Category: Inspired

‘Everyone’s Hungry for Home’: Family Spends 2 Years Transforming 305-Year-Old Farm Into Their Happy Home

A mom of five and property renovator has built the home of her dreams, a transformed 305-year-old farmhouse that embodies her family’s philosophy: invest in the people you love. Now, her message is spreading far beyond the walls of her happy home. California-born Ruth McKeaney, 54, lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob….


Texas Couple Create Incredible Hay Bale Sculptures That Delight Their Community

A creative couple from Texas has been bringing smiles to people’s faces with their incredible hay bale sculptures. Jerry Don and Melissa Kelley who are in their mid-50s have created hay bale art featuring bears, cows, and popular characters such as Minions from the movie series “Despicable Me,” and Woody from “Toy Story.” They have…


Photographer Enters Unreal Abandoned Churches With Jaw-Dropping Art, Creepy Soviet Stations, and More

Through his lens, Dutch photographer Roman Robroek, 34, has captured the forgotten splendor of once-glorious abandoned buildings, offering us temporal insight into our present and future. For a dozen years, Robroek has toured hordes of abandoned sites across Europe—everywhere from old Soviet power stations, to decaying Italian chapels, and even deserted homes near the bomb…


Mom Was Told Baby Died in the Womb, Gives Birth to Son 4 Weeks Later: ‘My Christmas Miracle’

A British mom is hailing her Christmas miracle baby who was born after she was told he’d died in the womb. Hannah Cole, 27, from Wibsey, West Yorkshire, England, was admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) in West Yorkshire after her waters broke at 20 weeks. The following day, after the doctors couldn’t detect a…


Chaplain Who Was Told to Remove Half-Inch Cross Pin or Face Consequences Remains Firm to His Faith

A Christian chaplain has received a formal apology from the nonprofit he worked for after being threatened with consequences for continuing to wear a tiny cross pin badge that they thought may “create a barrier” with patients. However, the chaplain defended his choice to the end and stood firm in his faith. Former businessman Derek…


New York Man Breaks Into School to Shelter 24 People During Blizzard, Leaves Note, Is Praised by Police

A New Yorker who broke into a school during a winter blizzard to find shelter for himself and 24 others who were stranded outside has been publically recognized by police for his good deed. The man, identified as “Jay,” was caught on security camera breaking into Pine Hill School in Buffalo during a storm on Dec. 23….


Nature Photographer of the Year Reveals Riveting Winning Pictures From 20,000 Entries From Across the World

Back and bigger than ever, Nature Talks’ annual Nature Photographer of the Year competition has revealed its winners for 2022. The winners were chosen in 13 different categories after the judges considered 20,952 entries from 96 different countries. Taking the overall top spot and a prize of 3,000 euros, Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh won with…


Baby Born With a Full Head of Floppy Blond Hair Goes Viral, Becomes a ‘Little Superstar’

A baby boy born to Ukrainian parents in the U.K. has gone viral for his amazing mop of thick, floppy, white-blond hair. After his birth, he was likened to former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson and gained a worldwide fan base. Twenty months on, there’s a second baby on the way, and the family can’t…


‘Never Criticize Any Dish’: A Gentleman’s Guide to Table Manners, From an 1875 Manual on Etiquette and Politeness

The following is an excerpt from “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness” by Cecil B. Hartley, published by Locke & Bubier in 1875. IT may seem a very simple thing to eat your meals, yet there is no occasion upon which the gentleman, and the low-bred, vulgar man are more strongly contrasted, than when at…


Connecticut Motorist Survives After Steel Guardrail Impales Car From Front to Rear on a Highway

A motorist has miraculously managed to survive a shocking collision in which a steel guardrail impaled the car from front to back. The incident that occurred on Dec. 26 involved a single vehicle traveling on I-384 in Manchester, Connecticut. The driver, who remains anonymous, lost control of the car and struck the guardrail, which then…