Inspiration

The world was truly devastated when acting and dancing legend Patrick Swayze passed away at age 57 from pancreatic cancer in September 2009. Fans were so sad to have their fantasy heartthrob Johnny Castle leave this world and everyone felt terribly for Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi. The pair had been married for 34 years prior to […] More

Let’s face it: most of us in our lifetime will probably never run a marathon. Even with the most able-bodied, only a small percentage of people participate in trekking a whopping 26.2 miles by foot, much less running most of it. Amelia Dickerson is one of those in the small percentile; she has already run […] More

A Gibson County man who saved an abandoned baby’s life 18 years ago gave her the surprise of her life. In 1995 then-newborn Skyler James was was saved by a firefighter named Charlie Heflin. Skyler just recently graduated from a high school in Charleston, Illinois and following the ceremony was a surprising and emotional reunion. […] More

Just months before giving birth to her third child, Jessie Bruton began losing feeling in her legs. The numbness spread slowly from her legs to her stomach and doctors in Australia had to perform an emergency C-section. The 26-year-old mother woke up from the surgery to two life-changing pieces of news: first, she was the proud […] More

It was the 1940s and, like many other college students, Walter Bunker was not entirely sure of what kind of future he ultimately wanted for himself. Bunker was attending Cincinnati’s Xavier University on a violin scholarship, but the idea of graduating made him even more unsure of his future. “So I decided to put it […] More

On April 30, Bettye Windom and Beth Insley were on their way home from buying a car at about 6 p.m.  when they witnessed something peculiar: they were at a stop sign in Georgetown, Mississippi, on Highway 27 and a bus was on Highway 28 with smoke coming from underneath it. Shocked, the two sisters waited […] More

A community in Houston has decided to come together to show support for a fellow neighbor who is battling leukemia. Charlie George is known in his neighborhood for walking his two dogs – and occasionally his cat – around the neighborhood several times a day. However, due to his current, declining health issues, the daily walks have […] More

With May in full swing, it’s about the time when high school seniors are taking their exams at the end of the month and preparing to graduate in June. Megan Sugg, a high school senior, was able to graduate from her Maryland high school about a month early. The GleBurnie High School student had a […] More

Many students are preparing for their high school or college graduations over the next few weeks. But if you’re 16-year-old Grace Bush, you will be celebrating both.  The Florida teen earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Florida Atlantic University last week, with an incredible 3.8 GPA. On Friday, she’ll receive her diploma from […] More

There are a plethora of fans of the WWE, as shown at all the wrestling events they produce, including Wrestlemania, Summerslam, and Monday Night Raw. But there was recently a very special fan that the WWE just can’t get out of their minds – so much so that they created an incredibly touching, heartfelt and […] More

It’s pretty phenomenal and inspiring to hear the stories of men and women who finally get to graduate college because of whatever setbacks life gave them previously. But Heather Munsell’s story is even more interesting. The 44-year-old mother picked up her masters degree in public relations at Montana State University-Billings the same day her 20-year-old […] More

Thanks to a father’s inability to say no, one lucky family is reaping the benefits and excitement of having a homemade roller coaster in their backyard. Yes, you read that right – a roller coaster. Getting inspired after a trip to an amusement park, Lyle Pemble asked his dad Will  if they could build a […] More