fate, predestined relationships, reconnecting with people

A Favor Returned: How Resecuing a Drowning Stranger Saved Another’s Life

Have you ever heard of coincidences in drowning? One story in the book The World’s Most Incredible Stories highlights how three people were connected in a most unusual way. It rarely happens when you meet someone randomly and then meet them again later. Even rarer is the possibility of meeting someone you saved under different ...

Mike West

A person drowning.

A Man Donated Blood and Unexpectedly Saved His Future Wife

The slogan “Donate Blood and Save a Life” may sound familiar. However, a man in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, “donated blood platelets and found his future wife.” Mr. Lian has been donating blood regularly for many years. He presented a bag of platelets, and this saved a woman who later became his wife. According to The ...

Emma Lu

A man donating blood.

What Is the Ultimate Purpose of Reincarnation?

Many cases of reincarnation have been relayed by people from both Eastern and Western countries. While some accounts have been handed down from ancient times, there are others that have occurred in the modern day and age. Past lives influence present lives In recent years, there have been many cases of reincarnation. A medical doctor ...

Mikel Davis

Young woman smiling as she looks down at a butterfly.

A Match Made in Heaven

There’s a saying among people that when two people are so well-suited for each other, when things come together so perfectly that it’s as if their marriage was predestined, it’s a “match made in Heaven.”  But could this saying be more than just a saying? Could it have come about, and been passed down, for ...

Tatiana Denning

Watercolor painting of a bridge and pavillion in a Chinese garden.

Taking a Chance on Valentine’s Day

This is a coronavirus Valentine’s Day story. Jenny had put yellow curtains up and some colorful pillows on her bed to make her cheap and slightly run-down room feel more like home. In September 2019, a new job in New York City required her to move. Having rented a room in a shared house, she ...

Trisha Haddock

A marquee sign spelling "love" in red letters with white lightbulbs.

10 Eclectic Valentine’s Day Movies

Whether or not you celebrate Valentine’s Day, it’s nice to pause and appreciate L-O-V-E. It doesn’t have to be with the love of your life, but lucky you if it is. What better way than to watch some Valentine’s Day movies. So on this Valentines’s Day, you can go for a nature walk with some friends ...

Jessica Kneipp

Still from film 'Tokyo Story.'

Make Your Marriage Work: It’s Worth It

There is a gorgeous poem by a Scottish poet named Robert Burns. He compares his lady love to a “red rose” and their relationship to “a melody that’s sweetly played in tune.” It describes a man and a woman who are deeply in love with each other. The poem evokes that wonderful feeling of wanting ...

Emma Lu

Wedding bands.

A True Story Out of China: My Daughter From Heaven

My daughter, nicknamed Jen Jen, was in this world for only 24 years. At birth, she was completely paralyzed. When she reached 10 months old or so, she was finally able to move slowly on the ground on her side and we could understand part of her speech. Two months before she passed away, Jen Jen ...

Helen London

Heart-shaped decorations.

Charitable Acts Can Change One’s Fate for the Good

Fate is predestined. However, helping others and doing charitable acts can alter some negative circumstances. Here is an example that shows how this can happen. There was a businessman in Anhui Province, China. He was in his 30s and married, but he had not been blessed with a child even though he wanted one so ...

Emma Lu

Yellow Mountain in Anhui Province.