Category: People

Florida Couple Teaches Homeschooled Kids Science at Skatepark and While Surfing at the Beach

If parents thought homeschooling meant kids sitting in front of a computer screen at home (as the pandemic taught), one Florida couple begs to differ. They take a more passionate approach—incorporating a love of surfing and skateboarding into the equation. Mom Toni Frallicciardi once viewed homeschooling in a negative light. Then in 2018, after a…


Disabled Mom is Touched By Kid’s Kindness After He Helps Her Toddler Son in the Play Area

A disabled mother from England has hailed a little boy for his kindness and patience after he helped her toddler son on a big slide at the soft play area. Verma Davey, 35, from Woodchurch, had taken her son, Koni Quiqui-Davey, 2, to play in The Brimstage Maze’s soft play area in Wirral on July…


Overcoming Cultural Barriers and Discovering Heritage Through Dance

The gravity-defying leaps and flips of classical Chinese dance have certainly attracted more than one young dancer to take up the ancient form—Daniel Zhang is one of them. “I was the kind of kid who couldn’t sit still; I was always moving,” Zhang said. At age 8 or 9, he attended a classical Chinese dance…


Former Bloods Gang Member Turns Life Around, Now Sings God Hymns for Hospital Patients Where He Works

A former New Jersey Bloods gang member turned his life around to become a music singer, and now shares his talent with patients at the hospital where he works. After posting his video hymns on TikTok, they went viral. Enrique Rodriquez, 28, from Central Jersey, left behind a life of crime and violence after turning…


I Lost Almost Everything in a Natural Disaster—Here is How I Recovered

By Wendy Keller I watched my next-door neighbor’s house burn on CNN. I was at my brother’s house in a Chicago suburb that day, visiting family for Thanksgiving 2007. There was nothing I could do. It was reasonable to expect that our home would be next, if it wasn’t already gone. It was. The city of…


Widower and His Daughter Recreate Maternity Photos He Took With His Late Wife

In a touching commemorative photo shoot, a widower and his toddler have recreated the pictures he took with his late wife when she was pregnant with their daughter. On Aug. 11, 2020, James Alvarez, 37, and his wife Yesenia, 23, who was 35 weeks pregnant at the time, were out on their daily walk when Yesenia…


Boy, 18, Spots Missing Tailgate Handle Trim on Stranger’s Pickup Truck, Replaces It for Free

When a die-hard fan of the GMT800s saw a stranger’s 2006 Chevy Silverado Duramax pickup truck with a missing tailgate handle trim, he immediately sprang into action, replacing it for free. His kind gesture has left netizens in awe. On July 17, Grayson Elliott, 18, a Tarrant Country College student who works at Valvoline Instant…


Japanese Artist Turns Thousands of Miniature Origami Cranes Into Symbolic Bonsai Trees

A Japanese artist who always considered the origami crane to be tightly linked to war and peace is now giving a new meaning to it by incorporating thousands of them into his works of art. Tiny, hand-folded paper cranes take on new life as “leaves” on the branches of bonsai-style tree sculptures, inviting viewers into…


Paralyzed at Her Bachelorette Party 11 Years Ago, Woman Renews Vows to Defy Stereotypes

A woman who was paralyzed in an accident at her bachelorette party 11 years ago has renewed her wedding vows with her husband on their 10th anniversary. However, more than it being just a testament to their love, their vows were a celebration of how far she has come, of the trials and tribulations overcome,…


Mom Accidentally Locks Baby in Hot Car With Keys, Calls Police Who Smash Window to Save Her

We’ve heard horror stories of babies being left in hot cars during the sweltering summer season. One Cleveland mom found herself in that dire situation when she accidentally locked her keys in the car with her baby still in her car seat inside. The temperature in Euclid, Ohio, was 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius)…