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.
Woman Hires Private Detective and Finds 2 Long-Lost Sisters After 44 Years and the Death of Adoptive Parents
An adopted woman met her two sisters for the first time in 44 years—after hiring a private detective to track down her birth family. Magda Berg hired the detective after her own 20-year search hit a dead end. She paid $1,300 and had the names and addresses of her...
For 10 Years Running, West Virginia Boasts 5th-Lowest Recidivism Rate Among US States
Beyond the lyrics of a certain John Denver song, West Virginia tends to get a bad rap for being impoverished and backward, but this small mountainous state has a secret to success concealed beneath its wooded cloak. A recent report by Suzuki Law found that West...
Surfer Conquers Biggest Waves in the World Despite Only Having One Leg
‘Pegleg’ Bennett was born with a birth defect that led to the amputation of his foot when he was a baby, but the 55-year-old never let it impede the pursuit of his passion: surfing. The father of three has traveled the world surfing, making it to some of the most...
Team of Tradesman Go ‘DIY SOS’ and Transform Home for Disabled Dad for Free
A charity in the UK organized a team of volunteer builders to add an extension onto the house of a disabled man who’s been forced to sleep in his dining room for 3 years. 58-year-old Paul Kitterman hasn’t been able to walk since getting an abscess on his back...
90-year-old Who Has Saved Over 10,000 Animals at Sanctuary Has No Plans to Retire
A 90-year-old Englishwoman who owns an animal rescue sanctuary has reportedly rescued 10,000 animals from abuse or abandonment. Barby Keel has dedicated 54 years to running the Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary in Sussex, UK, a long journey that she admits won’t come to an...
How Much Goodness Can $20 Buy? Teacher Gives Cash to Students in Annual ‘Kindness Challenge’ to Honor Sister
It all started with heartbreak and $100 in tips, when in 2014 Kristina Ulmer’s sister headed home with the cash earned from her breakfast tables, but never made it due to a car crash. Because Katie was always concerned about struggling folks who were less fortunate,...
First Egg Laid in the Wild by Guam Kingfishers in 40 Years–Hanging on to Survival Thousands of Miles from Home
In an unprecedented success for conservation efforts, a tiny population of Guam kingfishers given a new home has laid its first eggs—after 40 years of the species being extinct in the wild. Exterminated from its Guam island home by invasive brown tree snakes, the...
After Scam Left Elderly Pittsburgh Couple with a Pile of Dirt and Excuses, Local Landscapers Donate to Finish for Free
A Pittsburgh-area contractor picked up the flag for his profession after a local senior couple were scammed out of some new landscaping work they paid for. Losing out on $6,750 for a new retaining wall for the garden-side of their driveway, the couple was shocked when...
‘It’s Fun Making a Difference’ Legions of Amish Come to Help Rebuild NC Town
For the towns along Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction through North Carolina, rebuilding homes and stores takes time. But thanks to an army of volunteers, rebuilding the sense of community in towns like Chimney Rock and Bat Cave has been done at light speed....
