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.
Good Samaritan ‘Skip’ Finds $12,000 and Returns it All to the Senior Citizen Who Lost it
A Massachusetts senior lost an envelope containing $12,000 at a supermarket, but just as there seemed to be no hope of finding it, the kindness of a Good Samaritan reunited the woman with her life savings. Returning home from grocery shopping at the local Market...
‘Huge environmental win’: Australia to Protect 52% of its Oceans, More Than Any Other Country
Over 10,000 square miles of additional protected area will be added to the Heard and McDonald Islands in Australia’s far southern territorial waters. Coupled with other expansions of existing marine sanctuaries, it puts Australia on course to have 52% of its ocean...
English Couple Quit Their Jobs to Travel Four Years Around the World in a Van Becoming Social Media Stars
A couple who quit their jobs and sold all their belongings to travel in a campervan has completed an epic four-year adventure around the world. Along with avoiding their work at Britain’s National Health Service just months before pandemic controls started, they...
Scientists Grow Tree from 1,000-year-old Seed Found in Cave–May Be Lost Medicinal Plant in the Bible
During an archaeological dig in a desert area north of Jerusalem 40 years ago, a seed was discovered which was determined to be in pristine condition but had obviously seen many a year. Now, despite falling from its parent 1,000 years ago, it has grown into a mature...
Two Safari Parks Complete Rhino Swap to Unite Sisters for the First Time
Two UK safari parks have completed a rhino swap, trading a captive-born male ready to breed for a feisty female who’s off to where her sister lives. The male is believed to have the necessary genetics to sire many healthy rhinos, which zookeepers said should go a long...
Rescue Team Finds Dog Stranded in Tree 20 Feet Up–And Reunites Her With Family
Humans aren’t the only ‘loved ones being rescued in the wake of Hurricane Helene destruction. The situation looked desperate for a dog that lived in Jonesboro, Tennessee, when flooding overtook her home—and her family almost gave up hope that she had survived. But on...
When Boy’s Life Support Was Turned off He Began Improving–and Went Home with Parents
A 4-year-old has become the first patient known to British medical history to be taken off life-support and proceeded to recover—so much so that he went home with his parents. This story revolves around a sensitive topic about terminally ill patients, decisions around...
North Carolina Sports Come Together to Support Victims of ‘Unprecedented’ Hurricane Helene
Companies and organizations are descending on affected communities in North Carolina with donations and volunteers as they begin to dig themselves out of a 100-year storm. Hurricane Helene “wiped out whole communities” according to Governor Roy Cooper, leaving over...
Trending Moms are Leaving Gift Cards in Store Diaper Aisles–For Postpartum Peer Relief
A rather unique story is sweeping American social media—moms leaving presents for other moms inside baby products. The story began when Nashville mom Denaesha Gonzalez went to Target and saw a strange yet translatable sight—a silver clutch purse placed on the shelf...
