http://www.fthis.org Feed for: Gives Me Hope I used to work at a grocery store, one day when I went in there were about 12 carts full of food lining the isle. I learned that a man had won about 1,000 from a scratch ticket. He spent it all on food, and donated it all to the local food bank. He even had to rent a Uhaul truck to get it out of the store. His generosity GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/29300 About a year ago,I had a party at my house. I was a little nervous about having people come over because my younger brother has autism and bipolar mania. When my little brother wanted to come in to tell my friends about Pokemon,all the others told him to leave. Then my best friend stood up and took him to another room to talk about Pokemon. She GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/29164 When I was 5 years old, my mom was diagnosed with severe epilepsy and couldn't take care of me. My sister, 12 at the time, went grocery shopping, did my hair, and made my lunch for school everyday. She gave up her childhood so I could keep mine. I'm 15 now and that meant the world to me. I love you Laney and you GMH everyday. http://www.fthis.org/story/29028 There is a boy in my high school named Andrew who has a mental disability and cannot walk properly. One day he fell over in the hallway and couldn't get up, instead of the crowd trampling him in the hallway, 10 popular senior students ran over to help him up. These senior students and Andrew, GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/28967 A few months ago, my brother was in hospital. The day after he was diagnosed with severe cardiomyopathy, his heart stopped. He was technically dead for over 20 minutes. Usually, the paramedics give up after 20 minutes, but they kept going until my parents got to the hospital. A minute after my dad came into the room, his heart restarted. That GMH http://www.fthis.org/story/28831 A few months ago, my dad and I were visiting New York. We saw a homeless mother with 3 young kids sitting by a doorway of a store. While the children were bundled up warm, the mother had only a thin flimsy jacket. Seeing this, my dad handed her a 100 bill, telling her to buy herself a coat. She cried from happiness. My dad's generosity GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/28673 Today, I came across a facebook group whose sole aim was to hate a classmate of mine. I glanced down to see that the new boy at our school, who doesn't even know the recipient of the group and has no friends yet, had posted a long wall post about how wrong the group was. As I refreshed the page, the group number was going down and down. He GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/28634 Almost one year ago I had to leave my house due to my abusive, drug using mother. Though my mother called my best friend ordering her to not pick me up or take me in her mother came and got me and welcomed me into her home as she always had. The love she has for a girl who isn't her own GMH http://www.fthis.org/story/28498 My little sister Lilly was abducted. She had been gone for 6 months when the searching stopped. My mother laid her soul to rest, and we went on with our lives. Everyone except my father. He looked for 3 years and found her almost lifeless in a downstairs cellar, wearing chains. The fact that he never gave up on her GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/28282 In 8th we had a boy with Autism named Matt. A few days before thanksgiving break his mom died of cancer, but her funeral would be on thanksgiving day. When our school found out every single student and teacher decided to go to the funeral instead of spending thanksgiving with their family to support him. My school's love for Matt GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/28094 When I was 16, I tried to commit suicide, by jumping off a bridge into the river. Tomorrow, I'll say I do. to the man who risked his own life pulling me out. Having another shot at life, and love GMH. Visit LoveGivesMeHope for more stories like this! http://www.fthis.org/story/27907 Today, my friend told her father she was gay. He turned and left silently, and she cried, thinking he wouldn't accept her. About an hour later, he came back with a gay pride flag and a stuffed animal dolphin and said, ''Did you know 40 of the dolphin population is gay'' Her dad GMH. http://www.fthis.org/story/27729 I used to be best friends with this girl, then through our sophmore year we faded apart. Yesterday I got a text saying she had a feeling she was being called by God to talk to me. 20 minutes later I had a seizure in the middle of the mall. I'm 16, and that calling let me know God was watching over me. God's protection GMH http://www.fthis.org/story/27593 Today I was ice skating when I saw a little girl fall down. I tried to help her laugh it off, but she just stayed down on the ice looking sad. After I skated off, I noticed the other kids from her skating class heading over toward her. One of the little boys tripped himself and fell so she wouldn't feel embarrassed. Kids learning compassion GMH http://www.fthis.org/story/27536 Around the time the Haiti earthquake hit, my friend came into over a 100,000 worth of scholarship money. The next day, he gave 40,000 of it to a woman who lost everything except her newborn in the quake. His big heart gives me hope. http://www.fthis.org/story/27348