journey into inspiration
She had found her true love. He had children. They moved in. That’s when she began learning to be stepmom. When Janie Emaus met her soulmate, he told her how much his children, a boy and a girl, meant to him. She loved him for that. After their marriage, the children visited on weekends. Janie… Continue reading learning to be stepmom
His friend saw swimming as a force to change the world. His friend also believed swimming could be a driving agent of social progress. Then his friend died. Andre Salles-Cunha of QuickSilver Swimming in Florida lost his friend Shawn Delifus, who was only 30 when he died in April, 2016. He said Delifus saw swimming… Continue reading swimming as a force to change the world
A wedding dress and a baby’s funeral – what could they have in common? In the United Kingdom, the dress honors thousands of stillborn children and those who die shortly after birth. Cherished Gowns UK transforms wedding dresses into clothing for babies to wear at their funerals. One woman, Yvonne Trimble, decided to donate… Continue reading a wedding dress and a baby’s funeral
Inspiring others through pain, she lives life to the fullest. For 12 years, a young British woman has had to live with an incurable condition that showed up after a mosquito bit her when she was 13. Now 25, she is telling her story to inspire others. Angharad Williams of Newport, South Wales, has lymphoedema, an incurable… Continue reading inspiring others through pain
Car collisions with motorcycles happen all the time.That doesn’t, however, make things easier for those involved in them. How would you handle the aftermath of a car collision in which a motorcyclist died? One 12-year-old boy from Suffolk County, England, began helping others after this happened to him. He began his own animal hospital for… Continue reading Helping Creatures Great and Small
A prized family possession, a stranger and a miracle on the beach that renewed one man’s faith in the decency of mankind. Tim Butcher, a Briton living in Cape Town, received the call no one wants to receive. His father had died. The call set into motion events that began with sadness at… Continue reading miracle on the beach
They call it the Red Devil. It is red in color and highly toxic. This is Wendy Ann Mitchell’s story of enduring the Red Devil, a grueling treatment for a rare and aggressive type of cancer called Metaplastic Carcinoma; only one percent of women are diagnosed with this type of cancer. Her cancer is also… Continue reading Enduring the Red Devil
Sometimes, something wonderful comes from something sad. Going to school, playing with friends, becoming a little more independent, asking for hugs and kisses at home but shunning them in public – that’s what most 10 year old children do. Instead, Jenny Brown lived with pain, debilitating chemotherapy treatments, and the fear that comes with a… Continue reading a childhood of pain led her to help abused animals
Is there a connection between psychological events and recurring health problems? Can you be healed through journal writing? The answer to both questions is yes. Jenny Patton suffered from Crohn’s Disease. Her weight dropped to 90 pounds because she was unable to digest food normally. She found little satisfaction in her job and snapped at… Continue reading Healed Through Journal Writing
He is called a Butterfly Boy. Imagine you are about to meet him. He walks into a room. You stare at him. You look away. You look again. Questions run through your mind. What do I say? Should I say something? Do I walk away? Do I say hello? What do I do? Now imagine… Continue reading He is Called a Butterfly Boy
Love letters. We love to get them. They make us feel special. Many times we tuck them away in a special place to savor them again, enjoying the way they make us feel loved and appreciated. One woman makes her living writing love letters. They are not romantic, passionate letters written for couples. She writes… Continue reading Love Letters
In prison, he found redemption in the very things that he scorned as a teenager – books and learning. When Sean Bearden was in elementary school and middle school, his mathematical ability astounded everyone. He could multiply three digits in his head when he was in fourth grade. In middle school, he could answer math… Continue reading Finding Redemption in Learning