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.
Regaining Hands After 17 Years, Swiss Man Gets Life-Changing Double Transplant
When 29-year-old Luka Kriszanac arrived back at University of Penn. Medicine and got to see his surgery team, it was all smiles and handshakes. That’s more remarkable than it sounds, since the surgery he underwent was a “vascularized composite allotransplantation,” or...
Student Lifts University President and Spins him Around at Graduation Ceremony
A video captured the moment last month when a graduating student lifted the university president clear off the ground and spun him around during his formal graduation ceremony. As he received his diploma in Guangdong, China, the student shook the president’s hand,...
Texas Mailman Adopts Beloved Dog from His Old Route After its Vietnam Veteran Owner Passes Away
That old stereotype of mailman-running-from-dog has been turned upside-down by a Texas letter carrier and a pooch named Floyd. Ian Burke first met the dog while delivering mail in Denton three years ago. Floyd, a German Shepherd and Border Collie mix, came charging up...
Golden Wheat Anniversary: Farmer Uses Crop Field to Create One-Mile Message for Wife of 20 Years
A farmer in Kansas had an idea for an anniversary gift, but it was going to take eight months, one mile of land, and 65 million wheat seeds. Jesse Blasi and his wife Sarah were set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary this year. And he was inspired by another...
1,000-year-old Sword Decorated with Spiritual Symbols Found in Dutch River Goes on Display
Looking as intact as the day it was forged, a 1,000-year-old sword has gone on display in the Netherlands. Capturing a transition in medieval military technology with its expert degree of preservation as well as a dramatic culture of weapon embellishment with its...
Infant’s Organ Donation Creates Lifelong Bond for Two Families, Lets Mom Hear her Late Daughter’s Heart
Addison McArthur was just a few weeks old when she received the gift that saved her life. Not long after her birth, the left side of Addison’s heart stopped working. The official diagnosis was left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy—a rare disorder that can...
Giant Archaeological Puzzle Reveals Artworks Not Seen for 1,800 Years
Excavations at a London development site have yielded one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever discovered in the capital. The painted wall plaster once decorated a high-status Roman building in Southwark, which was demolished some time before...
Captain Cook’s Ship ‘Endeavour’ Finally Located After 250 Years off Rhode Island
There’s an old saying in science that substantial claims require substantial evidence, and a team of maritime archaeologists believe they have enough to state definitely: the wreck of one of the most famous ships ever sailed, HMS Endeavor, has been found. Piloted by...
UK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World’s Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild
A UK zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world’s rarest birds in what could be a breakthrough moment in saving the critically-endangered species from extinction. The trio of blue-eyed ground dove chicks were successfully hand-reared in Brazil,...
