Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
18 Outdoor Dogs Rescued from Winter Storm–and One Gives Birth Safe and Warm Inside Shelter
In southeast Missouri, the nonprofit Animal Rescue Corps helped save a pregnant female dog along with 17 others from the snow and freezing temperatures that battered so much of the United States. Safe and warm at their rescue center outside Nashville, the ARC staff...
Farmers Enjoy Record Spring Harvests Despite Drought Thanks to Mixture of New and Old Methods
Farming adaptations have seen Canada’s farmers turn out record harvests in the middle of a 5-year drought. Truly unsavory conditions, like oppressive rainfall followed by an immediate return to drought, would typically have left the wheat on Simon Ellis’ fields...
‘DC Snow Heroes’ Shovel Neighbors Out of Trouble After Winter Storms
After low winter temperatures battered multiple regions of the country with snow, heroes in Washington, DC, stood up to be accounted for. With major thoroughfares taking priority for District plows and employees, the ‘DC Snow Heroes’ hit the blocks, shovels in hand,...
Bison Return to Illinois Prairie to the Sounds of Drumming After 200 Years of Absence
A herd of 6 American bison—3 males and 3 females—have been released onto native Illinois prairie. There, to the sound of drumming, songs, and cheers, they began to acclimate to their new surroundings—surroundings that had missed them for 200 years. A large crowd of...
Elderly Man’s Busted Up Truck Was Joke Meme Until Stranger’s Heartwarming Idea to Crowdfund a New One
His truck was the vehicle equivalent of Frankenstein, a green mish-mash of dents and dings and disjointed panels. The 2000 Chevy Silverado became something of a famous eyesore in South Bend, Indiana, earning sideways glances and second looks wherever Mo Riles went. “I...
Dad’s Emotional Reaction Can’t Be Contained After Seeing Colors For the First Time at Age 61
A 61-year-old father broke into tears when finally seeing color in his world for the first time after receiving a special Christmas gift. Jim Gogan always had trouble seeing reds and greens. In fact, when he joined the Air Force, he wasn’t able to become a pilot...
Iraq ‘Unrecognizable and Remarkable’ After Decades of Conflict: UN Coordinator
Iraq is steaming forward with its development after years of strife and war. Just recently, the long-running UN Assistance Mission for Iraq ended its mandate after 22 years, and the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country told journalists that the country has...
After 70 Years of Marriage, Virginia Couple Finally Had Their Dream Wedding
At the dawn of their ninth decades of live, a couple that eloped 70 years ago decided to renew their vows with the wedding they never got to have. Falling in love at a skating rink in the dawn of their second decades of life, Harold Pugh, 91, and Frances Pugh, 90,...
Buddhist Monks on Peace Walk Receive New Escort Vehicle Following Near Fatal Crash
A Texas small business owner donated a new car to a group of Buddhist monks crossing America on foot after their previous vehicle was destroyed in a collision. In October, almost 20 Buddhist monks set out from Fort Worth on a 2,300-mile walk toward Washington, DC with...
