35 tiny love stories to make you smile
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35 Tiny Love Stories to Make You Smile
1. Today, I walked my daughter down the aisle. Ten years ago I pulled a 14 year old boy
out of his moms fire-engulfed SUV after a serious accident. Doctors initially said hewould 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 andsmile widely, standing on his own two feet at the altar as he placed a ring on mydaughters finger
2. Today, I walked up to the door of my office (Im a florist) at 7AM to find a
uniformed Army soldier standing out front waiting. He was on his way to the airportto go to Afghanistan for a year. He said, I usually bring home a bouquet of flowers
for my wife every Friday and I dont want to let her down when Im away. He then
placed an order for 52 Friday afternoon deliveries of flowers to his wifes office and
asked me to schedule one for each week until he returns. I gave him a 50% discountbecause it made my day to see something so sweet.
3. Today, I told my 18 year old grandson that nobody asked me to prom when I was in
high school, so I didnt attend. He showed up at my house this evening dressed in atuxedo and took me as his date to his prom.
4. 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 upon me And yes, I will marry you.
5. Today, my dad is the best dad I could ask for. Hes a loving husband to my mom
(always making her laugh), hes been to every one of my soccer games since I was 5
(Im 17 now), and he provides for our family as a construction foreman. This morningwhen I was searching through my dads toolbox for a pliers, I found a dirty folded up
paper at the bottom. It was an old journal entry in my dads 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 criminalrecord 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 Idont know how he did it, but he did it.
6. 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? Youhavent met every mom in the whole entire world. My son squeezed me tighter and
said, Yes I have. You are my world.
7. Today, my high school boyfriend, who I thought Id never see again, showed me the
pictures of the two of us he kept in his Army helmet while he was overseas for thelast 8 years.
8. 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 orknowing 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.9. 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. Ill pick up one from the
florist at the corner down here. Itll only take a second. Whats so special about
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today that you have to buy her flowers? I asked. Theres nothing specifically
special about today, my grandfather said. Every day is special. Your grandmother
loves flowers. They put a smile on her face.10. 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. Ihave no clue who is getting to school early and leaving me these roses. Ive even
arrived early myself a few times to try to figure it out, but each time the rose was
already there.11. Today, due to Alzheimers and dementia, my grandfather usually cant 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 shes fully supportive of his
condition. In fact, she plays a game every day in which she tries to get my grandfatherto ask her to re-marry him before dinnertime. She hasnt failed yet.
12. 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.13. 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 others hand in the hallways. Despite threats andvandalized 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 .
14. Today, my sister and I were in a bad car accident. My sister is Mrs. Popular at school
she knows everyone. Im a bit of an introvert I hang-out with the same 2 girls allthe 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.15. 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 didnt want you
to know how foolish and unstable I was back when we met. But even though youdidnt know, you saved me. Thank you.
16. Today, Im a mother of 2 and a grandmother of 4. At 17 I got pregnant with twins.
When my boyfriend and friends found out I wasnt 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
17. Today, on my 29th birthday, I returned home from my 4th and final tour of dutyoverseas. The little girl who lives next door to my parents (who isnt so little any
more - shes 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.
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18. Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriends 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, myhusband insisted they break-up. They maintained a friendship, but went on to date
other people. Now at the ages of 24 and 27, Ive never seen two people more in love.
19. Today, after I heard that my mom stayed home from work with the flu, I stopped byWal-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 makesme smile and .
20. 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 others company. As they got closer, I realized they were my parents. Myparents almost got divorced 8 years ago.
21. Today, Im only 17, but Ive been with my boyfriend, Jake, for 3 years, and last night
was the first time we spent the night together. Weve never done it, and we didnt
last night either. Instead, we baked cookies, watched two comedies, laughed, playedXbox and fell asleep in each others arms. Despite the warnings from my parents,
hes been nothing but a gentleman and a best friend. MMT22. Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair and told my husband, Youre the
only reason I want to be free from this contraption, he kissed me on my forehead and
said, Honey, I dont even see that thing.23. Today, my grandmother and grandfather, who were both in their early 90s and
married for 72 years, both died of natural causes approximately one hour apart from
each other.
24. Today, my dad came to see me for the first time in 6 months since I told him Im gay.When I opened the door he had tears in his eyes and he immediately gave me a huge
hug and said, Im sorry, Jason. I love you.
25. Today, my autistic little sister spoke her first word at the age of 6 my name.26. Today, at the age of 72, nearly 15 years after my grandfather passed away, my
grandmother remarried. And since Im only 17, Ive never seen her so happy in all
my life. Its inspiring to see two people so in love at their age. MMT its never toolate.
27. 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 sothey could slow dance together. They danced the rest of the night. MMT
28. 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. Mydaughter has been in a coma for 98 days. MMT
29. 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 andapologetic. 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
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30. 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 theylove each other.
31. 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 hatewearing it. Two minutes ago my little brother walked into my room wearing a
bandage on his head. My mom said he insisted that he didnt want me to feel alone.
32. Today, my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. My best friend lives2000 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
33. Today, as I watched my 75-year-old grandmother and grandfather being silly witheach 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.
34. Today, on our 50th wedding anniversary, she smiled at me and said, I only wish I
had met you sooner.35. Today, my blind friend explained to me in vivid detail how beautiful his new
girlfriend is.
A WALK TO REMEMBER :In Beaufort, North Carolina, a prank on a student goes
terribly wrong and puts the student in the hospital. Landon Carter, a popular student with
no defined plans for the future, is held responsible and forced to participate in after-
school community service activities as punishment, which include starring as the lead inthe school play. Also participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan, the reverend's
daughter who has great ambitions and nothing in common with Landon. When Landondecides he wants to take his activities seriously, he asks Jamie for help and begins tospend most of his time with her. But he starts to develop strong feelings for her,
something he did not expect to do. The two start a relationship, much to the chagrin of
Landon's old popular friends and Jamie's strict reverend father. But when a heart-breaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test, it is then that
Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of love and fate.