Category: Inspiring News

Newborn Stops Breathing for 20 Minutes But Makes Miracle Recovery, Leaving Doctors Baffled

A baby boy who was not breathing at birth underwent resuscitation efforts for 20 minutes. During this period, doctors feared brain damage or cerebral palsy, or that he simply wouldn’t survive. Now, almost four years on, he’s as capable as his peers, and his recovery is considered a miracle. Urias, the youngest child of his…


2 Meteor Showers to Converge for a Late-Summer Light Show in the Night Sky—Here’s What You Need to Know:

What began as a hunk of frozen gas and space dust orbiting the sun 20,000 years ago will soon appear as a light show in the early morning sky. Stargazers will be treated to two distinct meteor showers which converge in late summer and will soon make their yearly rendezvous again. The famous Perseid meteor shower and…


Couple Who’ve Been Together for 70 Years Share, ‘Keep God at the Center of Your Marriage’

A South Dakota couple who’ve been married for 70 years, and are still as much in love as they were when they first tied the knot, have shared the secret to their happy, long-lasting relationship. Melvin, 92, and Nancy Lubbers, 87, first met at the local skating rink in Mitchell in 1951. “Grandpa likes to…


Real Life ‘Lassie’ Leads Search and Rescue to His 53-Year-Old Owner Who Fell Off 70-Foot Cliff in the Woods

Like a scene from the movie “Lassie,” a heroic border collie led rescuers to help his injured owner who had fallen off a cliff deep in the woods. The 53-year-old man fell down a 70-foot cliff in a remote part of the Tahoe Forest in northern California, breaking his hip and ribs. But he managed…


Plein-Air Artist Paints Scenes That Perfectly Match His Open-Air Surrounds: Surfs, Meadows, Mountains, and More

SoCal plein-air painter Richard J. Oliver knows the more the artist can say with a single brush stroke, the more rewarding. He channels the savvy artist’s maxim: “less is more.” It’s the polar opposite of how he once painted—in the studio he’s maintained for the past 30 years. “I often explain it metaphorically as a process…


Sweet Little Dog Stops and Sniffs Every Flower He Comes Across

A little dog with a huge obsession for sweet-smelling flowers is inspiring others to always stop and smell the roses. In fact, any bloom would do. Finn, the 2-year-old, 9-pound Brussels griffon-Pekingese mix, who has lived with Sarah Geers, 25, since he was 9 weeks old, first began showing an interest in flowers when he…


Military Dad Runs Into Burning RV to Save Kids Before It Explodes; Family Still Recovering

Warning: This article includes images that some readers may find disturbing. The Copeland family is making every minute count. For Kyle and Whitney Copeland and their four children, time together is their most valuable treasure. They have spent years moving with the military, seeing Kyle through a brain injury in 2016, and now are recovering from…


Mom Homeschools Son After Public School Brands Him ‘Handicapped,’ Now She Runs Her Own School

A mother whose son was deemed “mentally handicapped” for not thriving under a rigid public school curriculum took matters into her own hands. She decided to homeschool him, and after finding a method that helped her son become his best self, she opened her own school to help others. Ohio-born Barbara Rivera, 58, has lived…


Ecologists Hail 25-Year Overhaul That Transforms 50-Acre Toxic Trash Dump Into Flourishing National Park

When a toxic landfill in Ohio was reassigned as a recreational greenspace in the ’70s, authorities had no idea just how massive the cleanup would be. From 1948 to 1980, the 47-acre Krejci dump had been a junk heap of old tires, garbage, noxious chemicals, and rusted cars. It would take over two decades to…


PHOTOS: Neighborhood Dogs Just Love This One Man—Can’t Wait for Cuddled Naps

A few furry friends often hop in to snuggle up with their darling human Lon Watson whenever he closes his eyes to take a nap on the couch. But these aren’t Lon’s pets—they’re strays and neighborhood dogs who take any opportunity to wander in and sleep with their beloved person. Praising her father’s loving nature, Lon’s…