After receiving a cancer diagnosis, a couple from a city in Southern California gained a new perspective on life and began to question their lifestyle. They then made the huge decision to move to the mountains of North Carolina for a more intentional life. Six years on, they are growing their own food, homeschooling their…
Couple Leave the City and Transition to a Homestead Life in the Mountains to Live Intentionally
Daughter Overcomes Generational Trauma, Teaching Her Father to Read and Write
This girl presents a respectful example of effort, giving and dedication. She deserves to be proud of her father, as we are proud of her. (Video courtesy of floresfamily_25) …
Father-of-5 Leads Parents Suing School Board for Asking Students Their Gender Pronouns, ‘About Their Sex Lives’
Outraged parents launched a lawsuit against Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) in Virginia for teaching inappropriate, sexualized material to children, and other violations of state constitutional rights protecting parents and children. America First Legal on July 21 served discovery requests seeking answers from LCPS, School District Superintendent Scott Ziegler, and several other school board officials on…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: True Courage
August 6, 2022
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This is the 14th installment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
‘I Wanted to Do Something Entrepreneurial’: Boy, 16, Starts Food Truck Business After Inspiration From Granddad
At 16, Jacob Irving from Montgomery, Texas, has achieved an incredible feat by starting his own gourmet hotdog truck business, after garnering inspiration from his grandfather. “I knew that I wanted to do something entrepreneurial and I knew I wanted to do it soon,” Irving told The Epoch Times. Jacob and his grandpa trying to cook…
How to Dress Like a Gentleman—or Gentlewoman—From an 1880s Manual on Etiquette and Good Manners
TO dress well requires good taste, good sense and refinement. A woman of good sense will neither make dress her first nor her last object in life. No sensible wife will betray that total indifference for her husband which is implied in the neglect of her appearance, and she will remember that to dress consistently…
‘Dream Come True’ for Mother-Daughter Duo Who Pilot Southwest Flight Together
A mother and daughter who are both pilots have become Southwest Airlines’ first mom-daughter duo to pilot an aircraft together. On July 23, 2022, Captain Holly Petitt and her daughter, First Officer Keely Petitt, co-piloted Southwest flight #3658 from their hometown of Denver, Colorado, to St. Louis, Missouri. Flying the two-hour flight, they made history…
VIDEO: Rescued Baby Elephant Refuses to Go to Sleep, Adorably Protests Bedtime
A rescued elephant calf, found as a days-old orphan in Kenya, has become a colorful character at her sanctuary home. One funny video of the calf’s antics went viral, after she refused to go to sleep one night and was caught on camera trying to clamber out of her stable for extra playtime. Sheldrick Wildlife…
Real-Life Rapunzel Hasn’t Cut Her Nearly Six-Foot Long Hair in Almost 30 Years
A 38-year-old fashion and hair model from Ukraine is believed to be a real-life Rapunzel for her almost-six-foot-long head of beautiful light-brown hair. She hasn’t cut her majestic locks since the age of 12 and wears her hair as a badge of pride and beauty. Alla Perkova lives in Odesa, Ukraine, where she was born…
‘Love at First Sight’: Grieving Dog Gives Hugs and Kisses to Rescued Kitten at Their First Encounter
A grief-stricken dog who lost his Labrador sister received a wonderful surprise when his owner brought home a tiny rescued kitten. To the owner’s shock and delight, the pup’s first reaction was heartwarming. When Emilia Ivan heard from a friend about a tiny kitten alone in a field in May, with no mother or siblings…
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