Category: Inspiring News

94-Year-Old Vet Was Homeless, Living in Van in Walmart Parking Lot—Until Kind Strangers Step In

A WWII veteran who has lived homeless for over 25 years recently found a place to call home, thanks to an amazing couple in North Carolina. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946 and then returning home, Gerald Lewis eventually found himself homeless. With only a van and his social security payments…


Touching Photo Shows Police Officer Comforting Homeless Child Living in Denny’s Parking Lot With Mom

Police officers in DeWitt, New York, responded to a heart-rending scene when they got a call about a homeless mother and her four children living in a Denny’s parking lot. After the restaurant manager called 911, officer Tyler Smith arrived at the scene and found the distraught family who had no money, no phone, no…


New York Opera Singer Delivers Her Own Baby in Car While Husband Drives to Hospital

For professional opera singer Emily Geller Hardman, who was pregnant with her second child, dreams of a natural birth came true a little too literally when she delivered her baby in the back of the family car. Acting as doctor, midwife, and doula for herself, Emily gave birth to her baby girl even before paramedics…


Brave Baby Born ‘Without an Immune System’ Undergoes Pioneering Surgery: ‘So Grateful’

A baby born without an immune system is recovering after undergoing pioneering surgery to save his life. Ellis Melhuish spent the first four months of his life in a hospital after doctors discovered he was born with a rare immune system disorder, which means even a common cold could kill him. His parents Savannah, 26,…


Teen Hobbyist Buys Storage Containers for Trinkets, Decides to Return Contents to Heartbroken Owner

A Rhode Island teen with a passion for collecting pre-owned objects has found a way to use his hobby to help others. For Shane Jones, 16, from Wakefield, collecting secondhand items is “just something fun to do,” he says. He’s handy at using a metal detector to recover small items—bottles, coins, and other small trinkets—and…


Video: Baby Born 14 Weeks Early Is Now a Thriving 5-Year-Old Inspiring Millions

A baby girl born 14 weeks prematurely defied the odds by putting up an immense fight for life. Weighing just 1 pound at birth, the brave girl is now 5 years old and thriving. Mom Chantal Beare was only 26 weeks along when her baby daughter, Tru Wende Beare, came into the world on Jan….


Stirring Photos Show Sheriff’s Deputies Folding American Flag Amidst Rubble After Storm Hits Homes

Two sheriff’s deputies were dispatched when a tornado touched down and severely damaged a number of houses in an Indiana county. In the wake of the storm, stirring photos were taken as the deputies assessed the damage and found an American flag amidst the debris; the images show the two men carefully folding it—an act…


Mom Transforms Plain New House Into Multicolored Home With Bold Paint and Vintage Items

A drab new house has been transformed into a multicolored home, thanks to its creative owner. Adele Thomas, 50, used brave strikes of bright paint and her upcycling skills over the course of four years in a bid to transform her home in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The family’s home, where Adele lives with her husband,…


‘Let’s Let Mom Sleep’: Sweet Son Comforts Sister With Down Syndrome Who Rises Early

A patient older brother who rose early to comfort his little sister with Down syndrome, allowing their mom to sleep in, was caught via the sleep monitor whispering and cuddling with her. The touching footage has warmed their mother’s heart. It was the day after Mother’s Day when a mom of three Tara McCallan, of…


Arctic Walrus Spends 2 Days Hanging Out on Boats in English Island Harbor, Gets Mixed Reactions

An adventurous Arctic walrus made himself at home lounging on boats in an island harbor off the English coast, 75 miles southwest of Cornwall. The large aquatic mammal, dubbed Wally, has been known to migrate to various shores over the years—from Spain to Ireland to England—and was recently spotted at St. Mary’s Harbor on the Isles of…