Category: Inspired

Photos: Mom of 2 Transforms Her Plain Cottage Into a Vintage Palace for Just $2,600

Her home would not look out of place in the glossy pages of some famous interior design magazines. Yet single mom Emma Parkes renovated her rental cottage on a budget of just 2,000 pounds (approx. $2,600), doing all the work herself. When 49-year-old Emma and her two children, Poppy, 18, and Ralph, 8, moved into…


6 Decades After Graduating High School, Grandfather, 80, Gets ‘Met Minimum’ Stamp Removed From Diploma

An 80-year-old retired business owner from Anchorage, Alaska, was always haunted by a red stamp on his 1961 high school diploma: “This student met minimum state requirements.” Having toiled to make ends meet, he felt the stamp was unfair. However, with Billy Ray Macon Sr.’s family being aware of this stain on his past, they…


These First Responders Have Volunteered for Decades

Jim Bracco has been a volunteer firefighter for 64 years. Bobby Troncillito for 58 years. Steve DiLorenzo for 53. Ray Preziosi, the “kid” of the bunch, has been one for a mere a 47. That’s a combined total of 222 years of firefighting, all for free. Family Affairs Bracco’s grandfather, an Italian immigrant, was a…


America Is the Land of Opportunity for This Photographer

Applying conventional logic, Randy Bince should either be in prison or dead by now. But he’s not in prison and he’s certainly not dead. He and his wife, Christina Murray, are living the American Dream with their own youth sports photography business. A Childhood of Poverty While Bince was born in Brooklyn, New York, in…


Garbage Collector Stops Truck to Hug and Pray for Young Woman ‘Down on Her Luck’

A garbage collector who was spotted showing kindness to a woman in need has been lauded by his local community, prompting others to perform their own acts of kindness. It was a Norwalk, Connecticut deli owner from across the street who spotted the uniformed man stop his garbage truck by the side of the road…


Unwanted Deformed Tabby Cat With One Eye Dropped at Shelter, Gets Adopted by New Loving Family

After a family decided they didn’t want their deformed tuxedo tabby cat anymore, they dropped him off at a pet adoption center in Lancaster, Ohio. The cat was born with only one eye and one nostril, making for a permanent wink that made him stand out from the cat crowd. The nonprofit in February posted about him on…


Foundations of American Government | Building on the American Heritage Series

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. America’s government rests on five simple principles found in the Declaration of Independence. But what inspired our Founding Fathers to create this distinct form of government? – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social…


Cultivating Feminine Power: Traditional Wisdom on Harmonious Relationships

Feminine power is deeply connected to divine traditional wisdom, which, when cultivated, nurtures and uplifts all life benevolently. True feminine power does not deviate from the God-given gifts of compassion and empathy that females innately have within. Tapping this life-changing power’s full potential entails cultivating good moral character, learning to understand men, and embracing family and…


Dog Pays Touching Tribute to Her Furry Friend, Lies on the Grave for Hours

Everyone loved the dog named Gaspar. With his soulful brown eyes, intelligence, and endearing personality, it’s easy to see why. But no other dog loved him more than Kaya. So when Gaspar sadly died recently after an illness, his furry friend showed how deeply she felt for him. While Gaspar’s human family mourned his death,…


Photographer Sees Bride and Groom Taking Their Own Wedding Photos, Offers Free Photo Shoot

A photographer who was there at the right time and right place spotted a bride and groom trying to take their own wedding photos in front of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He approached them and asked if he could take some shots for free, and the resulting images are magical. “I had just…