British photographer Tim Flach trains his camera lens on some of the most endangered animals on Earth. Recollecting boyhood memories sketching outdoors, he attests to a bond he forged with nature by spending time in her midst, literally feeling the energy of a bee streaking through the sky as it passed in front of him…
Photographer Snaps Stunning Portraits of Endangered Animals: Swimming Polar Bears, Strange Saiga, Wet Tigers, and More
‘I’m Now a Stable Person’: Alcohol Addict Who Was Near Death Turns His Life Around, Has Been 20 Months Sober
A father from Ohio who started every morning with an awful hangover began to notice his weight spiral out of control, reaching up to a whopping 350 pounds (159 kg). With this, his mood changed, and he was riddled with feelings of anxiety and self-hate. However, after facing a brush with death, his life took…
Touching VIDEO: 12-Year-Old Girl Sees Lost, Injured Puppy in the Rain, Takes Off Her Jacket to Rescue Her
A bystander captured candid footage of an adorable rescue of a stray puppy that took place one rainy day in Blumenau, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The clip went viral, and has been circulating online. In mid-April, 12-year-old Cibely was halfway home from school, walking in the rain with her umbrella, when she spotted a shivering puppy…
Vietnam Soldier Recalls Near-Death Experience Bringing Him Peace in the Heat of Battle, New Life Purpose
Bill Vandenbush joined the U.S. Army in 1968. When he got to Vietnam, the war zone wasn’t what he expected. “It was much more frightening than I ever imagined,” he said during a talk he gave to a prison audience, which was videotaped and shared on YouTube by NDE Accounts. He spent 10 months in combat as…
Newlyweds Give First Dance to Groom’s Grandparents Who Never Got One at Their Own Wedding
Upon learning that the groom’s grandparents never had a first dance at their own wedding in 1957, an engaged couple from New York decided to surprise the beloved pair on their special day, 65 years later. They gave their first dance away. Bride Samantha Graff, 26, told The Epoch Times that she and her now-husband,…
Elderly Hong Kong Couple’s Everest Challenge Ends
This year, a senior couple from Hong Kong attempted to scale Mount Everest, one of the world’s toughest climbs. With the summit only 100 meters from reach, the couple made the most difficult decision of their life—return. Wong Yim Leung, 69, and Ho Suk Chu, or Stella, 65, are both mountaineering coaches in Hong Kong….
Mom Recalls 4-Year-Old Son’s Sweet Words During Tough Asynclitic Birth of Her Second Baby
Eagerly awaiting the birth of her second son after a traumatic first birth experience, a Utah mom made sure her family was prepared, including her then-3-year-old son. Yet when labor got almost too intense to bear, nothing could have helped her more than the sweet, calming words from her son that made her pull through….
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Castle-Building
June 4, 2022
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This is the fifth instalment 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…
Homeless Teen Living Under Bridge Reunites With Puppy He Surrendered to Animal Shelter
A homeless teenager living under a bridge who surrendered his puppy to an animal shelter has been reunited with his beloved dog since receiving help from the community. Kris Robinson, interim director at Senatobia-Tate County Animal Shelter in Mississippi, was present when the teen gave up his dog on April 5, 2022. Seeing him approach…
‘I Hope He Gets Right With God’: Sheriff’s Deputy Forgives Felon Who Shot Him in the Head Twice, Recovering
A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who survived being shot twice in the head in 2019 says he forgives the man who pulled the trigger that day and changed his life forever. Brad Sullivan, 44, a former hostage negotiator for Madison County Sheriff’s Office, was responding to a call of an armed kidnapper in a rural area…
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