What special gift do you give to the person you’ve been married to for 50 years? That’s the question Lee Wilson, a farmer in Kansas, asked himself as his anniversary approached. He first met his wife, Renee, in high school, though the two didn’t become a couple immediately due to the fact that she couldn’t […]
A grandmother faced a dilemma when her daughter-in-law, who had been a stay-at-home mom for four years, asked her to babysit her two children, aged four and two, for nine hours a day for a week. The daughter-in-law had recently landed a job and needed childcare until the daycare could take the children. However, the […]
A teenage girl had just been given family-car privileges, when she returned home very late from a party. The next morning her father went out to the driveway to get the newspaper and came back into the house frowning. At 11:30am the girl sleepily walked into the kitchen, and her father asked her, “What time […]
In a heartwarming tale of love and sacrifice just in time for Mother’s Day, an Arizona foster mother received a life-saving gift from her adopted son. Ingeborg McIntosh, who has dedicated her life to caring for over 120 foster children, faced a health challenge with poly-cystic kidney disease, and the son she adopted, Jordan, stepped […]
Let’s play a little game today! Can you guess what these old-timey objects were used for? From peculiar tools to unique decorative items, these mystery objects might leave you scratching your head. But don’t worry, give it a try and see if you can imagine what people from past generations did with these intriguing items.[read] […]
We always love seeing people helping animals. It’s a truly thankless job — animals don’t usually show much appreciation for a good deed. But sometimes animals have a sweet way of saying “thanks” to their rescuers, like one kangaroo who offered a hand shake to the men who saved him. According to Daily Mail Australia, […]
All of Charles Evans’ (82-year-old) friends refer to him as LaLa. He thinks he can still remember his first sight of Louise, his future wife. With a chuckle, he says, “It was clearly love at first sight.” LaLa was devastated by Louise’s death, but he channeled his grief into erecting a memorial outside the yard […]
Do you notice anything different about this quarter? Believe it or not, this quarter sold on eBay for $35,000. Typically, when we think of rare coins, we picture ones that were struck hundreds of years ago. With a few quarters from the 1970s, though, that isn’t the case. How can we determine if we have […]