I sat on my friend’s porch, enjoying the early summer day, when my husband, Curtis, called me. “I’m OK, but you’re going to have to come pick me up from the hospital.” My heart sunk to my toes. This...
LIFE
619 || No Stopping Hope: A Teen’s Story of Thriving Despite Paralysis
Heart racing and adrenaline pumping, Kim Drake cleared an electric fence and didn’t even feel the rocks under her bare feet as she ran through the pasture toward the accident. Kim saw the ATV...
616 || She Believed She Was an Alien, Then Jesus Met Her in a Flat Earth Conspiracy
Brie Marie Adkins didn’t know what created her, but she wanted whoever or whatever it was to uncreate her. “I literally wanted to die,” Brie said. “Like, I did not want to be on the planet...
614 || Ghosts, Scientology, and Finding God on a Reality TV Show for Cats
Candice Sumera moved into a 60-story old hotel in New York City after high school — a hotel she believed was haunted, but it provided affordable housing for drama students. She thought her...
613 || Choosing Love Over Loyalty — And Flags
His words jolted us. “How can they do that?” he screamed. “This is America! No flag is supposed to be above the American flag.” We looked at each other, wondering at his sudden outcry. I wasn’t sure...
612 || Adopting At 50: When You Can’t Say No
The first time Barry Abernathy met Tyler, the little boy thought Barry was his father. He even ran into Barry’s arms and told him so. The declaration wasn’t spoken as an adoption ploy or to play on...
611 || Girl, 11, Survives Four Days In Open Water After Massacre
In 1961, a boat captain found 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault floating alone in the Atlantic Ocean on a life raft. Her legs dangled over the side of the tiny cork float where she’d been surviving...
610 || Finding Friends One Lucky Fin at a Time
Were you at Magic Kingdom yesterday?” the complete stranger asked Amy Siesel. “Did you post a pic to The Lucky Fin Project?” Amy stood, mouth gaping, wondering why this unknown lady addressed her in...
606 || Vietnam Veteran Provides Closure For Family Of Fallen Soldier
“You never forget the first person you see get killed,” Danny said. “Especially when it’s one of your guys.” Danny Long is a retired police officer, a Vietnam veteran, and an answer to prayer. At...