I learned of a story near my hometown at the home of former NFL football player Brian Holloway (New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders). Growing up, we always had a good opinion of Brian because, while to me he...
Overcoming Obstacles:
I like to share stories of people overcoming obstacles. This story has at least two to note. Thomas Graham is a blind man from Tyler, Texas who didn't let his lack of sight prevent him from building a...
Tim's Place is a restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico that has a slogan, "the world's friendliest restaurant now open for breakfast, lunch and hugs."
That ought be enough. So, if you are in New Mexico make Tim's Place a destination....
What would you do if you found $42,000 on the street? That's a tough question especially if you are homeless. This man named Glen James put a smile on my face. He didn't even have to perform a good...
Overnight Adventure for Bike!
This is a sweet story of a visiting nurse who rode her bike to visit her patient. Eileen Remedios chained the bike to a pole only to later find out that the bike had been stolen.
Sad, this nurse...
James Montgomery received an unexpected reward for his hard work, for his contribution and for his GOOD attitude. Montgomery is a Santa Monica, CA native who is attending Northwestern University as a mechanical engineering major.
Besides his intelligence, desire and...
"It's okay to stare." That's what Nicole Kelly from Davenport, Iowa said about living her life with a disability. She was born without a left forearm. She didn't want her disability to define her. She has a disarming and...
"I didn't have a cellphone to call for assistance, and I had no idea how to change a flat tire" comes from a nice story that appeared here in the Winnipeg Free Press.
"The only other people I saw were an...
Roy Hibbert is a center in the National Basketball Association. He's tall - 7'2". Under most circumstances you'd probably see him in the crowd! But, in this case he was in his car witnessing an act of kindness by...
Autistic Boy is Nice not Naughty!
Landon Johnson will be fine in his life. But, he got hung up on something he had been told by adults. They have said, "you don't need to be so naughty," or, "why are you...
