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- Touching stories allow the reader to experience feelings and emotions alongside the characters. The situation in the story might be different from the reader's everyday life, but the emotions evoked by the events will be highly relatable to most people.
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Read stories that will make you rethink what is truly important in life. Learn from examples of love, family, friendship, kindness and faith in these touching stories with moral lessons.
- The Story of Life. Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.
- An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose. The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.
- The Starfish Story. An old man walked across the beach until he came across a young boy throwing something into the breaking waves. Upon closer inspection, the old man could see that the boy was tossing stranded starfish from the sandy beach, back into the ocean.
- The Seasons of Life. There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
- The Man at The Market
- Jim and The Job
- A Family’S Food Angel
- Color Me Amazed
- Seven Miles For Me
- A Little Lift
- Bounty For A Navy Wife
- My Granddaughter’S Dress
- White Shoulders
- Breaking Bread
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When the supermarket clerk tallied up my groceries, it was $12 over what I had on me. I began to remove items from the bags when another shopper handed me a $20 bill. “Please don’t put yourself out,” I told him. “Let me tell you a story,” he said. “My mother is in the hospital with cancer. I visit her every day and bring her flowers. I went this mo...
My neighbor Jim had trouble deciding if he wanted to retire from the construction field until he ran into a younger man he’d worked with previously. The man had a wife and three children, and was finding it difficult to make ends meet, as he hadn’t worked in some time. The next morning Jim went to the union office and submitted his retirement paper...
While going through a divorce, my mother fretted over her new worries: no income, the same bills, and no way to afford groceries. It was around this time that she started finding boxes of food outside our door every morning. This went on for months until she was able to land a job. We never did find out who left the groceries, but they truly saved ...
I forgot about the rule preventing liquids in carry-on luggage, so when I hit security at the airport, I had to give up all my painting supplies. When I returned a week later, an attendant was at the baggage area with my paints. Not only had he kept them for me, but he’d looked up my return date and time in order to meet me. —Marilyn Kinsella, Canm...
Leaving a store, I returned to my car only to find that I’d locked my keys and cell phone inside. A teenager riding his bike saw me kick a tire and say a few choice words. “What’s wrong?” he asked. I explained my situation. “But even if I could call my wife,” I said, “she can’t bring me her car key, since this is our only car.” He handed me his cel...
One evening, I left a restaurant just ahead of a woman assisting her elderly mom. I approached the curb and paused to see if my arthritic knees could climb it. To my right appeared an arm to assist. It was that of the elderly mom. My heart was so touched. —Donna Moerie, Goldsboro, North Carolina
I was balancing caring for a toddler and working a full-time job, all while my Navy husband was on extended duty overseas. One evening the doorbell rang. It was my neighbor, a retired chief petty officer, holding a breadboard loaded with a freshly cooked chicken and vegetable stew. “I’ve noticed you’re getting a little skinny,” he said. It was the ...
I saw a dress in a consignment shop that I knew my granddaughter would love. But money was tight, so I asked the store owner if she could hold it for me. “May I buy the dress for you?” asked another customer. “Thank you, but I can’t accept such a gracious gift,” I said. Then she told me why it was so important for her to help me. She’d been homeles...
A woman at our yard sale wore a perfume that smelled heavenly and familiar. “What are you wearing?” I asked. “White Shoulders,” she said. Suddenly I was bowled over by a flood of memories. White Shoulders was the one gift I could count on at Christmas from my late mother. We chatted a while, and she bought some things and left. A few hours later, s...
Before work one day last December, I stopped at a deli and ordered an everything bagel with cream cheese. It was toasty warm, and I couldn’t wait to dig in. But as I left the store, I noticed an older indigent gentleman sitting at the bus stop. Knowing it would probably be his only warm meal of the day, I gave him the bagel. But all was not lost fo...
Readers share their touching stories of strangers who showed compassion and generosity in unexpected ways. From paying for groceries to giving rides, these acts of kindness will warm your heart.
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Touching Stories about: 40+ inspiring stories, poems, and quotes that you can share with your friends through emails, Facebook, or wherever. Some touch the heart or teach a moral lesson. These are motivational life stories that are family friendly.
Read inspirational and touching stories that can make you feel good, bring tears to your eyes, or inspire you to be better people. Browse through various categories of heartwarming tales, such as love, kindness, family, and more.
May 25, 2018 · Read 12 inspiring stories of kindness, love, and courage that will make you feel good about the world. From a teenage hero to a deaf man who found a new language, these true stories will touch your heart and restore your faith in humanity.
Read true stories of kindness and compassion from different countries and cultures. Learn how helping others can enrich your life and the lives of those you touch.
