Here’s a selection of 60 tiny love stories recently submitted to our sister site, Makes Me Think, that not only made us think, but warmed our hearts and made us smile too. We hope they do the same for you.
- Today, my 75-year-old grandpa who has been blind from cataracts for almost 15 years said to me, “Your grandma is just the most beautiful thing, isn’t she?” I paused for a second and said, “Yes she is. I bet you miss seeing that beauty on a daily basis.” “Sweety,” my grandpa said, “I still see her beauty every day. In fact, I see it more now than I used to when we were young.” MMT
- Today, I walked my daughter down the aisle. Ten years ago I pulled a 14 year old boy out of his mom’s fire-engulfed SUV after a serious accident. Doctors initially said he would never walk again. My daughter came with me several times to visit him at the hospital. Then she started going on her own. Today, seeing him defy the odds and smile widely, standing on his own two feet at the altar as he placed a ring on my daughter’s finger MMT.
- Today, I walked up to the door of my office (I’m a florist) at 7AM to find a uniformed Army soldier standing out front waiting. He was on his way to the airport to go to Afghanistan for a year. He said, “I usually bring home a bouquet of flowers for my wife every Friday and I don’t want to let her down when I’m away.” He then placed an order for 52 Friday afternoon deliveries of flowers to his wife’s office and asked me to schedule one for each week until he returns. I gave him a 50% discount because it made my day to see something so sweet. MMT
- Today, I told my 18 year old grandson that nobody asked me to prom when I was in high school, so I didn’t attend. He showed up at my house this evening dressed in a tuxedo and took me as his date to his prom. MMT
- Today, when she woke up from an eleven month coma, she kissed me and said, “Thank you for being here, and telling me those beautiful stories, and never giving up on me… And yes, I will marry you.” MMT
- Today, I was sitting on a park bench eating a sandwich for lunch when an elderly couple pulled their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some jazz music on the radio. Then the man got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the door for the woman, took her hand and helped her out of her seat, guided her about ten feet away from the car, and they slow danced for the next half hour under the oak tree. MMT
- Today, I operated on a little girl. She needed O- blood. We didn’t have any, but her twin brother has O- blood. I explained to him that it was a matter of life and death. He sat quietly for a moment, and then said goodbye to his parents. I didn’t think anything of it until after we took his blood and he asked, “So when will I die?” He thought he was giving his life for hers. Thankfully, they’ll both be fine. MMT
- Today, my dad is the best dad I could ask for. He’s a loving husband to my mom (always making her laugh), he’s been to every one of my soccer games since I was 5 (I’m 17 now), and he provides for our family as a construction foreman. This morning when I was searching through my dad’s toolbox for a pliers, I found a dirty folded up paper at the bottom. It was an old journal entry in my dad’s handwriting dated exactly one month before the day I was born. It reads, “I am eighteen years old, an alcoholic who is failing out of college, a past cutter, and a child abuse victim with a criminal record of auto theft. And next month, ‘teen father’ will be added to the list. But I swear I will make things right for my little girl. I will be the dad I never had.” And I don’t know how he did it, but he did it. MMT
- Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said, “You are the best mom in the whole entire world!” I smiled and sarcastically replied, “How do you know that? You haven’t met every mom in the whole entire world.” My son squeezed me tighter and said, “Yes I have. You are my world.” MMT
- Today, I have an elderly patient who is suffering from a severe case of Alzheimer’s. He can rarely remember his own name, and he often forgets where he is and what he said just a few minutes beforehand. But by the stretch of some miracle (perhaps the miracle of love), he remembers who is wife is every morning when she shows up to spend a few hours with him. He usually greets her by saying, “Hello my beautiful Kate.” MMT
- Today, my 21 year old Labrador can barely stand up, can’t see, can’t hear, and doesn’t have enough strength to bark. But it doesn’t stop her from wagging her tail a mile a minute every single time I walk into the room. MMT
- Today is our 10th anniversary, but since my husband and I are both recently unemployed we agreed not to get each other any gifts. When I woke up this morning, my husband was already up. I walked downstairs to find beautiful wild flowers brilliantly arranged all over the house. There must be 400 flowers total and he didn’t spend a dime. MMT
- Today, my high school boyfriend, who I thought I’d never see again, showed me the pictures of the two of us he kept in his Army helmet while he was overseas for the last 8 years. MMT
- Today, my 88-year-old grandmother and her 17 year old cat are both blind. My grandmother’s guide dog leads my grandmother around the house, which is normal. But lately, he’s been guiding her cat around the house too. When her cat meows, he walks up and rubs against her, and then she follows directly behind him to her food, to the litter box, to the other end of the house for a nap, etc. MMT
- Today, I watched in horror through the kitchen window as my 2-year-old slipped and fell head first into the pool. But before I could get to her, our Labrador Retriever, Rex, jumped in after her, grabbed her by her shirt collar and pulled her to the shallow steps where she could stand. MMT
- Today, my older brother has donated bone marrow 16 times to help treat my cancer. He communicates directly with my doctor and does it without me even asking or knowing when he has an appointment. And today my doctor informed me that the treatment appears to be working. “Cancer cells have been drastically reduced in the last few months.” MMT
- Today, I was driving home with my grandfather when he suddenly made a u-turn and said, “I forgot to get your grandmother a bouquet of flowers. I’ll pick up one from the florist at the corner down here. It’ll only take a second.” “What’s so special about today that you have to buy her flowers?” I asked. “There’s nothing specifically special about today,” my grandfather said. “Every day is special. Your grandmother loves flowers. They put a smile on her face.” MMT
- Today, I re-read the suicide letter I wrote on the afternoon of September 2nd 1996 about two minutes before my girlfriend showed up at my door and told me, “I’m pregnant.” Suddenly I felt I had a reason to live. Today she’s my wife. We’ve been happily married for 14 years. And my daughter, who is almost 15 now, has two younger brothers. I re-read my suicide letter from time to time as a reminder to be thankful – I am thankful I got a second chance at life and love. MMT
- Today, and every day for the last two months since I returned to school with burn scars on my face after being hospitalized for nearly a month for injuries I sustained in a house fire, a red rose was taped to my locker when I got to school in the morning. I have no clue who is getting to school early and leaving me these roses. I’ve even arrived early myself a few times to try to figure it out, but each time the rose was already there. MMT
- Today was the 10 year anniversary of my dad’s passing. When I was a kid he used to hum a short melody to me as I was going to sleep. When I was 18, as he rested in his hospital bed fighting cancer, the roles were reversed and I hummed the melody to him. I haven’t heard that melody since, until last night. My fiancé and I were turned on our sides looking at each other in bed when he started humming it to me. His mom used to hum it to him when he was a kid. MMT
- Today, a woman who must have her voicebox removed due to cancer is enrolled in my sign language class. Her husband, four children, two sisters, brother, mother, father, and twelve close friends are also enrolled in the same class so they can communicate with her after she loses her ability to speak aloud. MMT
- Today, my 11-year-old son speaks fluent sign language because his best friend, Josh, who he grew up with from the time he was an infant, is deaf. Seeing their genuine friendship evolve and grow over the years MMT.
- Today, due to Alzheimer’s and dementia, my grandfather usually can’t remember who my grandmother is when he wakes up in the morning. It bothered my grandmother a year ago when it first happened, but now she’s fully supportive of his condition. In fact, she plays a game every day in which she tries to get my grandfather to ask her to re-marry him before dinnertime. She hasn’t failed yet. MMT
- Today, my dad passed away from natural causes at the age of 92. I found his body resting peacefully in the recliner in his bedroom. In his lap, facing upright, were three framed 8×10 photographs of my mom who passed away about 10 years ago. She was the love of his life, and apparently the last thing he wanted to see before he passed. MMT
- Today, I am the proud mom of a blind 17-year-old boy. Although my son was born without his sense of sight, it hasn’t stopped him from being a straight A student, a guitarist (whose band just surpassed 25,000 downloads of their first album), and a loving boyfriend to his long-term girlfriend, Valerie. Just today, his younger sister asked him what he likes about Valerie, and he said, “Everything. She’s beautiful.” MMT
- Today, I waited on an elderly couple. The way they looked at each other… you could see they were in love. When the husband mentioned that they were celebrating their anniversary, I smiled and said, “Let me guess. You two have been together forever.” They laughed and the wife said, “Actually, no, today is our 5 year anniversary. We both outlived our spouses and then life blessed us with one more shot at love.” MMT
- Today, my father found my little sister alive, chained up in a barn. She was abducted near Mexico City almost 5 months ago. Authorities stopped actively searching for her a few weeks later. My mom and I laid her soul to rest. We had a funeral for her last month. All of our family and friends attended the ceremony except my father. Instead he kept looking for her. He said he “loved her too much to give up.” And she’s back home now because he never did. MMT
- Today, there are two senior boys at my school who have an openly gay relationship. They have experienced verbal humiliation on a daily basis for the last two years, yet they continue to hold each other’s hand in the hallways. Despite threats and vandalized lockers, they showed up to prom this evening wearing matching tuxedos. Seeing them on the dance floor, smiling from ear to ear in spite of all the haters MMT.
- Today, my sister and I were in a bad car accident. My sister is Mrs. Popular at school – she knows everyone. I’m a bit of an introvert – I hang-out with the same 2 girls all the time. My sister immediately posted a comment on Facebook about our accident. And while all her friends were commenting, my 2 friends showed up independently at the scene of the accident before the paramedics arrived. MMT
- Today, my fiancé returned home from his last tour of duty overseas. Yesterday he was just my boyfriend, or so I thought. Almost a year ago, he mailed me a package. He told me I wasn’t allowed to open it until he got home in two weeks. But then his tour got extended for another 11 months. Today, when he got home, he told me to open the package, and just as I pulled the ring out of the box, he got down on one knee. MMT
- Today, my 12-year-old son, Sean, and I stopped by the nursing home together for the first time in several months. Usually I come alone see my mother who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s. When we walked into the lobby, the nurse said, “Hi, Sean!” and then buzzed us in. “How does she know your name?” I asked. “Oh, I swing by here on my walk home from school all the time to say hi to Grandma,” Sean said. I had no idea. MMT
- Today, I found an old hand written note my mom wrote when she was a senior in high school. On it is a list of qualities she hoped she would someday find in a boyfriend. The list is basically an exact description of my dad, who she didn’t meet until she was 27. MMT
- Today, I’ve been chemistry lab partners with one of the most beautiful (and popular) girls at our school since the beginning of the school year. And although I never would have had the courage to talk to her otherwise, she’s totally down to earth and sweet. We spend our time in the lab chatting, laughing, and getting A’s (she’s smart too), and just recently we started talking a little bit outside of class too. Last week when I heard that she didn’t have a date to our homecoming dance, I desperately wanted to ask her, but chickened out every time I was about to. Then this afternoon, at lunchtime, she ran up to me and formally asked me to ask her to the dance. So I did, and she kissed me on the cheek and said, “Yes!” MMT
- Today, on our 10th anniversary, she handed me a suicide note she wrote when she was 22, on the exact day we met. And she said, “For all these years I didn’t want you to know how foolish and unstable I was back when we met. But even though you didn’t know, you saved me. Thank you.” MMT
- Today, my grandpa keeps an old, candid photo on his nightstand of my grandma and him laughing together at some party in the 1960’s. My grandma passed away from cancer in 1999 when I was 7. This evening when I was at his house, my grandpa caught me staring at the photo. He walked up, hugged me from behind and said, “Remember, just because something doesn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.” MMT
- Today, I sat down with my two daughters, ages 4 and 6, to explain to them that we have to move out of our 4 bedroom house and into a 2 bedroom apartment for awhile until I can find another job that pays well. My daughters looked at each other for a moment and then my youngest daughter turned to me and asked, “Are we all moving into the apartment together?” “Yes,” I replied. “Oh, so no big deal then,” she said. MMT
- Today, I met the prettiest woman on a plane. Assuming I wouldn’t see her again after we made our connections, I told her how pretty I thought she was. She gave me the most sincere smile and said, “Nobody has said that to me in 10 years.” It turns out we’re both in our mid-30’s, never married, no kids, and we live about 5 miles away from each other. We have a date set for next Saturday after we return home. MMT
- Today, I’m a mother of 2 and a grandmother of 4. At 17 I got pregnant with twins. When my boyfriend and friends found out I wasn’t going to abort them, they turned a cold shoulder to me. But I pressed forward, worked full-time while attending school, graduated high school and college, and met a guy in one of my classes who has loved my children like his own for the last 50 years. MMT
- Today, on my 29th birthday, I returned home from my 4th and final tour of duty overseas. The little girl who lives next door to my parents (who isn’t so little any more – she’s 22 now) met me at the airport with a long stemmed rose, a bottle of my favorite vodka, and then asked me out on a date. MMT
- Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. He is 3 years older than her. They started dating when she was 14 and he was 17. I never liked the age difference when they were kids. When he turned 18 a week before she turned 15, my husband insisted they break-up. They maintained a friendship, but went on to date other people. Now at the ages of 24 and 27, I’ve never seen two people more in love. MMT
- Today, after I heard that my mom stayed home from work with the flu, I stopped by Wal-Mart on my way home from school to pick her up some canned soup. I ran into my dad who was already in the check-out line. He had 5 cans of soup, NyQuil, tissues, tampons, 4 romantic comedy DVDs and a bouquet of flowers. My dad makes me smile and MMT.
- Today, I was sitting on a hotel balcony watching 2 lovers in the distance walk along the beach. From their body language, I could tell they were laughing and enjoying each other’s company. As they got closer, I realized they were my parents. My parents almost got divorced 8 years ago. MMT
- Today, I’m only 17, but I’ve been with my boyfriend, Jake, for 3 years, and last night was the first time we spent the night together. We’ve never ‘done it,’ and we didn’t last night either. Instead, we baked cookies, watched two comedies, laughed, played Xbox and fell asleep in each other’s arms. Despite the warnings from my parents, he’s been nothing but a gentleman and a best friend. MMT
- Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair and told my husband, “You’re the only reason I want to be free from this contraption,” he kissed me on my forehead and said, “Honey, I don’t even see that thing.” MMT
- Today, my grandmother and grandfather, who were both in their early 90’s and married for 72 years, both died of natural causes approximately one hour apart from each other. MMT
- Today, my dad came to see me for the first time in 6 months since I told him I’m gay. When I opened the door he had tears in his eyes and he immediately gave me a huge hug and said, “I’m sorry, Jason. I love you.” MMT
- Today, my autistic little sister spoke her first word at the age of 6 – my name. MMT
- Today, at the age of 72, nearly 15 years after my grandfather passed away, my grandmother remarried. And since I’m only 17, I’ve never seen her so happy in all my life. It’s inspiring to see two people so in love at their age. MMT it’s never too late.
- Today, at a jazz club in San Francisco I saw a man and woman enjoying a drink together. The woman was a dwarf and the man must have been 6 feet tall. Later in the evening they went out onto the dance floor. The man got down on his knees so they could slow dance together. They danced the rest of the night. MMT
- Today, as I was sleeping, I woke up to my daughter calling my name. I was sleeping in a sofa chair in her hospital room. I opened my eyes to her beautiful smile. My daughter has been in a coma for 98 days. MMT
- Today, exactly 10 years ago almost to the minute, I stopped at an intersection and a car rear ended me. The driver was a student at UF, just like me. He was cordial and apologetic. As we waited for the cops and the tow truck we chatted and started laughing together about all sorts of stuff. We exchanged numbers and the rest is history. We just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. MMT
- Today, I was working in a coffee shop when 2 gay men walked in holding hands. As you might expect, heads started turning. Then a young girl at the table next to me asked her mom why 2 men were holding hands. Her mom replied, “Because they love each other.” MMT
- Today, after 2 years of separation, my ex-wife and I resolved our differences and met for dinner. We laughed and chatted for almost 4 hours. Then just before she left, she handed me a large envelope. In it were 20 love letters she wrote me over the last 2 years. There was a post-it note on the envelope that said, “Letters I was too stubborn to send.” MMT
- Today, I was in an accident that left me with a gash on my forehead. The doctors wrapped a bandage around my head and said I have to keep it on all week. I hate wearing it. Two minutes ago my little brother walked into my room wearing a bandage on his head. My mom said he insisted that he didn’t want me to feel alone. MMT
- Today, my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. My best friend lives 2000 miles away and called to comfort me. While on the phone, he asked, “What would you do if I showed up at your house and gave you the biggest hug in the world?” “I would surely smile,” I replied. And then he rang my doorbell. MMT
- Today, as my 91-year-old grandfather (a military doctor, war hero, and successful business owner) rested in his hospital bed, I asked him what his greatest life accomplishment was. He turned around, grabbed my grandmother’s hand, looked her in the eyes, and said, “Growing old with you.” MMT
- Today, as I watched my 75-year-old grandmother and grandfather being silly with each other and laughing in the kitchen, I felt like I got a short glimpse of what true love feels like. I hope I find it someday. MMT
- Today, exactly twenty years ago to the hour, I risked my life to save a woman who was drowning in the rapids of the Colorado River. And that’s how I met my wife – the love of my life. MMT
- Today, on our 50th wedding anniversary, she smiled at me and said, “I only wish I had met you sooner.” MMT
- Today, my blind friend explained to me in vivid detail how beautiful his new girlfriend is. MMT
And, of course, be sure to check out Makes Me Think for more thought-provoking love stories like these.
Photo by: Patrick
ArnabD says
Thanks for sharing these lovely stories… 3 years ago, i had been cheated by my ex-girlfriend… but your stories helped me smile and fall in love again. Thank you.
Wilfred says
I love these stories man, especially #24. Made me cry. That is what true love is…
Cheyenne says
Those were so sweet i couldn’t stop crying with tears of joy. I hope one day to have a love story like this of my own.
Salina says
Such beautiful stories. They made me smile with tears in my eyes 🙂
Stephen says
Amazing! I love #5! MMT.
Judith says
Wow…that was lovely
<3
amazing
Ashika says
Lovely stories… made me cry. Reminds me that Love is life.
Arran says
I love all these stories so much . The one about the daughter waking up from 98 days in a coma to find her dad sleeping there is so sweet 🙂 <3
Nitika says
After reading these stories I came to remember that love still exists in this crazy world. Thank you.
Amber says
Thanks for the wonderful stories. It just reminded me how beautiful life is and how love can make it more worth living. I especially love story no. 7. 🙂
shimpi Mundra says
These are beautiful stories. I have tears in my eyes and a smile on my face together… so cute and heart touching.
Maralyn says
Some of best love stories I have ever read! I could totally relate to them.
rahul (india) says
Wow, amazing stories! Are they all real? I hope so. They certainly brought some happy tears in my eyes.
shabby says
Lovely stories!!!
Natalie says
Aww these were all so cute, and they really made my day. I think story #49 touched me the most. It made me smile so much. Hope you don’t mind that I shared them with all of my friends.
Jess says
Oh so sweet. All of these short love stories brought tears to my eyes.
Lima says
These are the most touching little stories I have read in a long time, really beautiful.
Firme says
Great stories, love truly is the strongest force in the Universe. Thanks for making my day with these.
Anon says
touching stories. made me smile and cry. <3
Alexir says
Amazing love stories! They moved me to tears. From now on every time I’m sad I am going to come back here and read this. And great rest of the website too – lots of inspiring things to read.
Matt says
I love these short stories. They made me cry… and laugh, while crying. I’ve written so many things before. So many stories, with all their complexity, all their twists and turns, all of them usually leave my readers with a sense of “WTF?” moments and shock. Ironically, throughout all the stories I’ve written, I can say that these were some of the best stories I’ve read in my life. The simplest of things can always make me cry. Sometimes more of life can be found in the little things.
Leon says
I have a thing for great love stories, they always bring tears to my eyes. And these are great.
Ainur says
Gosh, I cried… these stories are so beautiful.
Vanessa says
My love story to add to the list:
My boyfriend was texting me on a Saturday morning. It was our normal cute texts. Our coversation went exactly like this:
Him: you look beautiful today.
Me: its Saturday! You didn’t even see me.
Him: you’re always beautiful.
I had the cheesiest smile on my face.
Sasa says
these stories are so beautiful, smiling with tears rolling down.
Jasmine says
My story: My boyfriend and I have liked each other since 2009, my freshman year in high school. it wasn’t until his senior year, in 2011, after he graduated that I finally went after him and agreed to be his girlfriend. on our first date I kissed him for two hours before we said good bye, I gave him all the kisses I had been dying to give for the past years. Now, I can’t go a day without wanting him by my side, when in high school all I ever did was try to stay away from him out of fear that I’d fall in love with him. Now I’m in love and am glad that I took my time rather, than rushing into things and possibly ruining what has now become of us.
Saumdi says
I love this post! It made me cry happy tears!
Thanks
Chris @ Max Life Project says
So beautiful… like 60 mini versions of “The Notebook”!
meg says
I needed this today. I am so close to becoming hardened and bitter. I hope I can finally find love.
Mai says
I love all the stories. They all were very heart touching. I love one of the story that the child found out the dates of their divorced parents. That made me smile. All the stories bring smile at my face. I hope I get that love as they got in these stories. Waiting for someone who can really love and cares for me… 🙂
Prince habib says
These stories are awesome. I love them.
Tonna says
Thank you for these beautiful stories…I truly, truly needed to “hear” these words today! I lost the love of my life on December 8, 2012…my beautiful “David”. David was the strongest and bravest man I’ve ever known and I was so proud of him. He was the love of my life and the angel in my heart…and I will love him forever! G-d truly blessed us both by bringing us together…and though he is gone from this world, I know I will be with him in the next. Ani ledodi vidodi li…I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine…Baruch Hashem!
Jaded says
I guess true love is real. Never seen it up close and personal before. Glad someone has.
Britney says
My grandfather passed away a week and a half ago after contracting phenomena after surgery on his hip. he was heavily sedated, and could not speak or open his eyes. my grandmother (his wife of 55 years) sat by his side holding his hand everyday moistening the inside of his mouth, rubbing lotion on his hands and feet, and putting lip balm on his lips. At his funeral, she stood to speak and all she could muster was this, “He is my best friend. I could not have picked a better man to spend my life with, and father my children.”
Renee says
Thank you for sharing these!
Our newspapers, radio & TV stations should be pouring out these stories. Imagine if you heard these stories before you went to sleep at night, you would go to sleep and awake with a smile, knowing that love exists everywhere.
Sylvia says
I cried, I love this kind of pure love that can only come from real life. I have seen some moments like the ones I just read about, My mom and dad (married forever with nine children). My older brother is married and moved away, this last October (6) my sister got married. after the newly married couple left and all the guest had gone it was our job as the family to help clean up, so after hours and hours of putting everything away mom tells me to go wait in the car, and that she will be there shortly, I go. I look out of the front window after a while and see my mom and dad hugging, dad says something into moms ear and they kissed. mom comes back and gets in the car with a smile on her face, I asked her what dad said and she says “He just reminded me that we almost stopped having kids after Rachel” (my sister) “and that right now we could be going home to an empty house”. It is at moments like that that I feel an overwhelming happiness for having such loving parents, even when there are people out there divorcing everywhere.
Sarah says
Thank you for such beautiful stories that made me cry and smile 🙂
C says
Things like these make me so happy. Can there be a second edition?
Cherie Kasper says
At the age of 16 Rick had major surgery, having the Aorta repaired. At age 19 I woke up on March 19 with Rheumatoid Arthritis. One year later I walked into a Vocational/Rehabilitation building with my parents. Rick was the first person I saw. I went back home and told a best friend I had seen the man I would marry. Another year later, plus a couple of months Rick and I were married, 43 yrs. ago this May.
Liz says
Heart warming stories. Some made me laugh, others made me cry tears of joy. Love is a beautiful thing, true love that is. Thanks for sharing this ;o)
Zhanalyn says
I think I just cried 60 times.
Jordan says
Those were the sweetest short stories I’ve ever read! I could cry with joy.
Jennifer x says
this is so beautiful that tears of happiness rolled down my cheeks
Sara says
These stories are so beautiful I almost cried. I’m only 13 but I can only hope I meet the love of my life someday.
Nina says
Tears filled my eyes reading these stories thank you for sharing!
Mina says
Today, you made me into a big crybaby reading all these beautiful moments. Thank you for sharing.
Anita says
I did not have time to read them all, but out of the ones I did read, #7 touched my heart the most, I wish more Adults could have the love that a child has. Thank you for sharing these!
Lauren says
This is amazing. I feel so touched and blessed just because I got to read these inspiring stories.
Hortensia says
These are beautiful, heartwarming stories.. Thank you for sharing. There’s really so much we can do and be grateful for when our heart is in the right place.