Edward Mallow’s life didn’t work out the way he’d dreamed. When he was a teen he’d wanted to become a doctor, to help people and heal them, but his father’s death when he was 17 ended that dream. Edward’s mother had fallen ill shortly after, and whatever money his father had left for his education was consumed by medical bills. So he gave up his dream of becoming a doctor and became a veterinarian nurse instead.Edward had to admit that his life wasn’t so bad. He had his mom and he had his job. He wasn’t a doctor, but he…
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A viral online video of Kinnady Devine is difficult to watch, but oh so powerful. While in the hospital battling a deadly disease, the sick little girl goes to Heaven. But don’t worry — she comes back praising Jesus and later makes a full recovery! In January of 2017, Rachel and Levi Devine lived every parent’s worst nightmare. Their bright and bubbly 6-year-old, Kinnady, was suddenly fighting for her life.Somehow, the little girl contracted bacterial meningitis, an infection causing inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This is a serious disease that can be deadly in…
Little Myla kept crying no matter what her parents did to calm her down. At one point, the young parents even visited a doctor and got her checked, but nothing happened. Then Chris discovered a pin in Myla’s cradle and was astounded to learn how it got there. Stephanie met her husband, Chris, in foster care. Both of them were orphaned at a young age and soon became each other’s whole life. They got married shortly after completing high school and decided to start a family.Chris operated a small restaurant in Florida, and the income, though not great, was at…
We were high school sweethearts. While in school, she offered me her virginity as proof of her love but I turned it down. I told her, “I love you so much that I am willing to wait until I marry you. It’s a promise. I will marry you someday.” At that age, we were sure the future belonged to us. We made plans as though we had the gift of foresight. We were so naïve and ignorant of the course life had prepared for us but we hoped that everything will turn for our good someday.I was ahead of her…
A North Carolina woman has penned a book detailing the aftermath of a car accident that killed her husband and very nearly killed her son, the latter of whom maintains he went to heaven before being revived Landon Whitley was 8 years old when the crash occurred in October 1997. He was technically dead on three separate occasions: once at the scene of the accident, once in the ambulance and once at the hospital, according to Fox News.Each time paramedics and doctors were able to bring him back to life. Before they did, however, Whitley says he experienced the….Read Full…
A woman who had expected another routine Sunday with her family finds something unexpected after her instincts push her to look behind the altar. It was just like any other Sunday. Adella made pancakes and eggs for her husband, Shawn, and two kids, after which they prepared for church.The family had developed a routine over the years for Sundays; it began with pancakes for breakfast, followed by the church service, then a visit to the park, after which they would eat lunch out and then return home fulfilled and tired. That was all they did on Sundays, and it was…..Read…
I’m the only girl among four siblings. My father took a special interest in me at a very young age. Maybe it was because I was the only girl or maybe there was something about me he wanted to harness. He loved my brothers but everything he did for me told me he loved me more. My father is a reverend minister. I remember when I was young, I will crawl under his chair while he was writing his sermons and do everything just to disturb him. When he finishes writing his sermon, he’ll ask me to sit in front…
During the burial of a beautiful young lady, the priest noticed something very odd under her dress. When he investigated, what happened next was completely unbelievable. Reverend Father Michael was getting ready to say the final rites at the funeral, but something strange caught his attention. In fact, the whole funeral seemed odd right from the start. The people in charge of the funeral initially refused to open the coffin for the last blessings, saying it was what the family wanted. And when they finally opened it, Father Michael noticed something very unusual under the lady’s dress.Curiosity led Father Michael…
This black boy had had a strenuous day at work. But when he noticed an old lady walk into the crowded bus, he quickly offered her a seat without giving it too much thought. Then she handed him a shocking note that affected his life. As 23-year-old Jaden got to the bus stop after a day’s hard work juggling between being a machine operator and a cleaner in a production factory, he saw a bus and jumped right on it. He was lucky to spot a free seat as the buses were always crowded in the evening. He was exhausted,…
Becky was a housekeeper for 10 years, cleaning the house of a rich man named Gregory. She did her job well in order to feed her two children and save up for their educational expenses. One day, she finds out that the house she’s been cleaning was actually hers. Becky had been working for Gregory ever since it was just him and his first wife, Linda, at home. Although they were wealthy, they were extremely kind to Becky and would often talk to her. When Linda died unexpectedly, both Gregory and Becky were devastated. Since that time, Becky was the…