Inspirational

Young Braden was accompanied by his mother one day to shop at major U.S food chain Walmart. They hadn't been there long, however, before his mom was struck with panic when she realized Braden had disappeared. Losing a child, even if only momentarily, is every parent's worst nightmare. Of course,...

I went to school with Dufie. From SHS to the university, we were together. I had a boyfriend when I was in SHS first year. She also had a boyfriend—he was a man actually. He was our science teacher. The only reason she dated the man was that the man...

I walked into an eatery one afternoon to order takeout. While I waited for my food I kept busy with my phone. A man walked up to me with determination on his face. He smiled and said “Hello my name is Victor. I have been trying to get your attention...

"She gave herself to a bomb in the hope of having a child. And when she took a DNA test, she was shocked to find out who the father was. Alice turned off her work computer and looked at her watch. It was almost eight in the evening, and she...

Arriving home from work earlier than usual, the man saw his wife tying up her stepdaughter in the barn and taking the men there. The tall grass, which reached the woman's waist, swayed slowly in the quiet wind. Spikes that bumped against each other faintly made a pleasant snapping sound,...

Mary was sitting in the pantry today. Her stepmother had guessed again, which meant that she would sit there until morning. Mary wasn't offended; she was even glad when all those who came to her stepmother's house got drunk. Mary had no peace; they all tried to pinch her, tease...

Christy felt sick. Her body ached, and she wanted sour cucumbers. If muscle aches were not a harbinger of illness, then pickles were. It was the first sign that her temperature was rising. The girl wasn't feeling well. She felt nauseous and had a terrible craving for cucumbers. The illness...

Kenneth was a typical villager who worked in the fields for many years. He worked the land, planted and cultivated crops, and then sold them to his neighbors and lived off the money. All in all, when you’re an unpretentious old man in your 60s, that’s enough to be happy....

Millicent Harkness was confident she was the most skilled gardener in the county, so why did Tessa Rogers, with her sneaky ways, always win first prize for exotic hybrids at the State Country Fair? It was unbearable. Millicent sensed that something fishy was going on. Tessa must be cheating somehow....

"A dog stayed at his owner's grave day and night, and everyone was confused until they discovered why funerals are always sad for everyone involved. But what about the animals who get left behind? Usually, these pets are taken in by relatives or given to a shelter so that they...

Jessie and David's home situation was very normal until Jesse gave birth to a beautiful daughter. Ever since that moment, their family dog Benji shook things up completely. Benji would not let their daughter sleep alone, and when they got separated, she would not stop barking. When David realized what...

"Russell Jones lived in the town of Akraines in Iceland. One night, he was surprised to find a lost boy in the freezing forest close to his home. When morning came and he found out the whole truth about the boy, his hands shook. Russell was not happy with the...

When one faithful dog lost his best friend, he was devastated. His owner, Mehmet Ilhan, was a massive part of his life. When the man went to work or left the house, his Pooch would miss him. Mehmet had lost his own wife, and his children were grown and had...

Little Brooklyn was just three years old, and she still had the wide-eyed wonder that little girls display at that age. Her view of the world was still innocent, and she hadn’t yet been jaded by it. She was always greeting strangers. Her mother, Tracy Raymond Andrake, was concerned at...

When Adam and Jessica Davis decided they wanted to adopt a child, they were overjoyed. They already had four children of their own, but they were growing up. It was time for another child. However, they didn't think it made sense to have another biological child when there were so...

Jason's family had never approved of his relationship with a 70-year-old Margaret, and when the pair decided to seal their love and marriage, Jason's parents even went so far as to disown him when he turned 18. But Jason had something that his family had no idea about. He had...