Stories of Kindness Ease Bad News

Kathryn Buchanan was driving to work when she heard horrific news on the radio: Twenty-two people were killed in a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande ...

Big Sandwich Night: One Family's Tradition

When I was a child, my dad made up a fake holiday called Big Sandwich Night the weekend after Thanksgiving. On that night we got the longest bread we ...

Single Mom Stunned by Stranger’s Kindness

Ree is a single mom trying to navigate the rising cost of living, Ree has been feeling "stressed and upset" most days, with the battle only ...

Doctor Describes the Miracle of Taking a Breath

In his book, Every Deep-Drawn Breath, Critical Care Doctor Wes Ely explores the ordinary miracle of taking a breath.

We take for granted our ability to ...

4 Lessons Learned by Writing 1,024 Gratitude Lists

Author and blogger Chris Winfield shares his thoughts on gratitude:

“Why did this have to happen to me?” It didn’t matter if it was something ...

The Sale that Stole Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving tells of survival against imponderably difficult odds and the celebration of Native Americans and English settlers alike around ...

School Social Worker Writes Encouragement Notes to 600 Students

When he was a kid, Kevin Boyer's parents left him special notes in his lunch box. Now he's keeping that tradition alive with his own students. ...

This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful Even in Difficult Times

In the fall of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued two landmark statements. The first was the famous Gettysburg Address in which Lincoln commemorated ...

Inmate’s Amazed Joy on Coming Home After Years in Prison

What's it like to walk free again after years behind bars? Lee Horton and his brother Dennis know the feeling. They were convicted of robbery and ...

Created to Clap

God looked with delight upon his handiwork at the end of each day of creation having found it good. Part of what it means for us to be created in God's ...