There are moments in life that we want to treasure forever. Sometimes they are joyful and sometimes they are devastating, but both are times we will never forget and always keep in our hearts. These photos are moments are just like that, captured forever in a picture. 24 different times, life came together perfectly and someone caught it on camera – and each of these destroyed me. I completely lost it when…
1. When this girl got the most incredible surprise proposal
2. When Lucas Hembree and his service dog Juno shared a hug
3. When a survivor of an earthquake found a treasured photo album intact in Sichuan, China
4. When Luka, a 12 year-old boy with muscular dystrophy, was able to finally feel free thanks to photographer Matej Peljhan.
5. When Meghan Vogel carried Arden McMath, a competitor, across the finish line when she collapsed during a race
6. When Hawkeye refused to leave the side of his Navy SEAL master
7. When a soldier met his baby girl for the first time
8. When Arnulfo Castorena won his first gold medal in swimming for Mexico in the Paralympics
9. When this old dog’s loving owner cradled him in water to help ease his friend’s arthritis pain
10. When a man taught his girlfriend the alphabet again after she lost her memory
11. When 8 year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, who died in Iraq
12. When teachers in India gave lessons to homeless children
13. When a man did anything to save his wife’s life
14. When a boy met his best friend…
And then had to say goodbye.
15. When Irish rugby player Brian O’Driscoll shared his Heineken Cup victory with one of his biggest fans
16. When a woman kissed the hearse the body of her 20 year-old cousin arrived in at a military funeral
17. When Specialist Dean Oldt, a marksman with the 101st Airborne, reunited with his dad
18. When a cancer patient drew her wish on a mirror
19. When Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor fed a 2 week-old kitten after her mother was killed
20. When Nick Vujicic inspired us all by living a full life without limbs
21. When a man reflected on his life with his loving wife
22. When a woman went to lunch with her husband every day, no matter what
23. When a terminally ill mother watched her daughter’s first dance over Skype
24. When Taylor and Danielle Morris showed us that true love conquers all
Don’t be ashamed if this made you cry, because I definitely did.