Pictures – Lumin Story https://luminstory.org It is to shine light where it is dark Sun, 25 Apr 2021 02:43:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://luminstory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-lumin_story_favi-32x32.png Pictures – Lumin Story https://luminstory.org 32 32 Paying for Dinner https://luminstory.org/2021/03/31/paying-for-dinner/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 23:49:22 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=10289 This handsome young man is Jeremiah. Friday was a long day at work, I didn’t get a lunch. After leaving the barn around 9 I...]]>
This handsome young man is Jeremiah. Friday was a long day at work, I didn’t get a lunch. After leaving the barn around 9 I stopped by the McDonalds in Reading, Oh to grab some dinner. I ordered my food but realized as I got to the window to pay, I had left my wallet at work.
I told this young man to cancel my order. His response was ”it’s ok ma’m I got you “ he then took his wallet out and paid for my meal. What an amazing young man! We hear so much about what’s wrong with the world I had to share a little of what is right. I am just now posting this because I wanted his permission and I wanted to repay him for his kindness.
I asked him if I could hug him and told him to keep being who he is because he is an amazing person. He didn’t know how tired I was or that I hadn’t eaten or even if he would be repaid but he didn’t even bat an eye and just acted.
Credit: Aundrea Duncan
]]> Hair with a Purpose https://luminstory.org/2020/12/13/hair-with-a-purpose/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 05:07:37 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=10216 8-year-old Thomas Moore made a decision. He was gonna grow his hair out. He wanted to have long hair. And as the hair grew and...]]>
8-year-old Thomas Moore made a decision. He was gonna grow his hair out. He wanted to have long hair. And as the hair grew and grew, young Thomas became quite a spectacle at school. Some would point, some would laugh. But some knew the real reason behind Thomas growing his hair out so long.
One day sometime before, he walked up to his mom, and she was watching a video. It was a video about a 5-year-old girl with cancer, and because of all her chemotherapy treatments, she had lost all of her hair. And that touched Thomas very deeply, and he started asking his mom a lot of questions.
He learned that cancer was a very painful thing and the treatments for it can be painful as well… and the hair loss was part of that process. His mom also told Thomas that some kind people will grow their hair out real long so they can eventually have it cut and donate it for wigs to be made from it. And those wigs were made special for those who have lost their hair.
It was at that very moment that Thomas made his decision to grow his hair long… to someday donate it to help a cancer victim. And it grew and grew, until Thomas was told he had grown enough hair to make two full wigs. And recently, he had his hair cut… all 17 inches of it. And the salon lady who cut his hair told him that he actually had enough hair for THREE full wigs.
And young Thomas was ecstatic. He was so happy he could do his part to help those stricken with cancer who have lost their hair from the treatments. And now Thomas is 12 years old, and he’s strongly considering growing his hair out once again.
Photo courtesy: Twitter/@storkpatrol
]]> A 15-Year-Old Loving Neighbor https://luminstory.org/2020/10/09/a-15-year-old-loving-neighbor/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:42:10 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=10135 I just want to take a moment and recognize this sweet fella that lives across the street from my parents. He checks on them every...]]>
I just want to take a moment and recognize this sweet fella that lives across the street from my parents. He checks on them every day and has grown to love and care for them deeply. He rides with Dad to the store, helps him shop and brings the groceries in.. he cuts the grass and whatever they may need. Not many 15 yr olds would take the time to care and be there for elderly neighbors.
When he saw Mom today he busted out crying and just held her tight. What a blessing and just wanted to pass on something heartwarming instead of the sad news we see and hear every day…
Credit: Tiki Edwards
]]> A Positive Work Ethic https://luminstory.org/2020/09/13/a-positive-work-ethic/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 03:56:19 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=10068 This 14 year old boy came by the house with a lawnmower wanting to mow our lawn for $5. Well…me being a hustler I had...]]>
This 14 year old boy came by the house with a lawnmower wanting to mow our lawn for $5. Well…me being a hustler I had to ask this kid why you mowing lawns?
He replied with… “I’d like to take my girlfriend to lunch tomorrow and I don’t have enough money.” So we’ve been going door to door getting him business and he busted his a*s mowing lawns and sweeping sidewalks and made enough to take her to lunch and get her flowers.
I’m so happy this still exists… Hope is still alive for the future generation and our sons and daughters. I’m impressed by whoever is raising this boy, great job!!! Thanks to you guys that also noticed and pitched in on the cause to building our future men!
Credit: Ryan Cox
]]> A 10-Year-Old’s Note https://luminstory.org/2020/09/13/a-10-year-olds-note/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 03:51:02 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=10081 Melbourne is currently in full lockdown. But look what one elderly neighbor found when she opened her door. Her 10-year-old neighbor left this along with...]]>

Melbourne is currently in full lockdown. But look what one elderly neighbor found when she opened her door. Her 10-year-old neighbor left this along with flowers.

]]> Saving a Drowing Boy https://luminstory.org/2020/07/01/saving-a-drowing-boy/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 01:26:17 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=9895 This is 17 year old Tanner. Yesterday he was enjoying a day at Scissortail Park with his mother and younger siblings when he noticed a...]]>

This is 17 year old Tanner. Yesterday he was enjoying a day at Scissortail Park with his mother and younger siblings when he noticed a person struggling in the pond. Tanner’s mom said he did a quick double take then without a word he was running toward the water. She had no idea what was happening but Tanner knew someone needed him. His instincts took over and this guy saved a drowning 2 year old!!! He suffered a head injury in the process and had to have staples. Police, fire and medics responded and the child’s mother cried uncontrollably with gratitude. Tanner is humble, compassionate and really does not understand how much heartbreak his actions have saved a family.

Images and Source: Anna Herman / Facebook

]]> 14-Year-Old Draws a Whole World of Adventure https://luminstory.org/2020/06/30/drawing-a-whole-world-of-adventure/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:36:19 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=9880 It’s hard for kids being stuck at home due to Covid. And yet, for one little boy, his 14-year-old sister is doing everything she can...]]>

It’s hard for kids being stuck at home due to Covid. And yet, for one little boy, his 14-year-old sister is doing everything she can to keep him entertained. For the last 95-days, Macaire has been creating chalk art of scenes from around the world, and then her little brother Cam poses in the scenes. Not only are they keeping themselves occupied through her incredible talent, but she is showing the world that with some creativity and ingenuity, the whole world is open to you!

Follow her on instagram @macairesmuse

]]> Being Kind https://luminstory.org/2020/06/28/being-kind/ Sun, 28 Jun 2020 03:39:35 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=9811 “I look at this photo of my son, 7, and am so proud of his kindness. We went away for a weekend to a station...]]>

“I look at this photo of my son, 7, and am so proud of his kindness.

We went away for a weekend to a station camping with with a friend and her elderly, blind mother.

My son is autistic, and often lacks many social graces, but he would jump up every time he saw her coming to hold her hand and keep her ‘company’ (because he didn’t want her to know he was helping her)…

All I ever wanted for my children was for them to be humble and kind (something that can be hard to teach kids) but this warmed my heart whenever I saw his thoughtfulness for another in need…”

Source: Karen Buenger/The Kindness Pandemic/ Facebook
]]> Graduating During Corona https://luminstory.org/2020/05/24/graduating-during-corona/ Sun, 24 May 2020 04:15:01 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=9571 For high-school seniors throughout the world, their graduation marks the end of a 12 years of school filled with tremendous growth, life-lessons and hard work....]]>

For high-school seniors throughout the world, their graduation marks the end of a 12 years of school filled with tremendous growth, life-lessons and hard work. No matter where they go from here, be it college, the work force or travel, life is about to drastically change. For most, this will be their first times away from home as they begin this new chapter in their lives as an adult. Graduation is a rite of passage that is looked forward to throughout the years. But for Seniors of 2020, spending the remainder of their year in quarantine was nothing anyone could have expected or prepared for. But schools are doing their best to give these students some semblance of a graduation and to let them know how proud everyone is, not only of what they have accomplished but of how resilient they have been through this challenge. The following pictures and video is from the Graduation Parade that was done by the Long Trail School in Dorset, Vermont, where our daughter, Nessia, just graduated! Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

 

]]> Helping Others Celebrate Mother’s Day https://luminstory.org/2020/05/10/helping-others-celebrate-mothers-day/ Sun, 10 May 2020 03:44:14 +0000 https://luminstory.org/?p=9522 The memes have been warning fathers for a while that since kids aren’t in school, it is up to them to get their kids making...]]>

The memes have been warning fathers for a while that since kids aren’t in school, it is up to them to get their kids making crafts and finding gifts for Mother’s Day. But this little boy, Xavier-Lehi, not only remembered to get his own mother a gift, he is putting out cards and others gifts for passerby to take for their mothers. This is such a kindness on so many levels. He is not only giving things away, but he is doing so in a safe way during covid, and he is providing people with both a reminder and the ability to get something when they may not currently be able to afford it or may be avoiding the stores. And in doing so, he has made his own mama quite proud! Happy Mother’s Day! (Source: Lulu Bortolin, Xavier’s mother, Facebook Post/The Kindness Pandemic)

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