Disabled veteran gets a new lawnmower

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Maryane
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Joining the army and leaving your family behind during long months of deployment is something only brave individuals can do. Being a soldier takes a lot of courage and strong love for the country and the nation.

This is why we should always treat soldiers with the ultimate respect they deserve. After all, we owe them our freedom, and you can never put price on being free.
Christopher Garrett
A combat engineer with the U.S Army’s 10th Mountain Division named Christopher Garrett was serving in Afghanistan when he got shot in the stomach. He suffered severe and life-threatening injuries but doctors were able to save his life. Unfortunately, he was left disabled and was forced to retire from the military.
Christopher Garrett
Although Christopher felt devastated, he still had his loving wife Brittany and son in his life and knew they would help him accept the new reality.
Facebook / Brittany Lynn Garrett

No matter how hard things got, Christopher was determined to do all he could in order to leave a normal life.

However, simple tasks like mowing the lawn now required extra effort to be done and this brave soldier didn’t have it easy.
Christopher Garrett
On a sunny day, Christopher was outside mowing the lawn with his old push lawnmower. His wife was watching him and her heart broke as he collapsed on the ground. She rushed to him, believing he either hurt himself or just broke down, but once she got out she realized he was crying tears of joy. He looked at her and showed her a pair of keys. Unaware of what was going on, she recalls how Christopher asked her to look across the yard.
Facebook / Brittany Lynn Garrett
She was in complete disbelief when she noticed a brand new John Deere lawnmower. On it, there was a note that said: “I hope this saves time for the things that matter most in your life. Thank you for your service and for my freedom. Sincerely, a grateful American.”
Facebook / Brittany Lynn Garrett

Someone very generous and compassionate from the neighborhood felt the urge to do something nice for Christopher and his family as a sign of thank you for the sacrifice he made for the country.

It’s truly amazing to know that people realize the importance of the soldiers for the well-being of the country and its people.
Christopher Garrett
The gift they received made Christopher stay true to his goal of leading a normal life despite his condition.
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Elderly Man Lost $100 Bill And Can’t Pay For Groceries But Then Gets Unexpected Phone Call

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Stephanie Church
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If you found a $100 bill what would you do?  I’m sure you would be excited but after the excitement wore off and you realized someone lost it…what would you do?
This little 8-year-old boy Jaron Johnson was thrilled when he found a $100 bill at the grocery store. However, he wasn’t thrilled because he found it, he was thirlled because now he had a mystery to solve.  He had to find the owner.
Jaron and Jodie went grocery shopping in a local Walmart not any different then any other time for them.  Until the little boy suddenly saw something green lying on the floor. After a closer look, Jaron realized it was a hundred dollar bill. A $100 bill is a large amount to lose, and it turned out that an elderly shopper lost the cash just a couple of minutes before. The 86-year-old Jamie Grice was about to pay for his groceries when he realized that his $100 went missing.  He didn’t have any other cash with him. He had to leave without the groceries. He already had a hard time making ends meet.  He relies on a fixed income and losing $100 could mean eating and not eating. He was distraught but knew exactly what to do. “When I walked outside of the store I said lord let somebody that really needs that money, find it. When I turn things over to the Lord, I don’t fool with it anymore.” The next day Jaron reminded is mom to call the store.
“I gave it to my mom and then the next day when we woke up I reminded her to call Walmart to see if anyone reported it”
She realized that this was an important lesson he was learning. “We talked about it on the way home, you know, people work hard for their money,” she added. “I was immediately proud of him. He’s a great kid, he has amazing character. He does the right thing even when no one is looking.” When Jodie called, they were immediately able to connect the dots. Jaron, Jodie, and James met each other at the store and the little boy proudly handed the man his $100 bill. James was extremely happy and thankful.  He knows that most people would just pocket the cash for themselves.

As a ‘thank you’  James gave Jaron a $20 finders fee.  If you found $100 would you do the same thing?  Have you ever lost money only to have it returned by a stranger?

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15-yr-old teen badly burnt in accident refuses to go to prom, sudden knock at door leaves her trembling

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Stephanie Church
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Sitting around a campfire with your friends and family is a scene that everyone enjoys. Korryn Bachner, 15 was doing just that on evening in April.  Just hanging out until one of her friends thought it would be fun to pour gasoline on the campfire. The explosion caused 12 people extreme injuries, including Korryn who suffered from third degree burns on her face and hands.  Leading up to the campfire the friends were making plans to go to their high school prom. Korryn spent two weeks in hospital fighting for her life. She will need to undergo more surgical procedures in the future. Korryn is a cheerleader and had many friends at her school, Glendale East High School. But now with her head completely wrapped in bandages, Korryn assumed that she would not be asked to the prom this year. Jonathan Ayala, was a friend that Korryn had attended a prom with weeks earlier. He had a different idea in mind.  He wanted to bring her some joy during her heartbreaking recovery. “He told me in the hospital that he was determined to bring prom to her, even if it was in the hospital,” Korryn’s mom, Ellen, recalls of Ayala. “Then when we came home, he asked if he could decorate the basement.” Ayala decorated the basement and friends stopped over before going to the actual prom. “She has such a great group of friends. There were definitely some tears, but they were happy tears,” Ellen recalls of the event. “[Ayala] missed his senior prom for her. She has the opportunity to still attend two more, but I don’t know that another prom will ever be as special as this one was.” “She was just happy. I’m sure there was a smile underneath her bandages and a few happy tears. It made my heart happy,” Korryn’s mom, Ellen, says. The young mans act of kindness has been a source of encouragement for Korryn who has a long way to a full recovery. No charges have been filed in the fire, as police said they believe the incident was an accident with no malicious intent, though the investigation is ongoing. The boy who caused the fire was also badly injured, Ellen says. The girls recovery is slow but Mom says “it’s going in the the right direction, every day we see improvement.”
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After Nearly 50 Years of Marriage, a Couple Was Lying in Bed One Evening, When the Wife Felt Her Husband Begin to Massage Her

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Maryane
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A couple that was married for almost 50 years was lying in bed when the husband started doing something that really caught the wife by surprise. She felt his arm on her body as though he was about to give her a massage. She didn’t say a word as he continued touching her, starting from the neck down her back. He then proceeded to her shoulders and the stomach. The wife felt nice as her husband carried on moving his hand gently to the side of her body going down her buttock and then her inner calf. Then he did it all over again but now to her other side of the body. It was one hell of a massage. As he was slowly placing his hand near the most sensitive part of her body he suddenly stopped and turned around not saying a single word to his wife who at this point was quite excited. She was now even more surprised by his behavior and said: “Honey, that was really amazing, why did you stop?” to what the husband replied: “Because I found the remote control I was looking for” If this joke made you laugh SHARE it with friends. 
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Mom gives daughter’s husband a secret note on their wedding day to teach him how to help his wife with anxiety

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Monica Pop
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Living with anxiety can be terrifying. People who experienced it describe it as a strong feeling that won’t let them enjoy moments of their life in a way they would love to. It can’t be easily controlled and it may come when they least expect it. During these rough times, it’s of crucial importance that these people have by their side a person who understands what they are going through and help them cal down. For a young woman named Nikki Pennington, that special and comforting person was her mom. So, when her mom said the last goodbye and left this world, Nikki felt like she had lost a part of herself. She feared there will be no one to help her during her anxiety attacks. But even after her death, Nikki’s mom made sure her loving daughter would be well taken care of. Before she died she did something truly amazing and her girl is forever grateful for that. Nikki shared her touching story on the Grief To Hope Facebook page, and it came as an encouragement for everyone who battles anxiety. You can read her full post below: Anxiety has been a part of my life for as far back as I can remember. It’s been there for so long that I don’t really recall a time in my life without it. If you have anxiety then you know you have that one person. The one person that knows just how to help calm you down in the midst of the anxiety fog. That one person for me was my Mom. She knew just what to say, how to say it and the right moment to say it to help bring me back to reality. Her words and comfort were always stronger than my anxiety. I always just assumed she would always be there to be my person but that all changed. It was a few weeks after my husband and I were married and my anxiety kicked in, I said, “I have to call my Mom” he paused and said, “How about you talk to me instead? Just give me a try and see if I can compare.” So I did, I gave him a chance to help ease my anxiety and it was as if I was talking to my Mom, it was as if I was talking to my person. The calls to my Mom when my anxiety was in full force became less and less. She never asked why, never asked about it once. That’s because Moms like mine are few and far between. The day my Mom died I called my husband. I said, “My person is gone. The one that knew me and loved me with all my flaws. The one, the only one who could calm my fears, she’s gone.” Then he began to tell me a story about my Mom. A story that I never knew about her before because she didn’t want me to know. You see on our wedding day, my Mom gave my husband a note. A note that was just for the two of them. A note with the title that said, “How to be Nikki’s person.” It was a step by step guide on what she would say and do for me when my anxiety was taking over. Step 1: Just listen. Step 2: Listen a little more. Step 3: Don’t try and solve the problem. Step 4: Tell her you understand. Step 5: Keep listening until she’s sorted it out on her own. She will, she always does. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s had it figured out on her own all along, My Mom gave up being my person not because she wanted to but because she wanted my husband to know how to be when she was no longer here. She gave up being my person so that she could make sure I would always have one no matter what. Well Mom, you will still forever be my person.
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Woman with cancer gets married in hospital – 18 hours after, husband looks into her eyes and falls apart

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Kelly White
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On your wedding, the day should be full of love and laughter, and plenty of tears of joy too. The expectation of weddings we have now are ever increasing, but sadly the marriage between David and Heather Mosher was nothing but ordinary.
Facebook / Heather Lindsay
David and Heather had love at first sight back in 2015 when they first met, they completed a dance course together and knew straight away that they were right for each other there and then. Dave got on one knee, it was 23rd December 2016 to ask for Heather’s hand in marriage, under the cool ambiance of the lights in the street, while they just happened to be in a horse-drawn carriage.
Facebook / Heather Lindsay
Heather gladly said yes to him, the couples’ great news would soon be sadly overshadowed! The very same day the two of them became engaged, Heather told David that doctors had found a suspicious lump in her breast and that it could be cancerous. Five days after that, she was given the heartbreaking diagnosis: regrettably, she had a strange and rare form of aggressive breast cancer, the prognosis at this stage was really bad.
Facebook / Heather Lindsay
The two of them had planned to get married on December 30, 2017, however, because of this cancer’s unusually fast growth, they soon came to realize that they would have to bring the date way forward. It is more often than not the presence of metastases, or daughter tumors, that decide the severity of a patient’s cancer. In Heather’s instance, it was a fast road to the worse kind of outcome. Happily though in December 22, nearly a full year after Dave proposed, it was time to do it and tie the knot. The amazing wedding went ahead, Heather was laying in her hospital bed surrounded by all her family and friends.
Instagram / Christina Lee Photography
One of Heather’s best friends said:

“She was determined to marry her soul mate”

Her body was so slight and delicate at that stage that her family just draped the dress over her body like a sheet… She did though, eventually, manage to get the dress on, in the hospital’s chapel, and so the ceremony was ready to get going. Still, every breath, every action, and every moment was hard for Heather. She fought for the strength to speak her vows proudly…
Instagram / Christina Lee Photography
These words would be her last, and maybe that’s not such a bad way in the end… Christina said:

“It was a miracle …Even when she raised her arms and realized she would die, she was happy. She just wanted it to be a party.”

Instagram / Christina Lee Photography

“Everyone cried …We all knew that this was the last moment with her and we would treasure every second.”

David’s day was sad and deeply hard, with pain and true heartache, but not just that, it was also filled with love admiration. David said:

“She was beautiful and she felt safe …I saw her illness. I saw her pain but she did not give up until she married me. It’s unbelievable how much you can love a person.”

Heather took her last breath only 18 hours after she said “Yes” …She was just 31-years-old. On December 30, the actual day Dave and Heather had originally planned to get married they held Heather’s funeral, it was the same place the couple had chosen for their wedding. Christina said:

“It was a really hard day …The world lost a wonderful person.”

Christina has shared the photos she took of the lovely couple during their wedding since that day. They really have touched hearts right around the world.
Instagram / Christina Lee Photography
This has turned out to be a really heartbreaking time for everyone involved, however, we are pleased that this story can be used to give hope to many more people. Hold on to your dreams Love will out and follow your heart! If you felt touched too then SHARE this lovely story with your friends and family!
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Why You Should Always Put A Spoon Of Sugar In Your Backyard Before Leaving The House

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Kelly White
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Some of us are not so keen about bees, they feel that they just bother us and disturb our lovely picnics, but in reality, these little insects are dying out of existence slowly… These are critical as these little insects are responsible for feeding 90 percent of the world’s population, we really can’t live without them! It’s not the case that you have to be a tree nut to respect the environment, not at all and happily there is some amazing stuff we can do to help the planet. A single person can’t do everything, but all of us together can help, and we all have a responsibility to do something to preserve the beautiful world we live in, for our future generations. Zoologist and author, British, and best known for his work as a television presenter, you would definitely recognize his voice if you heard it…
Facebook / David Attenborough
He said on Facebook:

“If bees were to disappear from the face of the earth, humans would have just 4 years left to live”

David Attenborough is not the first person to give this grave warning to us, but his post is a real reminder that it is a real issue and we all should take it very seriously. They might well seem small and unimportant, but bees have a huge task, nearly a third of the food we eat is pollinated by these little insects David Attenborough writes:

“In the last 5 years, the bee population has dropped by 1/3”

The situation is not hopeless at all though, one thing we can all do, an idea growing like wildfire… David Attenborough gives us a simple little tip that every one of us should try: Mix some sugar and water in a spoon and then leave it in your backyard. It really could help save your life! David Attenborough writes:

“This time of year bees can often look like they are dying or dead, however, they’re far from it. Bees can become tired and they simply don’t have enough energy to return to the hive, which can often result in being swept away.”

“If you find a tired bee in your home, a simple solution of sugar and water will help revive an exhausted bee.“

“Simply mix two tablespoons of white, granulated sugar with one tablespoon of water and place on a spoon for the bee to reach. You can also help by sharing this post to raise awareness.”

Here’s yet another way that will help bees and mankind thrive: plant flowers on your balcony maybe even let wildflowers take over a corner of your backyard. Your local bees will really love it!
Facebook / David Attenborough
Bess can save our planet, together we could save the planet SHARE and let’s spread the word
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Listerine Isn’t Just A Mouthwash – Here Are 15 Incredible Uses Every Woman Should Be Aware Of

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Stephanie Church
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 Listerine is a popular mouthwash used for fresh breath, fighting gingivitis and whitening teeth.  But this awful tasting liquid is so much more than that…
There are at least 15 other uses for Listerine.

1. Stop Toenail Fungus

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Toe fungus is no joke!  If you feet are in terrible shape try soaking them in Listerine.   To rejuvenate them and get rid of the fungus and stink, add some Listerine to lukewarm water, and dip your feet in the solution. It may take a few soaks but it’s worth it!

2. Clean The Toilet

To get rid of nasty germs, just add a cup of Listerine to water and use this solution to clean off your kitchen tops, sinks, toilet seats, floors, and practically everything.

3. Cure The Itch

To save yourself from the pain caused by a bee sting, pour some Listerine on a cotton swab and put it over the bite or itch. The pain would diminish considerably.

4. Back-Up Deodorant

Soak a cotton ball with some Listerine, rub it on your armpit area, and odor will be gone all day long.

5. No More Dandruff

A little alcohol is great for your hair. Just add a cup of Listerine to water, rinse off your hair with it and get a lustrous mane sans dandruff. You’re welcome.

6. Flea-Free Pets

Now nobody likes it dirty. Okay, some might, but your pet definitely doesn’t! Keep them happy by getting rid of the fleas that breed on them. Just add a cup of Listerine to their bathing water, and save them from pests.

7. Facial Cleanser

The alcohol in Listerine is a great way to save yourself from embarrassing zits.  Just apply a small amount of Listerine to a cotton pad, apply it to the directly-affected areas,

8. Toothbrush Cleaner

Listerine does keep your mouth clean so it only makes sense that it would also keep your toothbrush clean too! Dip your toothbrush in a jar of water and Listerine solution and make your toothbrush bacteria free.

9. Screen Cleaner

Listerine is also handy to do away with all those grimy fingerprints on your TV, laptop, or cell phone screens. Mix some of it with water, pour it into a spray bottle.  Spray onto cloth  and use it to wipe away the dirt.

10. De-Odorize Your Trash

You almost expect your trash can to stink but after this you won’t.  Just dab a cloth or a tissue in Listerine and drop it in your garbage can. Not only will this keep your garbage stink-free, it will also add a minty smell to your kitchen.

11. Stop Lice

Lice is no reason to SHAVE your head as some thought in the past.  All you need to do is soak your hair in Listerine, then let it sit in a shower cap for a couple hours. Then wash your hair, and you’re good to go.

12. Remove Ticks

No one wants to be stuck with a tick. If you find one, simply place a paper towel that has been soaked in Listerine on the surface of the skin. It should let go after just a few seconds

13. Use as a bug spray

You can set off a bug bomb in your house but then you are left with the nasty odor.  We like using Listerine instead.  Spray some Listerine in the air just use a spray bottle. And as a bonus, it would give a super minty smell.

14.Use as an After Shave

If you happen to have cuts and itches after you shave, you can apply a small amount of Listerine to calm that fire.

15. Soothe Toothaches

Listerine also helps in getting rid of the pain caused by a toothache. Just dab a cotton with some drops of Listerine and keep it on the affected area.
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