A high school graduation ceremony was made even more memorable for an Ohio student when someone unexpected showed up for her big moment. At first, Grace Macke didn’t have high hopes that her dad, Air Force master sergeant Drew Macke, who was deployed in the Middle East, would make it home for her big day. The ceremony…
Student’s Military Dad Couldn’t Make It to Her Grad—Then the MC Makes an Unexpected Announcement
‘Prescription for Hope’: A Navy SEAL Widow Learns How to Grieve and Live Again
When our country’s service members are killed in action, they aren’t alone in making the ultimate sacrifice. Their families also bear the burden. Char Fontan Westfall continues to carry the loss of her late husband Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan, but she’s learned how to grieve and how to live again. Westfall met Fontan when he…
Struggling Single Mom of 7 Turns Her Last $5 Into Cupcake Company Worth Millions
A single mom of seven had a “moment with God” when a neighbor called upon her baking skills to fulfill a massive catering order. The order represented her chance out of poverty, but the struggling mom had nothing but $5 with her. She used the $5 to purchase baking supplies. 12 months later, Mignon Francois was…
Man Who Worked at Chick-fil-A Since Age 16 Gets His Own Restaurant in Hometown 15 Years Later
When a North Carolina teen got a job working at a Chick-fil-A in 2006, after just one month working there, he knew what he wanted to do with his life. He dreamed of one day owning and operating a Chick-fil-A franchise in his hometown of Greensboro. After 15 years of traveling to and working at…
The Murph Challenge: A Memorial Day Tribute to the Fallen
Every Memorial Day, fitness enthusiasts and newcomers around the country and across the globe prepare to honor fallen Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy and many others who have made the ultimate sacrifice by completing “The Murph Challenge.” The grueling workout consists of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and another one-mile run….
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Unsung Heroes
Late last year, I was invited by a friend to come along for an official county visit to honor a 100-year-old veteran of World War II. His name was George Kaleel. The county commissioner had decided to surprise him with a certificate of appreciation for his service and to commemorate the fact that he had…
Golfer Makes History as First Person With Down Syndrome to Enter NJCAA National Championship
Golfer Amy Bockerstette, 22, has made history as the first person with Down syndrome to enter a national collegiate athletic championship. Yet, far from feeling the nerves, she claimed she was simply excited. On May 10, the Arizona-raised athlete and her team entered the 3-day National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s golf national championship at…
Obese Taxi Driver Who Weighed Over 270lb Ditches Fast Food and Lands Dream Job as Personal Trainer
Describing himself as “massively” overweight, former taxi driver Darren Frazer, from the UK, had all but given up on his own self by 2017. A sedentary lifestyle and junk-food addiction had pushed his weight past the 270-pound (122 kg) mark. When it became a struggle to play with his 7-year-old daughter Grace, that was his wake-up…
Rhode Island Bus Driver Spots Man About to Jump off Bridge—so She Gets Out, Saves His Life
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) commended a bus driver for preventing a man from jumping off a bridge to commit suicide. The driver is being recognized for “exemplary compassion and selflessness” for intervening and saving the man’s life. “To say she went above and beyond is an understatement,” RIPTA’s chief executive officer, Scott…
Overweight Mom With Hormone Disorder Was Called ‘Butterball’ as a Kid—but Here’s How She Lost 130lb
Nothing can stop you from changing your life if you want to, and 33-year-old mom Victoria Brady is proof of that. The active mom of two from Atlanta, Georgia, remembers being called “Butterball” in her childhood and always being the larger girl in her class. Genetics caused her, growing up, to gain weight faster than…
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