journey into inspiration
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
“Water is life, just as you are life to me.” They are words of passion, but they were not relayed in a way one would expect, over candlelight at a romantic restaurant. Instead, these words of passion were part of a letter found in a bottle floating in the Mediterranean Sea, along with another letter,… Continue reading Words of Passion in a Bottle
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
Do you have a dream, something that you have thought about doing for years? Do you talk about accomplishing the dream – all of the things you would do when you start living your dream? Jeff Bennett of Lakeland, Florida, had a dream, a dream he talked about with his daughter for years. One day,… Continue reading Living His Dream
Your library card has a new feature. A library in Las Cruces, New Mexico, doesn’t have a single book, but those who frequent it say it’s full of potential love stories. This library checks out kittens. At the Doña Ana County Government Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, employees can “check out” shelter kittens and… Continue reading Library Checks Out Kittens
He wasn’t like the other kids. He had a learning disability. He was from another country. Perhaps those are the reasons he was bullied. He didn’t know why. He just wanted the bullying to stop. Five fifth grade boys decided to do something about the problem. They weren’t seeking notoriety. They were being… Continue reading Fifth Graders Stood Up to Bully
Singles Ad Leads to Enduring Love? At least that’s what hopeful lovers expected. Decades before Internet dating sites, speed dating and dating apps became the norm for people to meet prospective partners, people found a unique way to meet members of the opposite sex. They placed a singles ad in glossy magazines. They… Continue reading Singles Ad Leads to Enduring Love
Despite pain love finds a way in North Carolina. On a cold day in January in 2014, a house burned down. In that house was Russell the cat, presumed dead. Four days later, he was miraculously found, suffering from second and third degree burns over much of his body. As he recovered from burns on… Continue reading Despite Pain Love Finds a Way
Offering unconditional love, animal BFFs help special needs kids. Their needs are many. Some have sensory issues. Others have trouble in social situations. Whatever their need, autistic children have found help and comfort from pets. Service dogs, cats, rabbits, even rats, have helped children with a wide range of conditions and disabilities. One dog, named… Continue reading Animal BFFs Help Special Needs Kids
Can art erase the stigma of mental illness? Many people who suffer from mental illness are sometimes afraid to seek help. Not only do they worry about people labeling and judging them, they fear repercussions in the workplace and in personal relationships. In eight states, people who have experienced a mental health challenge or live… Continue reading Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness
How do you handle the death of a spouse? When your spouse dies, your whole world changes. You feel grief and sorry, maybe even fear. How do you go on? One woman found her way through song. Could singing their way out of sorrow be the answer for many women who lose their spouse?… Continue reading Singing Their Way Out of Sorrow