For a couple in Arizona, it was a match made in the a grocery store, as they first met each other, got engaged, and then tied the knots at the condiment aisle. PHOENIX – People often talk of “match made in heaven,” but in this particular case involving an Arizona couple, it’s a match made…
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The Golden Rule: Our True Choice
Regardless of the politicians we choose, what occurs on a daily basis with how we choose to treat one another defines us as a people. Look beyond the words and rhetoric and choose to find the good in people. Don’t disregard a brother, sister or friend because you disagree with them politically or religiously, but…
Man surprises his dying partner with a magical Disney-themed wedding
Kirsty Field, 28, from Carford, South London, died from sarcoma cancer in October 2022 and left behind her husband Alex Fielding, 32 and their two-year-old son Thomas. A heartbroken father surprised his dying wife days before her death with a dream Disney wedding at the hospital where she was receiving cancer treatment. Kirsty Fielding, 28,…
A woman’s dying husband helped her find new love with her co-worker before he died. They’re still together 10 years later.
In “Find a Place for Me,” author Deirdre Fagan says her marriage took a sudden turn when her husband Bob was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal illness. Deirdre Fagan was sure Bob would be her last husband. Her first marriage was all about passion, her second was too friendship-focused. As soon as she met Bob,…
She asked a stranger for directions on vacation. Two weeks later they were engaged
Rachel Décoste landed in West Africa’s Republic of Benin in August 2018, anticipating an important journey of self-discovery, but not predicting the extent to which the trip would change her life. On her first day exploring Benin, Rachel asked a passerby for directions. Two weeks later, Rachel and the stranger were engaged. Within six months,…
Dolly Parton donation strategy: ‘I just give from my heart’
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist. Sure, social media sleuths did piece together this week that the country superstar had been quietly paying for the band uniforms of many Tennessee high schools for years. And yes, it did take decades for her to…
Remembering love is a verb on our 28th wedding anniversary
“…To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. I will love and honor you all the days of my life.” We continue to live these vows each day, through all that we have endured together, from…
A perfect match in Waterford; wife will be husband’s kidney donor
“I think we were brought together to compliment each other and save each other and that’s what we have done,” Mary said. WATERFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) – Mary and Tom Linsenmeyer are a perfect match in love and life. “We were each other’s first boyfriend and girlfriend and we had a storybook romance for about…
‘It was a work love story’: A couple found each other and purpose at Texas School for the Blind.
Put together, Renee and Roger Toy have worked at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for more than 60 years. Their son recently started working there, too, turning their work at the school into a family affair. Like many schools across the country, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired…
The Darkest Night Since My Son Died
Last week marked one year since my 15-year-old son Christian died tragically and unexpectedly. The last 365+ days have been the darkest night my soul has known. St. John of the Cross detailed a dark night of the soul in his poetry as “a spiritual crisis in the journey toward union with God.” Other perspectives…