Inspiring Stories

Expecting mothers can’t help but have secret expectations for their future little one. It’s only human. You have this little soul inside you, kicking and growing until they are ready to come into the world. Pregnancy is filled with emotions! You picture their life. You wonder what they will look like and who they will

Austin von Letkemann is the military officer strangers feel “sorry” for — and the reason is infuriating. Whenever the devoted father leaves the house with his four children, strangers can’t help but notice the officer in uniform is holding hands with 4 adorable little girls. They will tell the traditionally “masculine” and “all American” dad

You’ve probably heard the old saying, “promises were made to be broken.” How many of us have pinky swore with a childhood friend that we’ll always be besties no matter what? Only to grow up and grow apart. Sometimes our promises may be ever sillier. Like the good old “wedding pact.” You know, when two

This scene looks happy, even festive. The lights are bright, and a little girl’s toys are strewn across the floor. But something’s off. Sitting on the floor beside her is a man looking deadpan at the camera. He looks quizzical, even suspicious at the person behind the camera. As you’ll see, he has good reason

*Featured image contains photo by olia danilevich and Oleksandr P Anyone who has ever experienced food insecurity knows that it never really leaves you. Those hunger pangs, even when they’re long gone, linger, a phantom reminder of darker days. When Haley was in third grade, she knew those pangs well. Her family was struggling and

Anja Lovén was 30 years old when she saw a British documentary about a child witch. She sat there in shock — and then in rage — as the television program detailed how these “witch children” are tortured, abandoned, even buried alive.  Many countries in Africa, and around the world, have a long history of

When David César swore to love his wife “in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part” on their wedding day, he never imagined how severely those vows would be tested. Not long after they were married, his wife suffered a catastrophic medical crisis, leaving her trapped in a vegetative state. David never left

Cameron Diaz was known as Hollywood’s golden girl, but after her breakup with Justin Timberlake and a life-changing event, she took a different path and disappeared from the public eye. Some critics speculated her disappearance had to do with her “shelf life” and getting pushed out of Hollywood for younger, fresher actresses, like Jennifer Lawrence.

*Featured image contains photo by Olha Ruskykh and Greta Hoffman We usually associate Reddit forums with sanctums of drama and sadness, a big part of it being regret. (The topic remains one of my toughest pieces to write.) Well, prepare to seriously rethink that. The Reddit Post That Ignites a Wild Ride Photo by Brett

It’s a secret she’d kept bottled up forever. Yet, when it finally comes out, nothing can stop the chain reaction it sets off. A Rough Path Photo by Ketut Subiyanto If you’re a child raised in these circumstances, you’re in for a rough ride. Chances are, food is scarce, and proper health care even more