Jennifer Banks Wilson is a walking, talking billboard. “It’s one of the best ways I can bring up a conversation about organ donation,” said Wilson, whose 8-year-old daughter, Holly Bunting, died in a car accident. She donated Holly’s organs and saved four lives. Since then Wilson has transformed her body into a vibrant living memorial to honor her daughter and her gifts.

As a woman of faith, Cristy Sutton had come to appreciate the life-saving miracle of organ transplantation. Then lying flat on her back in a hospital bed, she came face-to-face with the emotional uncertainty that she may need a liver resection to survive. The pause brought about by Sutton’s stay in an Atlanta transplant center gave her time to reflect and inspired her to change how donor families experience the final moments of their loved ones' lives.

For seven years, Madison’s bedroom on Mary Louise Drive provided a safe place to express herself and be alone with her thoughts. In an instant, the bedroom where Madison had grown from pre-teen to college freshman became frozen in time, right down to a dog-eared page of The Hunger Games’ book she was reading the night before her accident. “A part of me wanted to leave Madison’s room exactly the way it was, a time capsule of sorts,” Jody Hair said.

Losing a loved one is heart-wrenching, but when handled properly, it can be an inspiring experience for family members and survivors left behind. Just ask Zach Binford. He recently participated in the first Honor Walk held at Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center, celebrating the life and legacy of his brother, Chuck, who was an organ donor. “We have a broken family, and in a way this brought us back together,” Binford said.

When the story took off, Daelee Caroll, who took a year off from teaching to rethink her life, was all in a tizzy. While canoeing in Hammock Creek near Aripeka, she overheard some men arranging a drug exchange. She also found a portion of a treasure map floating in the water showing where a reward was buried. Fearful, Daelee called the sheriff. "It certainly sounds like you have hit upon a real mystery, Miss Carroll," the sheriff told Daelee.

Jim Dent wasn't around much after his two oldest children were born. Like most fathers of his generation, the 12-time SENIOR PGA TOUR title holder was busy providing for his family. Things are different this time for Dent, who recently became a new dad at the age of 60. "I do everything," said Dent, who along with wife, Willye, adopted 10-week-old twins, Joshua James and Joseph Samuel. "Everything. That's part of the job, right?"

The details of their young lives are agonizing: four brothers and sisters who were forced to rely on each other for survival but who often were separated. While apart, they prayed. While together, they witnessed terrifying acts of domestic violence and drug abuse by their parents. But the same parents who neglected them also refused to relinquish their rights. In the end, it took more than the system to save the children. It took the help of an angel and a stranger.

They were beautiful babies, creations of a man and woman who carefully planned parenthood after embarking on successful careers. In seven years, Amy and David Madison brought Braun, Jamie and Andy into their world. Life was good. Then it turned upside down as the children, one by one, were determined as having a disease so rare that most people have never even heard of it. "We are living a nightmare," said Mrs. Madison.

As Wanda Kirby saw it, she had two choices: give in and die or fight like hell. She decided to fight. Her initial reaction had been calm fear. Her gut feeling told her something was wrong. But it didn't seem like much at the time. That would soon change. So would everything else about Kirby's life. Cancer does that. "It disrupts your chemical, psychological, and emotional well-being," said Kirby.

For years friends have been singing the praises of the mouth-watering food served at Villa Roma Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria. Their vivid descriptions of the authentic Italian cuisine usually are peppered with oohs and ahhs. Each time I remember thinking the food must be good because despite Villa Roma's out-of-the-way locale, the parking lot regularly overflows. I decided to see for myself what all the fuss was about.

Ponte Vedra is an upscale coastal community in St. Johns County, Florida. Located eighteen miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and 26 miles north of St. Augustine, it's part of the Jacksonville Beaches area. It's home to PGA Tour headquarters, Supermodel Kim Alexis, and 27 gated communities. So what makes the modest neighborhood of Old Palm Valley stand out? "This is the Beaver Cleaver neighborhood," said Tim Early.

It looked like a scene from Keystone Cops. My 5-year-old golden retriever Maxine was chasing a ball, I was chasing Maxine and a county parks worker was chasing me in a golf cart. "Ma'am. Ma'am," the man hollered. "There are no dogs allowed in the park. No pets at all." Thanks to a county ordinance that is a quarter of a century old, Hernando's nearly 8,000 licensed pets - and an estimated 100,000 more that are not registered - are prisoners in their own back yards.