why.
People always attribute sitting in a plane's business class section with wealth, and so as an old lady sat there in her tattered clothes and flip-flops on one flight, she stood out like a sore thumb.
Lucas visited his mother Lily's grave every month, bringing with him a bouquet of her favorite white lilies. On one occasion, he was surprised to find a man approaching the tomb carrying the same flowers.
When Brooke turned 18, she expected at least a car as a present from her grandmother. When she received an old emerald ring instead, she was disappointed, throwing it on the ground in disgust.
Joseph was left without a mother after it was concluded that she died in a car crash while on a business trip. Years later, he was surprised to come across a woman who looked exactly like his late mom, but only order.
Robyn Richardson and her husband Peter shared two daughters named Ella and Mia. When she died, she left her eldest daughter Ella with an old baby carriage and a dusty doll. Meanwhile, her youngest daughter Mia inherited a house.
A police officer developed a bond with a young girl he would see while on patrol on a daily basis. During one of his routine rounds, he was alarmed when the little girl did not show up for their daily greetings by the window.
Amidst mourning her husband Tad's death, Emma was surprised to find out that he had left his entire estate to a woman that she's never met, while she only received an old pendant from him. It puzzled her for months until Tad's heir came forward to introduce herself.
An elderly woman was left heartbroken when her daughter and her family kicked her out of their home. For the past eight years, she had been living with her daughter's family to help care for her grandson.
A grandmother wanted to ensure that her granddaughter did not miss out on having the best prom experience. As she knew all of her granddaughter's classmates would be wearing designer gowns, she made sure that her granddaughter would not miss out.
A homeless man decided to speak up at the wedding of a woman who betrayed him years ago. He wanted her groom to know that she was not who he thought she was.
Mrs. Carmen Seymour decided to sell her house to help her grandson out. After doing that, she vanished without a trace. Then one day, her stepdaughter Annie received a phone call from a hospital, letting her know that Carmen had been discovered in critical condition.
A restaurant owner sees a little girl digging through the trash near his fine dining establishment. As the little girl was dressed nicely, he decided to follow her to see what she was up to. What he discovered left him in tears.
A homeless young woman chose not to eat for weeks to buy a cellphone to call her father. When her father finally saw her, he was surprised to see his daughter so thin and dark, wearing ragged clothes.
An old lady decided to let a homeless man live in her home, but one night, she was startled to see him sneaking into her room for an unknown reason.
For several years, a man in his mid-twenties could not wait for the day life would give him the chance to take his revenge on his father would hurt several years before then, but his actions were surprising on the day he got his chance.