Inspirational

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...

As a funeral procession made its way to the cemetery, the young boy sat in the back of the car, tears streaming down his face. He couldn't believe that his mother was gone. He had never felt so alone in his life. When they arrived at the cemetery, the boy...

Time doesn’t really matter when it comes to falling in love. For some, it takes forever, while for others, just a glance. While a lot of us still struggle to find that right person, now where elders have laid out perfect examples of what it actually means. Love is a...

Cheryl Love woke up and began her morning routine like she usually did by making herself some tea. Her husband, Bobby, was asleep in the bedroom when she heard a knock at the door. "I opened it slowly and saw the police standing there," she said in an interview with...

Noella left her native country, Burundi, and flew all the way to Australia. She found a new home, a stable job, and a loving husband. With eight adorable children, she can say that she is living the life she has always dreamed of. Though she had experienced a lot of...