Archive for News
Hearing Impaired Super Hero
Marvel comics has come through in a big way for a little boy who didn’t want to wear his hearing aid. Apparently, superheroes don’t wear hearing aids. Or didn’t–now one does. The artists designed and honorary avenger who wears a hearing aid to hear even the smallest sounds from far away. His name is Blue [...]
Dad Surprises Scouts
I saw this video today and it really made me smile. There’s nothing more radiant than joy expressed by a child. The three boys in this video were taken to the airport to greet troops returning home. They didn’t know their Dad was one of them! Watch and smile! go to video
Bras and Freedom in Mozambique
Have you ever bought a bra and get it home and it just doesn’t fit right or feel right. You put it in the drawer thinking you might take it back, but you don’t? Eventually it gets pushed back to the back of the drawer where it lingers and takes up space. One woman in [...]
Matt Damon on Strike??
That’s right, folks! Matt Damon is going on strike–but not from movies. Although, if he follows through, he may start looking a bit uncomfortable in his upcoming films. Mr. Damon, in an effort to promote woter.org held a mock press conference to announce that he will not go to the bathroom again until everyone in [...]
One Man Making a Difference
In the news today, we hear constantly of families suffering from lost jobs, not enough money for food. Some even take drastic measures to leave the situation–crime or even suicide. In Toledo, one woman had reached that point–and one man stepped in to make a difference. A mother had not been able to give her [...]
Bullying Stopped by Football Team
Bullying. It seems to be the key ward for the year. We’ve heard so many stories of young people in middle school and high school being the brunt of everything from ridicule to violence just because they are different or quiet or new or whatever the bully decides is the fault. Well today I read [...]
Abandoned Afghan Baby Now Has a Family
Earlier this month, Polish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan found a newborn baby girl abandoned on the roadside. This initially was a dilemma for the soldiers. The soldiers were initially suspicious when they discovered the baby because there is a risk of hidden roadside bombs across Afghanistan. After the troops found the baby, she was brought [...]
Fund For Aging Animals
When John Unger’s friend photographed him with his dog Schoep in Lake Superior he had no idea that it would soon help not only Schoep but many others. Schoep is nineteen years old and suffers from arthritis. John brings him to Lake Superior every evening where he can simply float in the water and have [...]
A Healing Heart: How a Dying Man’s Heart Healed Itself
Do miracles really happen these days? Absolutely! If there’s a scientific explanation does that make it any less of a miracle? I don’t think so at all. In fact, I think that makes it even more of a miracle–especially when it affects you personally as in the case of Michael Crowe. Michael, a pharmacy student [...]
GRACE and Learning Compassion
Whenever I meet someone who works in hospice care I feel a sense of awe. I believe that this person must be truly filled with compassion and love for others–otherwise, how could they do this. I often don’t think of the stress and burnout associated with this work. Joan Halifax, a Zen Buddhist and writer, [...]
$1000 For a Neighbor
Have you ever given a neighbor an egg or some other ingredient when they are short and don’t want to run to the store for just one thing? I have, many times and will gladly do it again. Would you give your neighbor $1000? 8-year old Wyatt Erber did just that. When he discovered his [...]
Preventing Falls for the Elderly
Do you have an elderly relative, friend or neighbor who has fallen and been injured? My grandfather died two years ago after a serious fall. My grandmother has fallen twice in the last few weeks and we are fortunate that she was not seriously injured. Wouldn’t it be great if we could detect changes in [...]
New Modern Translation, The Voice
Have you ever had a friend tell you they don’t read the Bible because the language is too old and they just don’t understand it? Well, now there’s a new version called The Voice that is trying to address that issue. A team of translators fro Thomas Nelson Publishing have used poetry and even screenplays [...]
Two Olympians Stories
Everything is full of the Olympics right now. It’s on the news. It’s on TV. It’s on-line. It’s the topic of conversation in the line at the grocery store. We talk about who the favorite might be and which countries have the most gold. But, the thing that fascinates me the most is where these [...]
The Olympics Have Begun
Last night, I sat with my children and watched the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics in London. If you missed the Queen’s entrance, you should check it out online. (I couldn’t find a video yet but will add it later when it becomes available). I really enjoyed sharing this time with my children and [...]
Amazing New Stem Cell Transplant
I am continually amazed at the medical advances that are in the news every day. I know there are controversies. Some question whether we should even be testing some things. But, to the parents of one little boy in the UK, what matters is their son is alive and healthy! In order to save his [...]
Missing Colombian Boy Rescued
As a mother, I cringe at every missing child headline. This time, however, my heart sings! 24-hours after being reported missing, this three-year-old boy was rescued from a sewer that he apparently fell into while playing with his brothers. Jeanpier Silvera Arteta went missing in Barranquilla on Tuesday. Rescuers found him on Wednesday after an [...]
Exciting Advancements in HIV-AIDS research
HIV-AIDS has gone from a sure death sentence to a disease that can be controlled and lived with–though with much difficulty–within my lifetime. Now, after trials in Thailand, researchers believe they may be on the road to a cure. Or rather, a prevention–vaccine. Teams have been working on a vaccine for nearly three decades, but [...]
An Exciting New Library For Teens
I was in the library with my children yesterday. I thought I would check out the teen room since my son is not that far from becoming a teen. Wow….how underwhelming! The adult areas were better decorated and more cheerful looking. Then, I came home and read this about the San Francisco Library. It’s a [...]
6-Year-Old Raises Money For Clean Water in Africa
When I was a child, the idea of making a difference in the world would have been laughable to me. I was a kid, what could I do. Today, with the internet and the explosion of information available to all, children are becoming a force to be reckoned with! In this article from the Huffington [...]
