There’s something incredible about a person who sees a problem and devotes her life to solving it. Willa Johnson, a 59-year-old grandmother from Fort Worth, Texas, is one of those people. After working in food services for the state of Texas for ten years, Willa noticed an alarming trend in small, impoverished towns like Athens, … Read more
Soldiers in the trenches during World War I weren’t just risking their lives when they peered out of their trenches and foxholes to scan their surroundings. Their faces were the most vulnerable part of their bodies, and even if they weren’t killed, bullets, shrapnel and other artillery often left them with severe disfigurements. An estimated 20,000 … Read more
Childhood cancer is one of the most devastating things a family can endure. In early August 2018, Brett and Christina Thompson of Winder, Georgia, found out that the youngest of their five children has acute myeloid leukemia. Little Phoenix is just two years old, and her diagnosis instantly launched a treatment plan that includes multiple … Read more
Ah, school picture day: the perfect chance to take a photo that will perfectly encapsulate that moment in time. Or, you know… not. Carter Hutsell of Missouri was excited to start the first day of 7th grade, which was also school picture day. A few days before school started, Carter and his mom, Laurel Boone … Read more
Although some dogs prefer to catch frisbees or tennis balls, other pups, like the competitors at the 2018 World Dog Surfing Championships, love nothing more than catching a wave! For the last three years, the event has brought together dog surfers — big and small — and their humans from all over the world to … Read more
Have you ever found yourself feeling down because you haven’t accomplished all that you thought you would by now? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Many adults find themselves feeling this way at some point. We get so focused on working hard each day just to keep our heads above water that we suddenly look … Read more
There’s a baby boom at a suburban Arizona hospital after 16 intensive care nurses discovered they are all pregnant. The 16 nurses at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Phoenix joked that they thought there was ‘something in the water‘, when they discovered that they are all expecting babies between October and January. One of … Read more
Parents have a million things to worry about when dropping their children at daycare. For example their diapers, or a change of clothes, or formula. However, whether or not their child is wearing gender-specific clothing should definitely not be one of the worries. Well, some Danish daycare teachers think otherwise. Steve Rold is the guy … Read more
Sosie Dornan and Lilly Johnson met at Arkansas Children’s Hospital earlier this year and have been keeping each other company ever since. Sosie, a 7-year-old from Pottsville, Arkansas, has spent much of her life in the hospital, battling an autoimmune disorder that affects her skin and kidneys. But if there’s a silver lining, it’s that … Read more
A Texas school received quite the backlash when photos of a gross, misogynistic quote painted on a wall in the school were shared. The lettering just above the lockers at Gregory-Lincoln Middle School in Houston reads: “The more you act like a lady, the more he’ll act like a gentleman.” Yup, the rest of the … Read more