Category: friendship

Couple Spot Injured Owl Hit by Car on Roadside, so They Rescue Him—And Thankful Owl Remembers, Returns

Spotting a wild owl injured on the side of a country road near their ranch, a Georgia couple driving by knew they had to turn around. Little did they know the encounter would form a lasting friendship with the feathered apex predator—whom they would name Ko-Ko. “It’s not normal to see an animal just sitting…


Building Beautiful Friendships One Cup at a Time

Tea has always been a part of the Stowe family. What initially started as a traveling tearoom in 2011, bringing tea and baked goods to families all over Middle Tennessee and parts of Alabama, transformed into what is now a physical tea room on a sixty-eight-acre farm in Campbellsville, TN. Three Sisters Tearoom is run…


The Greatest of Our Treasures

Tough times demand tough people. This winter promises to bring some hard times to most Americans, and we need to set our hearts and souls like flint against what’s coming down the pike. An inflationary spike in fuel and food costs, the slowdown in our nationwide supply chain, the ongoing fights over Wuhan flu mandates,…


Insights on Friendship from Iris Murdoch

Making friends might come easier to some people than others, but in general, we all use the same criteria for forming relationships. We are drawn to people who share our interests, or who we simply like and admire. Once we make friends, we tend to hold them in high esteem. We speak positively about our…


When an Old Friendship Needs to Change or End

Nothing stays the same, including us. We change and grow over our lifetimes—thankfully. And often, our longest and dearest friendships need to change as well, in order to keep up with who we are. However, the process of changing a long-term friendship isn’t usually an easy one, and sometimes, the friendship doesn’t survive. Sometimes the…


Better Than Gold: The Value of Friendship

Of all the gifts we might desire in life, surely friendship stands near the top of the list. Those of us who have a close friend or two feel blessed. We share our dreams and secrets with these companions of the heart: our joy and our sadness, our victories and our defeats. And when we…


Do You Have the Courage to Be a Real Friend?

When in the midst of great sadness or grief, people really want someone to be with them in their pain. It may be necessary to refrain from turning a friend’s painful experience into an idea or an opportunity to be helpful or wise. Try to keep a suffering friend company in their truth, however messy it…


How to Be Likable

Have you ever met someone with a magnetic personality? Their presence in a room is enough to lift your mood and maybe even draw out parts of your personality that rarely come out otherwise. You will recognize those likable individuals by the way you feel better after having been around them. In our success-driven society,…


Little Girl Encourages Best Friend to Drive New Motorized Wheelchair

Look at that smile when her friend comes into her view! This is how we all should be. Loving, kind, and helpful when called for.


Boy, 3, Gifts Flowers as Toddlers Reunite After Battling Cancer in Hospital Together

A pair of Arizona toddlers who met in a hospital while both battling cancer are warming hearts with their adorable friendship. Two months after being discharged, they have reunited, with a bunch of flowers, a hug, and a whole lot of love for each other. Mack Porter, the youngest of Danielle and Ty Porter’s four…