Step aside Nicholas Sparks, my love story list is about to put even the greatest novels to shame! With all of the junk that we come across on the internet, it’s no wonder that we crave love stories — the kinds that relate to our own, that inspire our hearts, and moves us to love deeper, harder, and better than ever before.
We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite love stories from around the internet. Cheers to warming hearts everywhere today!
My Love Story: 5 Times Stories of Unconditional Love Won the Internet
1. My Love Story: Hero Husband Kisses Wife While Fighting For His Life
Jon Grant is the kind of guy who puts every person before himself — even when it means risking his own life.
The trained medic and former Navy Seal was quick to jump to the aid of others in his city when a massive apartment fire broke out in downtown Raleigh last March. Despite his good intentions, Jon never made it to the scene of the fire. Instead, he was involved in a major car accident causing a traumatic brain injury and leaving him paralyzed.
Ninety percent of patients in Jon’s condition never wake from a coma. But Jon did. And it wasn’t long after that he began intensive physical therapy. That’s when Jon stole the hearts of the internet. One of his nurses captured the breathtaking moment when Jon stood for the first time and greeted his wife Laura with a kiss.
Laura has been Jon’s greatest support throughout his recovery, and their love story speaks for itself through updates and posts that Laura shares on Instagram.
#StayStrongJonnyGrant, your love story is worth fighting for.
2. My Love Story: Match Made in a Shoebox Worlds Away
You may be familiar with Samaritan’s Purse and their Operation Christmas Child program. The organization partners with churches all over the nation to send small toiletries, school supplies, and toys or activities to children in third-world countries at Christmas.
Tyrel Wolfe was one of the millions of people who decided to send a gift box to a child overseas. He never knew that the shoebox he filled at 7 years old would end up leading him to his WIFE!!
Almost a decade after participating in the seasonal operation in which he included a photo of his 7-year-old self, Tyrel received a Facebook request from a young woman in the Philippines. Her name was Joana, and she was the recipient of Tyrel’s box. She’d spent years looking for him, wanting to thank him. And in doing so, the two fell in love!!
Since saying “I do,” the couple has been committed to packing a Samaritan’s Purse shoebox every holiday season. Each one includes a note that tells their story.
