Beyond the Grade: Seeing the Whole Child.
Today, I gave my 10-year-old son a math test. He spent nearly an hour, scribbling across four sheets of scratch paper. Every problem was tackled with focus and determination. When he finally handed it to me, I could see the…
A Ride Home: When Kindness Goes the Extra Mile.
Meet Nick Bonness, a dedicated security guard who works the night shift at the front entrance of the Stonewolf Golf Course community. Every night he is scheduled, Nick makes a remarkable journey: he walks from his home in Belleville to…
A Break for Kindness: How a Simple Gesture Fed More Than Just Lunch.
This morning, I found myself on one of those long, monotonous stretches of the road where time seems to blur and hunger gnaws quietly in the background. I hadn’t grabbed anything for lunch before leaving home, and by the time…
The Man Who Bought a Stranger’s Smile.
Sometimes life has a way of putting us exactly where we’re supposed to be—even when we don’t see it coming. I had been on the road, driving 150 miles, when my gas light came on. Hungry and tired, I pulled…
You’ve Gotta Dance While You Can.
Yesterday, our family made a simple trip—just an hour’s drive to Na‘alehu to pick up my daughter from a sleepover. Nothing out of the ordinary, nothing we expected would be memorable. On the way, we decided to stop at the…
Why My Toddler Wears a Leash — And Why I’m Done Feeling Ashamed.
Today Was Tough As I sit here typing through tears, I feel ashamed, embarrassed—and I hate that I do. But today was hard. Our son is adopted. He was born addicted to drugs. He’s 21 months old and has more…
A Grandfather’s Lesson in Patience.
It happened today in an ordinary supermarket—one of those places where daily life unfolds in all its chaos. I was pushing my cart down the aisles when I noticed a grandfather and his little grandson just ahead of me. The…
A Young Grocery Worker’s Simple Act of Kindness Changes a Man’s Daily Life.
In a world often dominated by hurry and distraction, sometimes it’s the quiet, unnoticed acts of kindness that shine the brightest. This is the story of Rachel, a young grocery worker in King William, Virginia, who chose compassion over convenience—and…
The Man Who Brought Baby Gorillas Home.
When Alan Toyne first signed up as a volunteer at Bristol Zoo back in 2006, he never imagined that one day he would be tucking baby gorillas into bed at his own house. But a decade later, that’s exactly what…
The Woman Who Freed a Shark With Her Bare Hands.
On a warm afternoon in the turquoise waters off Big Pine Key, Florida, a group of paddle-boarders drifted leisurely across the ocean surface. The sun shimmered on the waves, the air was calm, and the moment felt ordinary—until something unusual…