Category: Family

Man in Montana Hits Family With Pickup, Kills 2 With Shotgun

BILLINGS, Mont.—A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who was in her mother’s arms before the mother’s sister-in-law managed to kill the assailant after he ran out of…


Home Is Where the Kitchen Table Is

If a piece of furniture could have a passport, ours would be a frequent flyer. Our table has moved with us to five countries and weathered numerous house moves. If it were a child, it might need therapy. Ironically, it’s provided my family with all sorts of necessary therapy to ease our globetrotting life. It’s…


Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)

Cappy Ricks (Walter Brennan) has returned home from a long voyage at sea only to find that his family and business are not as he left them. His daughter Frankie (Mary Brian) is engaged to a dimwit that he isn’t fond of. His future mother-in-law has plans for his business and for his prized ship….


‘Love Is Worth That Risk’: Woman Shares Her Cross-Border Love Story and New Life as a Blended Family

An American woman who spent eight years trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood didn’t anticipate that, one day, her own love story would resemble a Hallmark movie—getting married to her soulmate, moving to a foreign country to raise two children, and living life as a blended family. “Love is worth the risk,” Cheyanne…


‘Agency’: An Important New Book About America

Commentary The Gallup polling organization seems to serve up endlessly bleak news about how Americans feel about God and country. I wrote recently about their report of the historically low percentage of Americans that say they believe in God. Now Gallup reports that a historically low number of Americans believe in ourselves and our country….


VIDEO: Every Day Since She Could Walk, Little Girl Waits for Sisters to Get Off School Bus

Every day come rain or shine, little Loxley Whitsett waits for her two big sisters to get off the school bus. And every time they come down the steps, she goes running to meet them with hugs and a huge smile. The heartwarming moments captured on video show just how close the three siblings are….


Golden Retriever and Owner’s New Baby Share Adorable Love Bond

This duo will steal your heart. Big time! (Video courtesy of look_its_sadie) …


VIDEO: 2-Year-Old Calms Down Mom on Seeing How Old Photos Had Stirred Her to Tears

Rochelle Currie lives and works in the realm of beauty. The 32-year-old resident of Melbourne, Australia, and founder of beauty brand Nila Botanics, not only wildcrafts and sells organic beauty products, but she also has a perceptive eye for beautiful moments in life. Recently, she shared one of them on Instagram. Just like most mothers, Currie…


Elderly Couple’s Charming Social Media Posts Go Viral

A peek into the couple’s daily life and their 70-year relationship. (Video courtesy of Pauline & Geoffrey Walker) …


Sisters Dance at Mom’s Wedding, Leaving Everyone in Tears

The bond between these two sisters is so precious and sweet. …