Category: Uplifting Stories

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Fumbled NFL Punt Leads To Love, Marriage And Two Babies!

Talk about a great “How They Met Story!” A fumbled punt in a 2007 NFL playoff game meant the Seattle Seahawks got a gift–they’d advance in the playoffs, playing the Chicago Bears. This was great news for lifelong Seahawks fan, David Webber, who was living in Chicago. He had no idea how great. Here’s the story of how a simple search for other fans led to love, marriage and now two kids! [iframe id=”http://www.today.com/offsite/seahawks-fandom-sparks-an-enduring-cross-country-romance-527963715817″ align=”right” mode=”normal”]

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Animals, Chickens, Friendship, Uplifting Stories Leave a comment

2-Legged Chihuahua And Silkie Chicken Are Best Friends

Here’s to friends of a different feather! Because you just might have that incredible friend that no one understands what you have in common. Because you’re smiling thinking about that friend you’d rather hang out with more than anyone else. Here’s Penny and Roo! [iframe id=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1211532.html” align=”right” mode=”normal”]     Penny is a silkie chicken. Roo is a 2-legged chihuahua. Vet tech Alicia Williams of Duluth, Georgia, rescued Penny from testing facility when she was just a few weeks old.

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Nerdy Self-Published Author Creates Hollywood Blockbuster

Here’s a story that gives hope to authors everywhere, especially ones, like me, with our pile of rejection letters. The Telegraph says Andy Weir was a computer geek working in Silicon Valley by day, writing fiction by night. His musings about a human mission to Mars turned into his self-published book called, “The Martian.” That self-published book became a New York Times Bestseller and is about to be an awesome movie starring Matt Damon. Here’s what a self-published book turned

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Groom Becomes A Hero At His Own Wedding

Did you hear the one where the groom becomes a hero at his own wedding? It happened to fire fighter Cody Campbell. It’s one thing to get choked up when the father of the groom is giving a toast, but one guest took that idea too far. It was so outrageous that some guests thought it was a stunt. Cody didn’t waste time finding out. He jumped up, saved the day and saved the woman’s life. Here’s the happy couple

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F-16 Pilot Was Ready To Give Her Life On September 11th

The top trending article on WashingtonPost.com revisits the story of one incredible American hero. It’s the story of Major Heather Penney, one of the first female fighter pilots allowed in the US Air Force. She had her hand on the throttle of her F-16 with very clear orders–bring down United Flight 93, the fourth of the hijacked airliners. But consider this: She had no ammunition. No missiles. Nothing. Talk about a different time–there were no armed aircraft standing by near

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Top High School Football Team Features 4-Foot-5 Running Back

Don’t tell Adam Reed he’s too short to do anything! So what that he stands 4-foot-5 inches tall? That doesn’t stop him from having an impact on his high school football team. And I’m not talking just any football team. Adam is a varsity running back for Plantation American Heritage, which happens to be one of the top ranked high school football teams in the country. Hear how Adam doesn’t let being 4-foot-5 hold him back. [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/n3uDL0P8cqg” align=”right”] The

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Mom Strips To Underwear In Public; All About Self-Love

This mom strips down in a busy marketplace in downtown Boise, Idaho.   Amy Pence-Brown saw it as a social experiment to promote self-acceptance. Here’s an up-close look of the sign she held.     As this mom strips, I have to ask, “Would you have the courage to do this?” [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/guHZHu6dBag” align=”left”] Here’s hoping her brave act just might make you feel a little better about yourself and humankind today!

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Last Known Living 9/11 Search & Rescue Dog Honored With 16th Birthday Celebration

100 search and rescue dogs deployed at Ground Zero after 9/11. Bretagne, the golden retriever, is the last known living dog of that group of heroes 9/11 search and rescue dogs. Of course, she is so special in the eyes of many New Yorkers. To honor Bretagne and to pay respects to the upcoming September 11th anniversary, BarkPost teamed up with 1 Hotels to give Bretagne her best day ever for her 16th birthday. Bretagne and her owner/handler, Denise Corliss, were invited back

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Teen Provides Back Up For Police Officer–Kid Hero!

Just in case you were wondering if there are some great teenagers out there, check out this Facebook post from a police officer just outside of Houston, Texas. Harris County Deputy Constable Tammi Jones Kelley posted a photo on Facebook this week of her and Mckinley Zollner. Apparently, Mckinley approached Officer Kelley as she was pumping gas in the rain and asked if it would be all right if he had her back while she finished up. When she asked

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