the awakening

by Eugene Solomon, Melbourne, Australia “I’d been looking at shadows on a cave wall all my life. Now I saw the sun.” My body was a fiber; an elongated, pinkish thread, stretched out over time, all the way from my birth to the present. It grew out of the fibre above me. I looked up… Continue reading the awakening

he believed she would return to life

“To me she was like gold; the more time passed by, the more valuable she became.” For 27 years, he believed she would return to life. Then one day she did. On an ordinary day in 1991, Munira Abdulla went to her four-year-old son’s school to bring him home. Her life, and that of her… Continue reading he believed she would return to life

born too soon but into a global movement

Mother from United Kingdom shares her inspirational story of her premature son’s battle to live. Born too soon but into a global movement, he was one of thousands of babies who have been given a fighting chance. On Nov. 17, the March of Dimes sponsored World Prematurity Day. On that day and throughout the year,… Continue reading born too soon but into a global movement

she discovered her true purpose when she died

Cherie Aimee is no longer afraid of death, knowing “now the soul never dies.” One day she knew she was dying. She could not explain to anyone how she knew, but she felt calm that the end was near. When she died, she discovered her true purpose.   Cherie Aimée, died in her husband’s arms. She… Continue reading she discovered her true purpose when she died

Christmas miracle

When most people think of a Christmas miracle, they think of angels and a baby born in a manger. Each December, one grateful mother thinks of the miracle sixteen years ago that changed the life of her infant son. Three months earlier, Cindy Hval’s son had been born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A CDH… Continue reading Christmas miracle

love never ends

Anna Bozman Thompson loves her children. In an unusual turn of events, she discovered that one of her children, Lake, has a deep love for her and the rest of his family. In fact, his love never ends. Why is this unusual? Six months earlier, Lake died of leukemia.  In October, Anna Bozman married her… Continue reading love never ends

miracle on the beach

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