It’s a random act of kindness that snowballed into something huge. A pizza delivery guy never saw it coming, but it was a life changer. When Jeff Louis — a delivery driver for Gionino’s Pizza in Mentor, Ohio — brought an order to Life Point Church, the 22-year-old probably didn’t expect an experience that would shake him to the core. But that’s exactly what happened when the congregation of Life Point gave him a tip of more than $700, inspiring him to film an impromptu reaction outside the church that he posted to hisYouTube channel, and which has now reached thousands of people. According to WKYC.com, Life Point’s pastor Ken Wright came up with the idea of tipping the delivery driver $100 in the spirit of the holidays. “Yeah, I just thought let’s tip him $100. It’s the holiday season,” Wright told the station. But then something entirely unplanned happened. The congregation asked Louis to take the pizzas up to the stage and then, one by one, tipped him. “You know, the most amazing thing happened,” a teary-eyed Louis says on the video. “This whole church came up and gave me over $700 for a tip.” “You know it was spontaneous. It just happened,” Wright told WKYC. “They started lining up one by one with their own cash tips.” But for Louis, who is in recovery, it was more than just a generous tip — it was a restoration of hope. “It really truly amazes me that people who don’t even know me just wanted to help me out that much,” Louis says in the video.

 

David Rosenman is a physician and assistant professor in Rochester, MN. He’s also a father with two young children. When David recently took his 9-year-old girl to breakfast at a coffee shop he never expected to come with such an incredible story now touching the hearts of thousands of people across the country. When they arrived at the restaurant, David planned to read his newspaper while his daughter worked on her knitting project. But before they dug into their respective activities, she looked up at her father and asked if they could “just be together.” Instead of brushing off her request and reading, David knew what he needed to do. He spent the entire lunch devoted to a magical conversation with his little girl. They laughed, they joked, they shared stories and ideas — and most of all, they simply enjoyed each other’s company. But before they left the restaurant, David returned from paying the bill and found a mysterious note sitting on the table where they ate. He picked up this anonymous message from a stranger, and was so taken aback by the handwritten words that he shared it on Facebook later that day. David’s story now has over 10,000 shares, and when you see what the note says, you’ll knowexactly why… Dear Fellow Human Beings,

Public speaker and comedianJason Hewlett was just minding his own business at Target when he spotted an “amazingly beautiful woman” in line. At first, he felt guilty — he’s a married man. But then he realized the woman was his wife, Tami. He wrote a post on Facebook about how he felt like he “sort of cheated” on his wife but then ended up realizing how lucky he was to have her — and now, the post is going totally viral. Hewlett’s post has 145,000 shares and counting.

The comments are mostly supportive and full of people who are touched by his comments …

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Or a bit disappointed in their own spouses.

Here’s Hewlett’s original post, with the full text pasted below.

 Kind of embarrassed to admit this, but I think I sort of cheated on my wife today. To explain what I mean, I was at Target getting a few manly things, you know – eyebrow tweezers, toenail clippers, beard trimmers, mustache molding waxes, some beef jerky, sardines, trail mix, a loofah – and as I went to pay I saw this woman in line that knocked me out. I thought, “Wow, some lucky guy is with her”, and in a split second I realized it was my wife! You know, it was just out of context to see my spouse at the same store, in the same line, living her life and not knowing she might be at the same place, same time, different car. There was a person between us, so I just watched my cute little Love, tried to text her stuff like, “Hey Hottie” and “What are you buying now my Babelicious?”, none of which got her attention as she was looking for a coupon she’d saved just for this purchase. So I gave up getting her attention, as you can imagine I easily could have humiliated her by leaping on the register as a Raptor and really making her publicly proud, and instead just stood back and silently observed my feelings about this woman. First off, I was taken aback by how amazingly beautiful she is once again. I believe I see it often, but today, not knowing she was at the store, I saw her with new eyes and just couldn’t believe I get to be her fella. It made me blush – but no one could see it under my huge monster Movember beard. Second, it amazed me that she didn’t notice me in the slightest. This is both a good and a bad thing. Good in that she doesn’t have a wandering eye.

Good in that she didn’t see the creepy dude with the overgrown mink on his face peering over her shoulder. But maybe that’s bad, too, like what if it hadn’t been me? I need to get her another can of mace just in case. But it was also bad because I realized how close I came to not ever winning her love in the first place, and the herculean efforts I had to make all those years ago to even get her attention just to say yes to one date! For a minute I felt that familiar grief of doom when I first saw her and knew well, that’s impossible. But somehow I nabbed her despite my insecurities, inabilities, and imperfections. Third, I was ultimately so pleased to see her in complete confidence on this day, as the independent, capable, humble, fun, sweet, kind, awesome person she is. And then she grabbed her things and walked out the door. I never said anything, didn’t flag her down, just watched her walk away, admiringly, knowing she’s my wife and I love everything about this woman. She rarely looks at Facebook so she won’t see this post, she won’t realize she was kind of cheated on today, but I thought I’d share with you all since I’m just a dweeby guy making my way through life, and at the same time sure there are those who have had the same experiences regarding their loved ones in one way or another, and these moments are perfect. Lesson of the Day: It’s good to look at those we love with fresh eyes whenever we can to remind us how lucky we are to have their light in our lives.