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31 Good Things that Happened in December (2018)

Hello and welcome back to the final edition of All the Good Things for 2018!

I started All the Good Things in January of 2017 and I’m so happy its continued thus far and am hopeful it can continue for a long time moving forward.

If this is your first All the Good Things post, it is a monthly series where I highlight all the good things that happen in each 30-day (or so) span, in the hopes that it can be a reminder of all the undercover good happening in our world amongst all the well known bad.

It’s one of my favorite traditions on my blog and I hope it gives you as many warm fuzzies as it gives me! 🙂

Let’s dive right in!

You can catch up on every month of All the Good Things for 2018 here. 

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1) The Kansas City Symphony set a new Guinness World Record for the largest tuba ensemble

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2) This man drew adorable cartoons about life with his wife and toddler

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3) Macaulay Culkin recreated scenes from Home Alone

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4) This girl perfectly summed up one of the true joys of wrapping presents

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5) This guy found a way to prank package thieves

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6) This boy opened the best Christmas present

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7) Both Kid Rock and Tyler Perry paid off layaways at Walmart

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8) This woman got her book published

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9) This man donated 200,000 miles so people could fly home for the holidays

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10) This horse comforted patients in the hospital

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11) This radio host kept a suicidal caller on the line until an ambulance arrived at their house

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12) This boy asked to be adopted

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13) This man dressed up as Buddy the Elf and had pillow fights with people

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14) This boy found out he was getting new lungs

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15) These woman helped out a mother on an airplane

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16) This man shared good news

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17) This group of volunteers split the cost of a lottery ticket and won $1 million.

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18) This kitten snuggled up with its favorite toy

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19) Cardi B went on Carpool Karaoke

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20) The Holidays!

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21) This charity donated 3,000 wheelchairs to people with disabilities

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22) This man became the first to trek across Antarctica alone

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23) This man danced for his son

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24) JetBlue ran a contest that turned people into gifts and flew them home for Christmas

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25) After losing their home in the Camp Fire, this couple made a sad scene a little brighter

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26) This student gave their teacher a gift from the heart

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27) After being born premature in January of 2017, Fiona the hippo hit a weight milestone

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28) This boxer plans on donating his entire earnings from his latest fight to help the poor and homeless

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29) This Arkansas couple adopted seven siblings at once

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30) This airport worker guided a plane with dance moves

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31) And this boy tried to catch Santa on camera but instead got THIS

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Here’s to all the good things that happen all around us every day.

May there be many more in 2019!

Happy New Year, everyone!

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30 Good Things that Happened in November (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) Fans paid tribute to Stan Lee

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2) These teens created an app to help prevent teen suicide

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3) These people were reunited with their pets after they were separated by the California fires

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4) This man had a conversation with his goat

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5) This high school teacher won big on the Steve Harvey Show

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6) These girls set out to make “powerful panties”

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7) This girl offered her *hand* to help her cousin announce her engagement

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8) This veteran made a podcast to help others suffering from PTSD

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9) This dog waited patiently at the (invisible) door

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10) Pete Davidson’s apology on SNL turned into a call for unity

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11) This book finally had its day

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12) Customers bought this donut shop’s stock so the owner could visit his wife in the hospital

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13) This girl asked people to brag about their 2018 accomplishments

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14) And tons of people responded

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15) This volleyball team gave their opponents new uniforms after they were burned in the California wildfires

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16) This couple spent their vacations helping fire evacuees

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17) The WSU band learned their opponent’s fight song when their band was unable to make it to the game

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18) This 10 year old got to meet the bone marrow donor who saved his life—who by the way only got in line to donate because he liked a woman he saw in line, who BY THE WAY is now his wife!

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19) This care package was put out for hardworking postal workers

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20) This cow took the internet by storm

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21) This family continued their tradition of donating blood on Black Friday

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22) This little one finished a Turkey Trot

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23) This Powerball winner donated $500,000 to the Travis Mills Foundation to help wounded veterans

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24) Wholesome lifestyle brand, Kristin Made, released this recipe for pumpkin cookies (which I’m still dying to try!)

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25) Toyota gave a deserving man a new car

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26) This rookie quarterback had an amazing debut

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27) This boy, known as Bat Kid, was proclaimed cancer free!

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28) Robert Irwin introduced Jimmy Fallon to some more animals

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29) Nasa Insight landed on Mars!

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30) And amazing celebratory handshakes ensued

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what December brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in October (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) The first thing this man heard after receiving his cochlear implant was his partner proposing

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2) This artist gave new meaning to Humpty Dumpty’s “great fall”

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3) Mark Ruffalo explained empathy

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4) This comic illustrated what it’s like to have a dog

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5) This little guy looked at his mom with loving eyes

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6) This daughter wrote her mother a letter to remind her that she is enough

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7) This teacher added some fun to her paper grading

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8) This cat walked the red carpet at the premiere of its new Netflix show

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9) This dog got his picture taken for the yearbook

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10) This artist collected sayings from different cultures and illustrated them

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11) These writers shared why they write

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12) This Kindergarten class learned to sign “happy birthday” for their hard of hearing custodian

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13) These teenagers invented a helpful way to prevent ice cream drippage

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14) This wife saved her husband shortly before giving birth

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15) This girl raised money to buy her best friend new shoes

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16) This wild magpie became the best pet a family could have asked for

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17) This girl found a way to make an amazing change in the world

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18) This photographer took an incredible engagement photo of a couple he didn’t even know…

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19) …and then he found them!

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20) David Schwimmer made light of claims that this criminal looked just like him

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21) This girl took her mom to Sesame Street

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22) This woman donated 1 1/2 tons of vegetables to families in need

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23) This brother supported his sister

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24) These Muslim Americans raised more than $120,000 for those affected by the Pittsburgh shooting

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25) This mother had a conversation with her daughter

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26) This article highlighted all the things going right in the world

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27) Nike surprised this runner with a contract

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28) This grandpa went all out for Halloween

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29) As did this dog

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30) And you gotta hand it to this pilot for his sense of humor

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31) And finally, this reminder was posted to be thankful for the little thingsIMG_5667

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what November brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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30 Good Things that Happened in September (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) These kids got ready for Halloween with some incredible costumes

 

 

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2) These people shared hilarious stories about what they believed as kids

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3) John Legend EGOT-ed!

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4) This kangaroo took its first hops

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5) This man walked 6 miles to see his wife

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6) This dog got his (pretend) medicine

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7) These strangers helped each other

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8) Missy Elliot sang backup

 

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9) This Cosby show actor turned ridicule into inspiration

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10) Actress Nina Dobrev got a surprise visit from her former Vampire Diaries costar

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11) By going undercover, this boss was able to save one of his employees from homelessness

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12) This husband reminded his wife of the real reasons he loves her body

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13) These parents become grandparents

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14) The finalists for the Comedy Wildlife Photography competition were revealed

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15) This 9 year old found a cure for loneliness at recess

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16) This boy thanked a helpful police officer

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17) After hearing the Harry Potter books helped saved this prematurely born baby’s life, author JK Rowling took it one step further

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18) This dog had a birthday party

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19) These students raised money to send their always upbeat janitor on the vacation he deserved

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20) Jimmy Fallon and Shawn Mendes tested their knowledge of song lyrics

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21) This little sister tried to ease her brother’s bad days

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22) This man saved over 60 animals during Hurricane Florence

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23) And these people lined up to foster affected animals

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24) Ellen helped this boy pay it forward

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25) These paralyzed patients walked again

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26) Fans of YouTuber Jenna Marbles helped give her an amazing birthday gift

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27) Stranger Things favorite, David Harbour, officiated a fan’s wedding

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28) This girl spotted her dad

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29) This girl kept trying

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30) And this 2 year old boy with terminal cancer was given an early Christmas present by his neighborhood

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what October brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in August (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) Hope the miniature horse paid a visit

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2) This boy made sure his dad knew he loved him

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3) This girl posted notes on bridges to help prevent suicide

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4) This Gilmore Girls fan got proposed to in Stars Hollow

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5) This family made an impossible choice that turned their late baby girl into a superhero

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6) This list of incredible cat pictures was created

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7) This little boy saved his grandmother’s life

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8) This father showed up when his sons needed him—and in a dress no less.

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9) This boy tried to help wash the car

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10) These artists and writers came together to share their rejections

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11) This couple got engaged

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12) This dad came home

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13) Camilla Cabello gave some great news to her younger self

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14) This list of mesmerizing things was made

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15) This couple poked fun at a new security camera the girl’s dad installed on his front porch

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16) These people united over their problematic last names

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17) This little girl got adopted

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18) Arnold Schwarzenegger gave some kindhearted advice to a fan

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19) The NYPD surprised this boy for his birthday

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20) This dog wanted to swing

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21) Alanis Morisette modernized her classic song “Ironic”

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22) This man spread an important message

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23) This dog saw itself on TV

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24) This waitress gave a customer a name tag

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25) This YouTuber made a video about what rappers would be like as school teachers

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26) This UPS driver gave a hilarious reason as to why he couldn’t deliver a package

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27) This little guy learned to walk with his crutches

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28) After seeing students getting bullied over dirty clothes, this school installed a free laundromat

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29) Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds geeked out when they heard Taylor Swift sing her song that features their daughter’s voice in the intro

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30) This on duty police officer breastfed a malnourished baby

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31) And finally, this:

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what September brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in July (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) After being trapped in a flooded cave for three weeks, all 12 boys and their coach were rescued.

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2) This dog got a brain freeze

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3) This man had a BBQ open to all

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4) Maya walked on her own

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5) This bear had a spa day

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6) These T-Rexs raced

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7) This woman got more than she bargained for after making a purchase at the Goodwill

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8) This fox was rescued and reunited with its mother

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9) Buzzfeed gathered this collection of happy moments people shared with strangers

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10) These cities were built entirely out of Legos

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11) Jennifer Garner read to her dog

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12) This person made hilarious use of an odd gift they were given

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13) This police officer joined the lip sync craze

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14) Starbucks announced its plans to open their first Signing Store in the US

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15) This family endured a lot of hardship to experience a joy they never expected

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16) This girl explained dog breeds

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17) Lin Manuel Miranda announced that he’s releasing a book of all of his encouraging tweets (which I LOVE!)

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18) This woman received a generous gift on her flight home

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19) This dog was rescued

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20) This letter was written to Demi Lovato

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21) And these Demi Lovato fans got together for an impromptu concert after her beach performance was cancelled

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22) This guy turned his book collection into art

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23) This water park was designed to be wheel chair friendly

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24) These golden retrievers got together to break a record

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25) The Rock gave his longtime stunt double a surprise

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SURPRISE! I love handing over keys🔑🎁 I love you brother and enjoy your new truck! Over the course of my career, my stunt double (and cousin) Tanoai Reed @samoanstuntman has broken multiple bones, severed tendons, torn ligaments & just been an overall dominating bad ass achieving several “Stuntman of the Year” honors. All done with one goal in mind – deliver the best movie possible to the world. I had this custom pick up truck delivered just in time to surprise him (he’s still recovering from a stunt injury) while we give what he thought was going to be an interview about our careers together. As you’ll see the moment I put my hands on my hips, that’s the drivers cue to pull away and reveal the big surprise. Not only does Tanoai represent our family and my career with relentless commitment and passion. He also represents an entire Hollywood stunt community that is truly the backbone of our business. Love you uso and thank you for the blood, sweat, tears and years. We’re just getting started. Enjoy your new truck! #LetsRoll 🤟🏾

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26) This man’s tweet saved 26 girls from human trafficking

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27) After walking 20 miles to work because his car broke down, this man got an amazing surprise from his boss.

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28) This town threw an ice cream party for a boy who finished his last radiation treatment

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29) Wonder Woman paid a visit to this hospital

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30) These kids returned a wallet

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31) And finally, to celebrate National Avocado Day, Netflix turned Queer Eye’s Fab Five into the Fabocados

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what August brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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30 Good Things that Happened in June (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) This sheep had a great day

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2) This dad jumped in to dance with his daughter after she had a meltdown on stage

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3) This woman answered honestly when a friend asked her what it was like to be a mom

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4) After the Washington Capital’s won their first ever Stanley Cup, this father and son shared a special moment

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5) Also after the win, Washington Capital, TJ Oshie, shared this sweet sentiment about his dad suffering from Alzheimer’s

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6) This teacher didn’t wake his student who had fallen asleep

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7) This woman caught a foul ball in her beer

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8) This boy took the school picture for both him and his twin brother

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9) Two years after being badly burned, this runner made her way to the NCAA National Track Championship

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10) This raccoon made an inspiring climb

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11) This high school pitcher consoled his childhood friend after striking him out

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12) This woman received a wedding gift from her father…nine years after he passed away

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13) Jimmy Fallon and Lin Manuel-Miranda wrote an ode to goatees

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14) This woman’s friends came to her side without her having to ask.

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15) These cats cuddled

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16) This girl met her bone marrow donor

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17) These teachers finally got to be a little honest

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18) This high school graduate made creative use of her cap and gown

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19) This dog stayed with its family’s three year old daughter for 12 hours while she was missing

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20) Minnie Mouse used sign language to make sure this little fan could feel special

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21) And this girl used sign language to help out her fellow airplane passenger

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22) This grandma got a new pet

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23) This boy ensured his girlfriend’s skin care routine was completed

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24) This pup learned CPR

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25) Singer Andy Grammar was reminded that we’re all connected

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26) This mom wrote a letter to other mom’s of boys

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27) This dad made it to his son’s graduation

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28) After hoping for 100 cards on his 100th birthday, this war veteran received 50,000

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29) This boy gave a powerful speech

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30) And finally, this dog played the piano

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what July brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in May (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) Brooklyn Beckham surprised his dad on his birthday

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2) These goats wore pajamas

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3) Taylor Swift invited foster families to view a full dress rehearsal of her upcoming tour

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4) This bride gave a speech

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5) These parents shared before and after photos of them “getting toddlered”

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6) This girl continued her fight for change with her charity, Lemon:AID Warriors

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7) This little guy put in the work to be a future soccer star

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8) Kristen Bell gave an important message to her younger self

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9) This professor enforced his unique punishment for tardiness

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10) This dog adopted some ducklings

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11) This teacher did his part to help his students succeed

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12) This woman surprised her husband with a baby announcement a few weeks before he was deployed

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14) This baseball player got the ovation he deserved in his return to the field after his mother died

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15) This man asked a good question

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16) This guy managed to make Shaun White’s gold medal run even more entertaining

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17) This inspiring grandmother was the flower girl at her granddaughter’s wedding

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18) Michael Keaton ended his commencement speech with two important words

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19) Golfer Justin Thomas helped this fan propose

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20) This man didn’t hesitate to risk his own life to save another

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21) This soldier had an entire airport cheering for him as he watched the birth of his daughter via Facetime while on route to the hospital to meet her

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22) Chris Pratt gave an important reminder

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23) This company offered a great service

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24) This flight attendant rescued a nursing mom’s breast milk after she left it on a plane

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25) This man learned to do his wife’s hair after she had a stroke

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26) This radio host and his celebrity friends gifted a boy a car after he was seen taking the bus to his high school graduation

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27) Memorial Day honored all the brave men and women who died serving in the armed forces flag-for-united-states_1f1fa-1f1f8

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28) This important reminder was posted

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29) As was this one

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30) An anonymous donor gave $10,000 to this school to pay down the student lunch debt

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31) And finally, these dogs hugged

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what June brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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30 Good Things that Happened in April (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) Officer Oliver reported for duty

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2) This Humboldt hockey player showed incredible bravery in the wake of a tragedy

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3) These dog nannies took care of their kids

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4) This 108 year old man met his great-great grandchild and namesake

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5) This incredible joke was made

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6) This girl’s video about bullying received a big response from the Yankees

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7) This boy got the photoshoot of a lifetime

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8) This woman tried to water her plants

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9) This man’s picture ended up being worth more than 1000 words

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10) This photographer went the extra mile to get the perfect shot

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11) The co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge got his voice back

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12) The police identified this missing dog by singing its favorite song

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13) This boy saw color for the first time

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14) Chuck E Cheese made this announcement

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15) This woman made geode art

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16) Google honored Maya Angelou for her 90th birthday

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17) This woman gave us an important reminder

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18) This family found their daughter after a 24-year search

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19) This girl tried her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons

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20) The Rock surprised this girl over her school’s PA system

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21) This man got a nearly drowned prairie dog back on its feet

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22) Melissa McCarthy gave some inspirational words about finding success

“When you spend 20 years working your butt off, you know yourself better. If you’re handed everything you want at 19 or 20, you may actually believe all of the people who are like, ‘You’re amazing.’ I think I would have been probably cuckoo [if I’d been successful] at 18. I think the best thing I could have done was struggle until I was 30. I always assume every job is my last. Twenty years of desperately trying to get a single job gets deep in your DNA.”

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23) This dog taught his brother how to “sit”

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24) Model Nyles DeMarco politely called out this woman for creeping pictures of him

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25) The royal baby was born

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26) And so were a bunch of others whose parents didn’t expect to find paparazzi waiting for them outside the hospital.

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27) These truck drivers joined together to save a man’s life

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28) This girl surprised her prom date

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29) This woman drank alcohol for the first time since giving birth

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30) This boy ran home

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what May brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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31 Good Things that Happened in March (2018)

Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world.

Let’s dive right in!

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1) World Book Day brought out some amazing costumes

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2) These students recreated the iconic scene from Mulan

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3) History was made at the Oscars

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4) Jordan Peele’s Key & Peele comedy partner, Keegan Michael Key, celebrated his friend’s Oscar win

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5) This pizza delivery driver received a huge tip from a church

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6) Donald Glover met the girl scout who used his song to sell girl scout cookies

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7) International Women’s Day highlighted a bunch of badass ladies

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8) This penguin carved his own path

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9) Ariana Grande gave her fans a sweet reminder

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10) This mom wrote her kids a letter

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11) This nurse helped her patient live out one of his dreams

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12) Loyola Chicago chaplain, Sister Jean, took the basketball world by storm

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13) This grandma got the 90th birthday party she deserved

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14) This man dressed as Elsa from Frozen helped move a police car during a blizzard

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15) After going through chemo, this little girl made it her mission to help other kids going through the same thing

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16) BJ Novak congratulated his longtime friend Mindy Kaling

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17) This girl finished her novel at a tires store

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18) This baby was the miracle a family needed in the wake of the California fires

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19) This boy tried to answer the age-old question

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20)  Camila Cabello beat the paparazzi at their own game

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21) This duck got a new pair of feet

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22) This woman became a doctor at the same hospital she was treated at

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23) The Vegas Golden Knights retired the number 58 to honor the victims of the Vegas shooting

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24) This man went back to work after the generosity of his colleagues allowed him to take a year off to care for his son

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25) This couple cheered up their daughter with chocolate

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26) This “unadoptable” dog became Washington’s first ever deaf K-9

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27) This 36 year old accountant got his first shot in the NHL

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28) This woman cut her hair for a very important reason

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29) This minor league baseball player was reunited with his childhood hero who he first met during chemotherapy

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30) This wrong number text turned into something much bigger

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31) This dog covered up his mischief

 

 

 

 

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Wanna know the best part? There is SO much I didn’t include.

I can’t wait to see what April brings!

You can view last month’s post here.

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