Carrying A Message Of Hope

I was fortunate, during my darkest days, that to have someone carry a message of hope to me. It didn’t come as a big proclamation but as a simple retelling of someone’s journey. The message within that story resonated with me as I related to what that person’s life had been like before he sought […]

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I had decided to wrap up this series and the perfect post came into my inbox to complete what the series was meant to highlight, acts of kindness, and people making a difference in our lives. I am thrilled that the two women highlighted in this post are personal friends who’s kindness and hearts I […]

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One Florida pastor’s birthday wish came true, bringing smiles and sweet treats to his community in the hot summer sun. Pastor Bill Losasso, who founded the Florida Dream Center to help those in hopeless situations, wanted to celebrate his 73rd birthday as he did at 17, driving an ice cream truck around for a day. […]

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A Geauga County family is using a simple mailbox with the word “unity” on it to spread peace and understanding. Click to expand A father and son in Chesterland are using their mailbox to share messages of love and kindness. They are letting people take a message and leave a message at the mailbox on […]

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Joyce and Don Hoffman had been apart for a month after she came down with COVID-19 on May 1. It’s the longest they’d ever been apart during their 67-year marriage. Thankfully, Joyce only suffered minor symptoms. Their assisted living facility in Indianapolis celebrated her “graduation” from their coronavirus unit Thursday. Lines of staff gathered to […]

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An adorable dog with a unique heart-shaped patch of fur, found her “furever home” thanks to a social media post! Last week, Oklahoma’s Broken Arrow Animal Shelter shared an image of the distinctive-looking border collie on Facebook, which was shared over 27,000 times, according to Fox23 News. After getting hundreds of responses about the dog, […]

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Sanne Wesselman met her travel angel in a Spanish grocery store. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, she was locked down in Alicante, Spain. Wesselman, who runs a marketing agency in the Netherlands, was scheduled to fly home the next day but couldn’t find a face mask. “I was a little nervous about taking […]

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Like most universities, Virginia Tech’s College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated the class of 2020 with an online commencement ceremony. But unlike other schools, they included one very good boy in the graduating class: a dog named Moose. The Labrador retriever, an 8-year-old therapy dog at the Cook Counseling Center, received an honorary doctorate in veterinary […]

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The protests in Minneapolis and across the country are resonating with people of all ages, leaving many wondering what they can do to help. © Jamie Stoia Kamryn Johnson, right, and her friends Lexi and Mikayla, 9, at the bracelet stand on the front lawn of Kamryn’s home. They have been gathering there every day for the past […]

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In April, as the coronavirus was ravaging New York, Susan Jones learned her older brother had been diagnosed with a blood cancer. © Provided by Associated Press This image released by Damien Escobar shows Escobar with medical staff at Queens Hospital in the Queens borough of New York. Many people are reaching out to help others […]