Category: Inspiring News

78-Year-Old Grandma Can Deadlift 400 Pounds, Has Set 19 World Records

A Detroit grandmother has caught national attention for setting multiple world records in powerlifting. Nora Langdon, 78, says her journey began when she decided to get in shape and took up powerlifting at age 65. “You just have to put your mind to it. Your mind and your body and be consistent. As long as…


Woman With MS Parks in Handicapped Spot, Finds Rude Notes From Strangers Who Can’t ‘See Her Disability’

An Aussie woman, with a painful chronic disorder, became too afraid to use her handicapped parking permit after receiving snide comments from motorists and offensive notes on her windshield. Hannah Bennett, 24, has the immune condition multiple sclerosis (MS), but some strangers decry she isn’t entitled to her parking privileges because they cannot “see” her…


Restaurant Owners Make 6-Hour Trip to Cook Favorite Dish for Cancer-Stricken Customer

When two Baltimore, Maryland, restaurant owners learned that a longtime customer was dying of lung cancer, they proved that truly amazing customer service comes straight from the heart. Six hours away in Vermont, one of the Asian fusion restaurant Ekiben’s most enthusiastic customers wanted nothing more than to taste their crispy tempura broccoli one last…


High School Custodian’s Car Died, so Colleagues Surprise Him With New SUV in Tearful Reveal

An Alabama high school custodian was reduced to tears, because of an act of kindness from his colleagues. When his car broke down and he was unable to replace it, school faculty members gifted him a new set of wheels in a touching surprise reveal. Citronelle High School custodian Samuel James was forced to start…


Woman, 23, Who Was Born Premature and With Disabilities Knits Hats to Help Those Like Her

A 23-year-old woman from Arizona has knitted over 100 hats for premature kids, offering them warmth and comfort. The initiative happens to be close to her heart because she was born prematurely. “We have to help them,” Ashley McKendrick, a Gilbert resident, told The Arizona Republic of her project—as she knows first hand that these kids…


Bindi Irwin Gives Birth to 1st Child With Husband Chandler Powell, Shares Photo on Instagram

Bindi Irwin’s baby with husband Chandler Powell has arrived! On Thursday, the late Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin’s own daughter gave birth to her first child, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell. The timing couldn’t have been more fortuitous. Exactly one year ago, the new parents were wed on the same day Grace was born. The new…


Entire Town Surprises Their Only UPS Driver to Tears With $1,000 Thank-You Gift: Video

The small town of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, has just under 800 residents, and only one UPS driver. It’s the sort of place where everyone knows everyone. The town residents decided to thank their only UPS driver with a $1,000 gift that moved him to tears. UPS driver Chad Turns has been delivering packages for more than…


Homeschooled 17-Year-Old Becomes World’s Youngest to Earn a Doctorate in Business Admin

At just 17 years old, a Great Falls teen is celebrating an impressive feat—the completion of her doctoral studies in Business Administration. Describing herself as “so happy” and “glowing,” Dr. Kimberly Strable told KRTV: “I’m the third youngest in world history to ever get a doctorate in any subject, the youngest in all world history to…


Veteran Mom With Aggressive Cancer Endures Chemo While Pregnant, Delivers Healthy Son

A former National Guardswoman was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer during the pandemic; what made the dreadful news more devastating was that she was 10 weeks pregnant at the time. But in the course of intensive chemotherapy, Constance McDaniel, 30, gave birth to a healthy baby boy. It was proof enough to herself, and anyone…


Family Eatery Rewards Loyal Army Veteran With 100 Meals for His 100th Birthday

A family-run restaurant in Ohio has found the perfect way to honor their favorite customer on his milestone birthday. The restaurant is gifting its loyal patron, a U.S. Army veteran, 100 meals when he turns 100 years of age at the end of this month. Ben & Joy’s Restaurant in Mount Sterling launched a campaign,…