Inspiring Stories

A quarter-century of marriage is worth celebrating for anyone. But the milestone was even more special for Kris Scharoun-DeForge and Paul DeForge as their marriage may have been the longest ever for a couple with Down syndrome. People said they shouldn’t marry Over thirty years ago, Kris and Paul were at a dance when they spotted one

Thai fisherman Naris Suwannasang was earning about $675 per month when he came across what some call floating gold. The coincidental discovery of ambergris, a rare secretion from sperm whales that’s used in expensive perfumes like Chanel No5, could net the fisherman millions of dollars. A record-breaking discovery Naris, 60, was walking along a beach

Finding true love is all about finding the person who just gets you, and that means accepting you unconditionally, oddities and all. Your person not only loves you in spite of those quirks, but also because of them. Billionaire Elon Musk found that sort of unconditional love with his partner Claire Boucher, who is known

One of the biggest keys to any relationship is trust. Another is communication. With communication and trust we allow our partner to feel supported and, ideally, loved. Twitter user May Larsen knows this well. She shared two screenshots of two different men she dated in a post that has since gone viral. In one, the

2020 has unquestionably been a tough year — but there’s been one major bright spot: Nathan Apodaca and his viral TikTok “Dreams” video. After receiving a truck from Ocean Spray, the good news keeps on rolling in for Apodaca, who managed to buy himself a five-bedroom home with the cash he received from fans. A

The world will never forget the bravery and sacrifice of the first responders on 9/11 – but nearly two decades later, many have lost their lives to illnesses related to the toxic matter they inhaled – and many others are sick and suffering. One such hero is cancer survivor John Ferreyra, who was scammed out of

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have been dating for less than a year, but the actress has already called their connection one of “mythic proportions.” And MGK agrees. While making his relationship with Fox Instagram official in July 2020, the rapper told fans that he feels like he’s “waited for eternity to find [her]

It’s easy to think when you are really down on your luck that this is the end of the road – but sometimes our lowest point is just the first step on a ladder to something great. Homeless on the streets of Tokyo, Taihei Kobayashi was in a pretty bad place. But he put in

Eight-year-old Derek Prue was self-conscious about the birthmark on his stomach and chest. So much so that he wouldn’t go swimming without a shirt on. So Derek’s dad, Derek Sr., did something drastic — and the story will put a smile on your face. A big surprise from dad Derek was swimming in a hotel

It’s hardly new information that being cheated on is a profound betrayal which can be extremely hurtful to the person on the receiving end. But while pain and heartbreak are universal, our experience of this world depends not only on what happens to us, but on how we choose to react. Kelly Osbourne has something