A former alcoholic has found peace and focus working in nature, crafting unique, natural wooden canes and walking sticks from branches sourced from the woods behind his Maine home. He credits his craft with keeping him five years sober and counting. Dana Frazier, 60, runs “Walk With Us Woodworking” alongside his grandson, Trevor Michaud, in…
Grandpa, 60, Says Making His Popular Wooden Canes Has Kept Him Sober, Gives Half Away
Gene Autry: How ‘America’s Favorite Singing Cowboy’ Exemplified the Unique Entrepreneurial Spirit of America
January 19, 2023
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Gene Autry’s life story reads like a great American novel. Known as “America’s favorite singing cowboy,” the country star paired his entrepreneurial spirit with his love of entertaining audiences and became one of the country-western genre’s most unique and beloved figures. After amassing an audience with a slew of performances throughout the 1920s, he signed…
Mom Saves $1,500 a Year by Eating Home-Grown Food, Doesn’t Need to Buy Fresh Produce for Half the Year
A mom has shared how she saves $1,500 a year by eating fruit and vegetables grown in her garden. And she says she doesn’t have to buy any fresh produce for half the year. Christen McCoy, 37, a music teacher from Central Maryland, started gardening during the pandemic and now grows more than 50 different types…
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ‘Enlightens the World’
January 14, 2023
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“My only ambition has been to engrave my name at the feet of great men and in the service of grand ideas,” wrote Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi circa 1880. New York Public Library Archives. (Public Domain) Today Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is most known for one colossal work of sculpture that he…
Pregnant Mom With Undetected Lung Tumor Credits God and Baby With Saving Her Life
A woman who survived an undetected lung tumor because of the baby girl growing in her womb is thankful to her daughter and to God for the divine timing that saved her life. Brittany Locker, 35, and Brad Locker, 45, have been married for four years and live in the Midwest with their two children:…
VIDEO: Mom of 4 Shares Historical Hair Care Tips to Grow Longer, Stronger, Healthier Hair
Victorian-era enthusiast Katherine Niven shares how she grew her hair long and lustrous. The 28-year-old mother of four from Ontario, Canada, says she owes her own beautiful curly locks to historical hair care. After a lifetime of treating her hair the modern way, six years ago Niven decided to radically change her routine. The very first…
‘Home on the Range’: The Mystery and Adventure Surrounding Origin Story of Cowboy Work Song
January 8, 2023
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In 1934, New York attorney Samuel Moanfeldt set out on a three-month journey. He made his way across the United States, traveling from Colorado to Pennsylvania, and eventually ending in Kansas. He was hired by the Music Publishers Protective Association, an organization desperate to find out who originally wrote the song “Home on the Range.”…
Icelandic Horses: Fairytale-Like Photos of One of the World’s Oldest and Purest Horse Breeds
Icelandic horses are photographer Lina Kronholm’s favorite breed, and the images she produces perfectly capture their beauty and strength. With a lineage dating back more than a thousand years, according to Viking history, the Icelandic horse is one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. “It is also one of the purest,” Kronholm, 23,…
Building a Future of Patriots
January 7, 2023
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Last year, Dr. Ben Carson coordinated a National Faith and Values Prayer Call the day before the midterm elections. He encouraged those listening to “vote our values” promoting faith, liberty, community, and life as foundational pillars. “There is good news,” he said on the call. “Our founders have a vision for truth.” It’s these same…
‘Everyone’s Hungry for Home’: Family Spends 2 Years Transforming 305-Year-Old Farm Into Their Happy Home
A mom of five and property renovator has built the home of her dreams, a transformed 305-year-old farmhouse that embodies her family’s philosophy: invest in the people you love. Now, her message is spreading far beyond the walls of her happy home. California-born Ruth McKeaney, 54, lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob….
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