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.
95-year-old Pickleball Player Dominates the Courts: ‘I Keep moving’
From Kansas comes the story of a timeless American: a great-great-grandmother who sings, dances, and plays pickleball twice a week. Lois White puts the elder in ‘elderly,’ and has lived a life of play, sport, love, and family to be celebrated from one corner of the...
Kids Leave Halloween Candy on Doorstep After Noticing Sign About Son’s Hospitalization, Leaving Family ‘Overwhelmed’
Amy Schmitt and her son love to dress up for Halloween. The house is always festooned with decorations, and locals know it’s a must-visit stop along any trick-or-treating route. However, after her son was hospitalized two days before, Schmitt had no time to join in...
She Was Going to Take Her Own Life, Then Married the Train Driver Who Spotted Her on Tracks
Charlotte stood on the train tracks ready for a train to come sweeping down the rails and end it all. However the driver of that train, 47-year-old Dave Lay, had other plans. Slamming the brakes after receiving notice of a pedestrian on the tracks, Lay brought the...
Schoolgirl With Severely Bowed Legs Gets Life-Changing Surgery to Straighten Them–And is Now 5 Inches Taller
A bow-legged African girl was given life-changing surgery to straighten her legs, ending her pain and letting her stand tall—a full five-and-a-half inches (14cm) taller. Fudia was born with a progressive orthopedic condition that worsened over time and caused her feet...
Vet the Vote Recruits Over 163,000 Poll Workers for US Elections Dedicated to Rules and Fair Play
Every election year America needs around one million volunteers to work at polls across 50 states and territories to arrive before dawn, gather in community centers, schools, and fire stations to set up election polling stations—a task that has become increasingly...
Dog Rescued After it was Seen Floating Down Canal on Shopping Cart–And Gets Adopted into Loving Home
A dog was rescued after it was found floating down an Arizona canal on a submerged shopping cart—and no one knows how long it was stranded. Passersby alerted the Humane Society after they spotted the pup stuck in the middle of a canal in Phoenix. An emergency animal...
When Missouri School Wanted to Rename Their Building, They All Agreed to Honor the Longtime Janitor
A Missouri K-8 school was debating long and hard over what to rename their school. The decision-makers could have picked any number of famous Missouri natives, or perhaps a national figure that would inspire the kids to strive for similar achievement and recognition....
Man Fights Everyday to Help Homeless Pups in Miami’s ‘Dead Dog Alley’
Alongside a spider’s web of dirt roads in south Miami-Dade, sandwiched between the mighty Everglades and an Air Force Reserve base, a man can be seen driving a pickup truck every morning. His name is Eddie Alvarez, and now retired, his day-to-day begins with a ride...
2 Unwanted Dogs Spending Months in Shelter Become Best Friends–Now They’re Family After Adoption of Both
When added together, Boone and Rellie spent over 450 days at a shelter in a South Carolina human society. One was deaf, the other shy, but a prospective owner who had been following their stories through social media decided enough was enough—and both deserved a happy...
