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When you’re dealing with arguments with your mother-in-law and stress at work, it can be easy to lose faith in kindness. But sometimes, a stranger’s act of compassion can remind you that kindness still exists. I became a mother at 17, and not long after, my son’s father and I split up. Without support from…

I’m not even fully awake yet, and I still don’t know how it happened. One second I’m lying in bed, thinking it’s just another Thursday morning, and the next I hear this weird dragging noise outside—like metal scraping wood. I figured maybe the garbage bins tipped over again or something. But when I stepped into…

Rhonda, pregnant at 16 and abandoned by both her wealthy father and her boyfriend Peter, left her newborn son on a plane out of desperation. Years later, having found stability and regretting her past decision deeply, Rhonda tracked down her son, named Matthew, who had been lovingly adopted by a flight attendant named Lincy and…

An elderly couple had just crawled into bed when the old man let out a loud fart and proudly declared, “Seven points! ”His wife, puzzled, rolled over and asked, “What are you talking about? ” Not one to be left out of the fun, his wife waited a few minutes, then let out her own…

Emma had always dreamed of living a minimalist lifestyle, embracing the freedom that comes with owning a tiny house. When she found a quaint, rundown tiny home on the outskirts of town, she saw not just a neglected structure, but an opportunity for transformation and a new beginning. Determined to make it her own, she…

I love watching my garden wake up in the early morning hours of the summer. As the sun readies itself to crest the eastern ridge, birds and bees and small mammals are beginning to stir. Like many mornings, I am captivated this morning by the mullein plants. In this late summer moment, their stalks of creamy yellow…