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.
Man Takes His Turkey Everywhere: Inseparable Companions Even In the Pub and Sleeping at Home (Watch)
Animal lover Dave Brooker goes everywhere with his beloved pet turkey that has followed him everywhere from the pub to the dentist since she was born two years ago on his farm in England. He named the chick Trouble Version Two—or, T2 for short. The unlikely duo’s...
Adorable ‘Graduation’ Held for 22-Week Preemie Twins Who Beat the Odds to Go Home
An adorable ‘graduation’ was held for a pair of twins born at just 22 weeks who beat the odds—and finally were allowed to go home. Babies Kimyah and DJ were given as little as a 10% chance of survival when they entered the world. The siblings were the smallest babies...
Little Boy Reunited With LEGO Man After Creating a ‘Missing Person’ Poster – LOOK
A ten-year-old who lost his beloved ‘Lego man’ has been reunited with the figure, after creating a ‘missing person’ poster for it. Jack Steel was left devastated after he lost the figurine, especially because it actually represents himself and is named Jack throughout...
Eagle Scout Leads Volunteers to Build Accessible Path Up to Beautiful Popular Overlook
From the deck of Sun Top Lookout in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washinton, a hiker can see miles of surrounding forest country with Mount Rainier sparkling in the distance. Thanks to a prospective Eagle Scout with a big heart, that view is now available to...
Otherworldly Images Show Breathtaking Beauty of Oceans in Photo Competition
Oceanographic Magazine is heralding the conclusion of its photo/photographer of the year awards, and the results highlight the otherworldy nature of our oceans. The winners of the various categories had to beat out thousands of entries and come from all over the...
93-Year-Old Summits Yosemite’s Half Dome ‘Stubborn as a Mule’
Everett Kalin was looking for an adventure to celebrate his birthday. For a man of his age, that might entail going out to eat ethnic food, but the 93-year-old Californian had other plans. “When you hit your 90s, you think, ‘What would be some things I’d like to do?’”...
She Was About to End it All, Until a Stranger She’d Never Meet Told Her ‘Don’t Jump’
If the suicide of Anthony Bourdain, the beloved restauranteur and travel personality taught the country anything, it’s that depression is still poorly understood. In 2014, a young woman named Trieste Belmont was struggling with depression. Her grandmother had just...
Kansas Farmer Plants 1.2 Million Sunflowers for His Wife–A ‘Perfect’ 50th Anniversary Gift (Video)
It’s the Kansas state flower and his wife‘s favorite—which made it the perfect gift from her husband on their 50th anniversary. KAKE-TV News talked to farmer Lee Wilson who sacrificed 80 acres of crops to give his ‘gal’ a gift she’ll never forget. He said it added up...
This NFL Running Back has Made 218 Single Parents New Homeowners With Collaborative Charity
A former NFL great recently surprised a single mother and her daughter with a brand new home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but it was just one of 217 other such blessings that Warrick Dunn has managed to fund. The collaborative effort by Warrick Dunn Charities, Habitat...
