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.
Kate Winslet Makes Dreams Come True for Girl Losing Her Sight–Bringing Her to the Theater and Funding a Safari
A 12-year-old schoolgirl who is losing her sight was stunned when her favorite actress Kate Winslet helped her fulfill her “visual bucket list”. Not only did the Titanic star donate $5,000 so Lily-Rae could see the Northern Lights, she also invited her and her mother...
At 17, Sophia Just Broke Her Brother’s Record for Youngest to Pass the California Bar
Meet Sophia Park, the prodigious young law student who just became the youngest person to pass the California state bar exam at 17 years and 8 months of age. The shocker is that the young man standing to her left, as GNN reported just twelve months ago, was also once...
United Pilot Orders 30 Pizzas to Feed Passengers After Emergency Landing for Medical Care
A United Airlines pilot has become a social media sensation after personally overseeing the order and distribution of 30 pizzas to 155 passengers on his flight. Now monikered the “Pizza Pilot,” Scott Wardle says that after 30 years of piloting for the Air Force and as...
Son Surprises Dad with Dream Car He Gave up for Diaper Money 41 Years Ago
From Texas comes the beautiful story of love and appreciation between a father and son, and of a man who gave up his dream car to be a dad. It was Earl Guyness 65th birthday, and he unexpectedly found himself on a car lot being spoken to by a magician. Suddenly, his...
A Waiter in Canada is Learning Cree to Better Serve Customers: ‘Immediately People Would Light Up’
Allegedly, there is a saying among the Cree Nation that goes “listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.” For Adam Rieger, a waiter at a cafe in Saskatchewan, it was his listening that opened up a world of human connection when he decided he should learn the language...
Father-Son Were Trying to Find Roman Road but Found a Shovelful of 16th C. Silver Coins Instead
In the Polish forests north of Warsaw, a father and son were out with a local historical society when they found 17 pre-modern coins which may be worth around $120,000. They were supposed to be looking for the remains of a Roman road, but the metal detectors found the...
National Geographic Scientists Discover ‘World’s Largest’ Coral–Size of 5 Tennis Courts
On an expedition to the Solomon Islands, divers affiliated with National Geographic have found the world’s largest single coral colony ever recorded. It’s longer than the largest blue whale. At 34 meters (111 feet) in length, and with a width of 32 (105) meters, it...
Couple Uses Wedding Fund to Pay for Surgery on Injured Dog Found on Side of Road: ‘She Deserved a Chance’
A couple in Arkansas have emptied their savings and wedding fund to save a 10-month old dog found stricken by the side of the road. Weeks have passed, and their their love has inspired $39,000 in donations to help save the pooch and replace the money they so...
Father-Daughter Duo Won the Race to Decode an Extraterrestrial Message–Sent from Mars to Test Humanity
These white dots arranged in five clusters against a black background simulate an extraterrestrial signal transmitted from Mars and deciphered by a father-daughter team on Earth after a year-long decoding effort. The project was organized by some of the world’s top...
