Category: Family & Home

Sunday Night’s Checklist: How to Prepare Your Family for a Great Week Ahead

If you find yourself either dreading Monday or depleted by Friday, wondering where your days went or feeling like you just can’t ever catch up, you may want to take a look at how you’re spending your Sundays. While weekends are great for rest, fun, and spiritual renewal, dedicating a small part to prepare for…


7 Ways to Wage War Against Mosquitoes—and Win!

Mosquitoes are nasty creatures. They bite; they transmit terrible diseases to people and pets; and from what I read, they have no redeeming value in the ecosystem. Malaria infected some 212 million people worldwide in 2016 and killed an estimated 429,000. Mosquitoes spread yellow fever, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya virus, and…


A Cradle of Civilization: The Home

We Americans have long celebrated the idea of home. Think of Dorothy clicking her heels together in “The Wizard of Oz” while saying the magic incantation that will return her to Kansas: “There’s no place like home! There’s no place like home!” Remember that line from the song “Home, Sweet Home”: “Be it ever so…


Baby Who Suffered Burns to 95 Percent of His Body Turns 3, Celebrates With Fire Crew Who Saved His Life

A 10-month-old boy from Queens was rescued from a house fire in 2019, suffering burns to over 95 percent of his body. Despite his slim chances of survival, though, he recently celebrated his third birthday with fire crews who saved his life. On Aug. 21, the family of now-3-year-old Liam Dominguez welcomed New York City…


4 Most Common Problems When Children Inherit the Family Home

Dear Monty: My husband and I are in our 70s. We are thinking about leaving our home to our kids when we are both departed. We are a close family, and they all enjoy coming home with their kids. We have received advice from our friends. Some think it is a beautiful idea, and others…


Photos Show Abused, Mangy, Malnourished Dog’s Transformation After New Owner Adopts Him

A woman in the Philippines took some extraordinary photos of an abused, mange-infested, and malnourished dog, whom she nursed back to health after adopting him. His physical and emotional transformation is amazing. Abigail Corañez, 28, rescued Norkis, an 8-year-old mixed-breed dog, who was living in a cage, horribly neglected, sick, and starving. Norkis’s owner rarely fed…


Artist Sculpts Stunning Leonardo-esque Horse out of Twisted Driftwood From the Ocean

Washington artist Jeffro Uitto gathers the medium for his artwork on the beaches near his home during the winter months. It can take years collecting the gnarly, twisted driftwood which comprises his expressive animal sculptures in order to amass enough for what will become one of his pieces. The artist from Tokeland, the small coastal…


Homeschooling Through the Hard Days

Even the biggest proponents of homeschooling know that, like anything else in life, there will be good days and there will be bad days. When things get hard, it’s helpful to have a game plan on deck to pull you through. Whether there’s sickness in the family, the boiler is on the fritz, your child…


World’s Most Premature Baby Was Given Zero Percent Odds of Survival, He’s Now 1 and Is Thriving

The world’s most premature baby who was born at 21 weeks and two days has defied the odds: he is now more than a year old and is learning to crawl. Richard Hutchinson from Somerset, Wisconsin, was born 131 days premature and weighed only 340 grams—less than 12 ounces—breaking a record that stood for 3…


Former Runner Loses All 4 Limbs to Septic Shock—But Chooses to Live the Faith He Preaches

When a Florida runner and kids’ soccer coach lost all four of his limbs, his strength and faith were put to the test. Somehow, the married father of four found the will to fight—believing that while much had been lost, there was still more to gain. Rockledge native Gary Miracle, 40, spent almost 12 years…