When most people think of weddings, they don’t picture a simple courthouse appointment during a lunch break. They see flowers! Decorations! Caterings! Although a minimalistic wedding works best for some, weddings are often grand ceremonies with festive celebrations afterward.Still, no matter how wonderful a wedding is, it does not provide a guarantee that the marriage … Read more
Any parent will tell you that as soon as you gaze into the eyes of your newborn child, you’re immediately overwhelmed with indescribable love. The experience of raising a child is life-changing, but that experience, of course, doesn’t come without potential problems.Debbie and Shaun Riddle of Fort Worth, Texas, frequented a diner where they knew … Read more
When people imagine their dream home, most picture a mansion, a penthouse, a cottage or a ranch. But a certain man from Texas had a totally different vision. Rather than buying a house, he wanted to build one, and when you don’t have a large budget, you’ve got to get creative.What started as a seemingly … Read more
Seventeen-year-old Elijah Lester is a senior at Frisco High School in Texas this year, and as we all know, that’s a big deal. It’s your last chance to do any number of things, from attending high school football games (as a student, anyway) and participating in school plays to finding dates for the homecoming dances … Read more
After a career in the military, many veterans feel lost once they’re discharged. One former Dallas, Texas, Marine understood that fact better than anyone, so he decided to do something about it. John Cody Hardin was a United States Marine from 2005 until 2010. Although the military does ‘separations training’ during the last three months … Read more
IHOP is most famous for its delicious pancakes (complete with that little ball of butter on top) and 24-hour service. But Abilene, Texas IHOP server, Millie Young, has given the chain a new claim to fame thanks to her act of kindness. On August 21, 2018, Regina Thomason, her parents, and her brother, Dwayne Roach, … Read more
Sexist dress code violation video has been created by a high school in Texas, and it only featured female students violating the dress code, while the song “Bad Girls” from M.I.A. plays in the background. Some of the students at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas decided to share the problematic video on the … Read more
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
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