Can empathy change everything? These 14 heartfelt stories of humanity and compassion show how genuine love can guide a lost soul. Reclaim your hope with powerful moments of deep grace that will touch your heart and prove we are all connected.
1.
My dad’s things kept vanishing from his nursing home. Watch. Photos. Blanket. His nurse shrugged, “He doesn’t need them.” I said nothing.
A month later, my dad passed. I picked up the box with his belongings. My heart stopped beating when I opened it.
Every item she’d taken. Tagged. “Watch—scratching his arm. Removed 3/12.” “Photos—crying for 2 hours. Removed after vitals.” “Blanket—face down, couldn’t breathe. Removed 4/1.”
She wasn’t stealing. She was removing everything that was hurting him. I said nothing then. I still haven’t.
2.
Our first child died in utero 2 weeks before her due date. I met a wonderful local group who supported those who had losses during or shortly after pregnancy. They had created a lovely memorial garden at a local cemetery. They let me know that the memorial brick I had ordered for my daughter had arrived and had been placed.