Everyday Hero Stories

Where did your values come from?

We've all had people in our lives who have made a positive impact on us. A parent or grandparent, a sibling who was there for us, or maybe even just a guy who shines shoes for a living? Whoever they are, tell us their story so they can inspire us even more.

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HOPE
MICHAEL F My Hero would have to be my father. You see, my father recently was just let go from his job. But even though my father has had to deal with a lot right now he keeps a smile on his face and doesn't let his guard down. I had never seen my dad cry before and this was the first time. But still my dad is not letting...
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FRIENDSHIP
MARIAH G I have known Mariah since the 3rd grade. We met on a club soccer team called Magic. She was a lot better at soccer than I was and three years older but that didn't make a difference to her. she didn't care how old I was or what I wore or how good I was at soccer, she loved me for me. Now after being on magic...
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REACHING OUT
BARBARA A Barbara exhibited so many values and qualities to me, giving of herself, after I returned to work after being injured at work. I was in a lot of pain and she did everything possible to help me manage as we both had to push heavy equipment around our work area. I was having such difficulty due to peripheral...
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LOVE
WILLOW L Willow has been the greatest teacher I have ever known and she has inspired me in ways I never thought possible. She has taught me the most major of life lessons such as love, patience, fearlessness. She lives her life for the pure joy of living and is always intensely "in the moment" (I watch and try as I might...
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DEVOTION
FRANCES P Since today is Mother's Day, I thought it would be fitting to talk about a hero in my life. My mother has the biggest heart out of anyone I know. Despite various tragedies that have happened throughout her life she has always believed in putting other people first. Her mother passed away when she was young,...
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HELPING OTHERS
JOE A Joe is the president of wigsalon.com, an online website that sells wigs. Over the years as a customer I have seen evidence of Joe's exceptional character and would like to share the latest example with you. Please check out the current e-newsletter in which Joe has included information regarding advances in...
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LEARNING
THE GREATEST TEACHER OF ALL 'I hope you like kindergarten.' 'Today's my first day.' The secretary gave a whistle. 'Good luck. You got a tough one down there.' The room was at the end of the hall. I was glad to see it was next to the emergency exit, just in case I had to make a run for it. There was half an hour before the bell. I...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
MY LATE HUSBAND My Beloved Husband Robert passed away from a tragic accident in 2005 he left behind his hero, his Son who was 12 at the time, and myself. After our Son was born my husband received news that his kidneys were failing. He was horribly sick and on dialysis for three years and wasn't able to enjoy or bond with our...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
DOUG W Doug W. died many years ago, he however left a legacy that has affected the lives of many young men and women, for nearly 40 years. Doug faced many adversities illnesses, and injuries in his life. Yet in the 1970's he started a local scouting program for boys through the BSA, they put up a scout hut, now known as...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
EMILY D Did you ever know someone who was just too good? It's annoying! It's annoying because it reminds you of how good you're not. And then you start to think, why? And before you realize, your knowing her has made you a better person. For me, that person is Emily. When Emily was younger, she lost her grandmother to...
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SACRIFICE
HARD KNOCK LIFE My mother is an inspiration to me because she has been through many complications in her life. Although she has been through hardships she has always over come them to give her children, which includes me the love, support, and strength I need to carry on. My mother was the third oldest out of six children. She...
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APPRECIATION
HITCHING A RIDE. A couple of years ago, my husband had been jailed by mistake in Idaho, about 400 miles from our Oregon home. He had spent a month in the small jail before the judge finally corrected the mistake and released him. Problem being when he had been arrested wearing jeans and a light tee shirt, but when he was released...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
DANIELLE H My hero is my mother, Danielle H. She is such an inspiration. Not only does she teach special ed she loves working with kids with special needs and that is so great. She has such a great attitude about life and it really good. She takes care of four children and does a wonderful job. I just want to let her know...
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OPTIMISM
THE GIFT Rose-colored glasses get a bad name. Whenever I hear someone accused of having rose-colored glasses it usually means they are unrealistically optimistic or ignoring reality. Maybe. But I believe everyone needs a pair of rose-colored glasses. When I was young I got a pair from my brothers, who are my heroes. The...
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UNITY
A VILLAGE OF ONE- RISE! Some days, I feel like a Village of One. There are many times in our life when we will have to choose between doing the safe and easy thing- or the harder, better thing. That sounds simple enough in theory, but as Martin Luther King Jr. said: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments...
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GRATITUDE
SONG OF SPRING When I was a very little girl, my father's family would all gather at my great-grandmother's house for Sunday dinner after church every week. She lived down a mile-long dirt lane surrounded by acres of land and after dessert, I loved nothing more than to go for a walk and explore with my daddy. In the spring,...
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HUMILITY
CATHI C Recently, I've started reading to my wife while we're lying in bed before we go to sleep. We recently read a book by R. T. Kendall called "Total Forgiveness." It may be difficult to forgive when someone hurts us, but what about someone that causes the death of one of our children? According to Dr. Kendall, in...
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COURAGE
ALMOST THERE I grew up in a single parent family. My father left us when I was three and my mother was forced to work for the first time in her life. She had to leave us with our grandmother and travel from our small town call Bentong in Malaysia to Singapore to earn a living. In those days it took her 12 hours to travel to...
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DEVOTION
STEPHEN G In March 2002, I was to have a surgery and stay over one night. I ended up in ICU for 17 weeks. I then spent many months in rehab. My health never improved to any great level, and after many therapies and procedures, it was determined that I needed another surgery. In August 2007 I went in again with the thought...
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LOVE
MICKIE AND COLIN L My heroes are my younger brothers, Mickie and Colin. I would've never thought of them as my heroes, but after reflecting on it, they inspire me so much. They've taught me that certain things have to happen so when good things come they'll seem even better. They've taught me that it's good to be strong, but it's...
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FRIENDSHIP
BRAYTON I My hero is my massage therapist and friend Brayton. He runs his own business and there are times when he has a lot of clients and there are days where he only has a few clients. But he keeps his business going because he loves his job and likes to make people feel better if they are in pain.
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FRIENDSHIP
LES My hero Les has always been an inspiration to me. Les lost his father before he was born and his mother lives in a mental institution. However, he always seems to have a smile on his face. He is also extremely proud of our school. He even ran for class president and won last year. He isn't very popular but...
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REACHING OUT
COMPASSION FOR YOUR ENEMY I moved from a small town to a big city and was on my own for the first time in my life about to start dental school. I didn't have a single friend and was homesick. To make matters worse, someone in the class started picking on me for no apparent reason. She made fun of my background, my residence (which was...
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
ELIZABETH G My grandmother, Elizabeth, is my hero. She has taught me to never give up on my dreams or myself and has always been there for me when times have been tough. As my husband and I continue our journey to try once again to become parents, I am inspired and motivated by the dedication she had in this same process....
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CARING
GREAT GRANDMA CONDIE My hero is my great grandma Condie. To her life was always about the people. It was never about what she could get out of it, but about how she could help others and bring sunshine into someone's day. It never mattered who it was, she was always willing to help and visit with a person if only to make them feel...
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CARING
RYAN AND CINDY K In 2002, Ryan Kerr was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer. His mother, Cindy Kerr, began making pillowcases to brighten up his hospital room and to put a smile on his face. He loved it and she began making pillowcases for other children with cancer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Ryan was a most...
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AMBITION
WANDA M My mother has been there through thick and thin. She was a single mother of me and my big sister. Working hard and still showing us great values. Then she re-married and had my baby sister. It was really rough for the family to go through so much change. I wanted to run away from everything that was happening...
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APPRECIATION
RANDY My hero is a wondrous man named Randy Pausch. His entire life, he has been a symbol of greatness and integrity. Even as he discovered he had cancer, he chose not to mope and dread the inevitable. Instead, Randy became an embodiment of hope and eternal optimism. His memory still lives on today and continues to...
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DEVOTION
LIVING WITH IT Some people would walk away if they found out that their spouse had a disease that will take over his life and that he will eventually die from it. I won't walk away. My husband and I have been together for over 16 yrs. When he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2005 we had no clue what it meant for us. Now...
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CARING
WILLAM M My hero was my stepfather Bill. He passed away suddenly three weeks ago. When he was in my life and the life of my two young girls, he was there for us through everything. If I dropped my girls off at the babysitter and they needed medicine or diapers or anything, he would drop whatever he was doing and take it...
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DEVOTION
BELIEVE IN ME I would like to begin by saying that my life began in a very normal fashion. I grew up with two good parents and a very stable household. Unfortunately, my thirst for adventure and mischief was beginning to lead me down some dark corridors. As a freshman in high school, I was a very edgy, popular kid who had...
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CARING
CASSIDY M My hero's name is Cassidy, but I rarely call her that. I call her Marty because she has eyes like Marty Feldman, but only when she puts stress on them to make me laugh. She will do anything to make someone laugh and make the people around her happy. She is absolutely hilarious. I can go to her crying my eyes out...
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, YOU CAN DO GREAT THINGS A few years back when I was about ten, my grandfather was on his deathbed, and we were getting ready to leave the hospital-not knowing that it was the last time we would ever see him. Going around the room we all (yes the entire extended family was shoved into the little window side half of the room) went and...
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