Category: People

‘God Listens’: Grandma of 5 With Leaky, Broken Roof Has Prayers Answered, Thanks to Charity

After struggling to compensate for a leaking roof using kitchen pots and pans to catch drips, a Virginia grandmother, raising five children, has had her prayers answered. Carol Johnson was using kitchen improvisations to catch rainwater during poor weather, until Pastor Tyronne Champion, director of Fauquier County nonprofit Community Touch Inc., heard her story. Champion wrote…


Can You Find 6 Cleverly Hidden Mistakes in This Cityscape? Test Your Visual Sharpness

The hustling, bustling big city is filled with distractions that can take leave you spinning. You might end up heading in the wrong direction and lost before you know it, unless you can pinpoint the right details to keep you on track. Here’s a little practice in discerning all the little details of the big…


Single Mom and Army Vet Pays Off $87,000 in Debt With 3 ‘Baby Steps,’ Thanks to Good Advice

The year of 2020 was a year of changes for many people. For one Army veteran and single mother, it was the year she accomplished her financial goals and paid off $87,000 in debt. Nyajuok Tongyik Doluony knew she had to get her five-figure credit card bills and car payments under control. So, determined, she…


African Scientists Discover 2 Dwarf Giraffes So Small, They’re Only a Bit Taller Than a Human

Conservation scientists with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) have discovered two giraffes with a rare form of dwarfism that renders the animals half their normal size and height. In fact, these giraffes are so small, they’re only a foot or two taller than a large human. The GCF announced in a press release this month…


Working Mom Shares Incredible Money-Saving Tip From Dad Who Retired at 54, Takes Leave to Raise Kids

Working mom Katie Oelker learned much of what she knows about money from her father, an accountant, while growing up and observing him advise others at the big retail corporation where he worked. As an adult, she received tailored advice from him with her future’s security in mind. Start investing for retirement as soon as…


Girl With Down Syndrome Was Told She Had ‘Failure to Thrive,’ Defeats Obstacles, Helps Others

Abigail Adams’s parents were once told by a doctor that she had a condition known as “failure to thrive.” However, the girl with Down syndrome has since grown up to become an athlete, actress, model, public speaker, and Down syndrome advocate, inspiring others to reach their full potential. But the road to achieving success wasn’t…


A New York Jets Legend Grants Wishes to Seriously Ill Children

Marty Lyons is best known as the legendary New York Jets defensive tackle who was part of the team’s New York Sack Exchange, the front four defensive linemen for the team famed for their ability to take down quarterbacks in the early 1980s. He played with the Jets for 11 seasons and was named the NFL’s…


Girl Born With Two-Thirds of Her Brain Missing and No Eyeballs Defies Doctors’ Predictions

Upon hearing that their unborn baby daughter had enlarged ventricles in her skull and was missing two-thirds of her brain, parents Lorraine and Brian Bartholomew refused an abortion, firmly believing that God was in charge of their daughter’s destiny. Their little child, who was given a 1 percent chance of being born alive, defied the odds…


Grandmother Gets Stunning New Look After Finishing Chemo From the ‘Makeoverguy’

Wishing to reclaim her sense of self after completing chemotherapy, Monica of Germantown, Wisconsin, volunteered to go under the shears of a well-known stylist. The stunning result empowered her to enter 2021 with a brand-new outlook on life. Monica, a mom of two with three grandchildren, has endured cancer twice. “Your time on this earth…


Dad Studies Secretly at Same College as Daughter, Springs Surprise on Family at Graduation

When Illinois father of two Mike Loven decided to go back to college for a degree, he enrolled at the same university his daughter had. But he kept his studies secret from his entire family for four years before surprising them on graduation day. Mike, 47, achieved his bachelor’s degree in finance and economics at…