Inspirational Stories

Inspirational stories celebrating the life lessons and favorites memories that come with living life in the country.

Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park is a popular hiking destination near the northern end of the John Muir Trail.

Hike of a Lifetime up the John Muir Trail

May 15, 2013

At 75, she set out to enjoy a hike up the John Muir Trail that she couldn’t appreciate 50 years before.

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Riding the train alone could have been scary for a young boy, if not for his parents' sound advice about servicemen.

World War 2 Servicemen Watched Over Me

May 15, 2013

World War 2 servicemen were guardians of freedom—and of a little boy riding the Southern Railroad to his Granddad’s house.

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The Millers' fields and farm buildings overcome by the Susquehanna River.

Hope Floats at a New York Farm

April 23, 2013

Churning floodwaters swept away their crops but couldn’t touch a buoyant belief in the resilience of their farm.

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Life thrives again below the once-decimated slopes of Mount St. Helens.

Life Finds a Way

April 23, 2013

This inspirational story accounts the “against all odds” survival of landmarks like Mount St. Helens, Yellowstone National Park and the Sonoran Desert.

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This farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is doing the kind of work the author’s dad always loved best.

Remembering Dad: An Inspirational Story

January 23, 2013

Son delivers an inspirational eulogy for his dad, recalling favorite memories and stories of man who lived by example.

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Memories of the Church on Wheels

November 19, 2012

Back in the 1920s and ’30s, a mobile minister spread his message of salvation from our driveway.

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Joy to the World

November 19, 2012

Faith, love and acceptance fill a retiree’s first Christmas Eve in a church.

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Christmas Giving

November 19, 2012

During the Great Depression, this teenager learned that it truly is more blessed to give than receive.

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Fene Frediani proudly served in the South Pacific from 1941-'45.

An Honor and a Privilege

November 19, 2012

Meet the man in one of our reader’s all-time favorite photos.

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Family Restores Gulf Coast Church

May 17, 2012

Despite a century of hurricanes, one church survives as an inspiration to the community and the family who worked to restore it.

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