For a Ukrainian couple who’ve been together for 20 years and raised an 18-year-old daughter, an official marriage was never of any significance. However, when the war knocked on their door, Lesia Ivashchenko and Valerii Filimonov reconsidered their attitude toward marriage and decided to tie the knot. Donning military uniforms instead of a wedding dress…
‘We Must Live in the Moment’: Ukrainian Reservists Marry in Military Fatigues at Kyiv Checkpoint
Couple Gives 600 ‘Mom and Dad Hugs’ at College Campus: ‘Overwhelmed by the Goodness of God’
After a touching moment with a bereaved teen at church, a mom from North Carolina was struck by divine inspiration. She made signs—”Free Mom Hugs” and “Free Dad Hugs,”—and headed to a local university campus with her husband to offer hugs to anyone who needed one. On Nov. 16, 2021, Jordan and Matt Roten visited…
Couple Buys and Renovates Crumbling 15th-Century French Chateau, Here’s How It Looks Now
Sharing a mutual dream of one day restoring a historic property to its former glory, a hospital doctor and an engineer uprooted from their life in Scotland to start a brand-new adventure in France. They single-handedly took on the restoration of a dilapidated 15th-century château. Three years on, the building is by no means finished…
Couple Celebrates 81st Wedding Anniversary Despite Friends Saying They Wouldn’t Last Long
A pair who recently celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary has earned the title of Britain’s longest married couple after friends told them they “wouldn’t last long.” Ron and Joyce Bond, aged 102 and 100, from Milton Keynes, Bucks, tied the wedding knot on Jan. 4, 1941, and have since seen 15 different prime ministers take power….
Couple Use 400,000 Lego Bricks to Build Replica of the London Bridge in Their Living Room
A Lego-loving couple has spent four weeks working 14 hours a day to create a 21-foot-long replica of the Old London Bridge in their own sitting room. Every year, Mike Addis, 63, and Catherine Weightman, 58, build a massive Lego creation around the year-end holidays. And their 27th project was completed using 400,000 Lego bricks. The…
Couple Detained on Plane After Leaving Dutch Quarantine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Dutch military police arrested a husband and wife Sunday who had left a hotel where they were being quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 and boarded a plane. Local media reported that the couple were trying to fly home to Spain. A spokeswoman for the local security authority that covers Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport…
Couple With 2 Biological and 7 Adopted Kids Adopt 2 More: ‘God Directed Our Steps’
An Arizona couple with two biological and seven adopted children have just welcomed two more adopted siblings into their home, making them a family of 13. The proud parents, who call all their kids “precious jewels,” claim God directed them every step of the way. Elementary grade school counselor Maria Hansen-Quine, from Phoenix, and her…
Israeli Couple Arrested in Turkey on Espionage Charges
ISTANBUL—An Israeli married couple were arrested for espionage late Friday after taking photographs of the Turkish president’s residence in Istanbul, Turkey’s official news agency said. Anadolu Agency said a Turkish national was also arrested. Police detained them after a tip off from an employee working in the Camlica radio and television tower on the Asian…
Couple Share Their Home With 7 Huge Newfoundland Dogs: ‘They Aren’t the Breed for Everyone’
Only an animal lover can feel the immense joy and love this family experiences sharing their home with seven huge Newfoundland dogs. Emma Bone, 33, and her husband, Mark, 40, spend hours on end grooming and walking the pups; the couple haven’t been able to go on holiday in years in order to look after…
Detroit Couple, Both Aged 94, Share Their Secret to 75 Years of Wedded Bliss
A nonagenarian Detroit couple who met when they were just 13 have shared their secret to a long-lasting marriage as they celebrate 75 years of wedded bliss. “I need to say that my husband and I, we don’t argue,” Myrtle Greens, 94 told The Epoch Times. “We communicate with each other.” Albert, 94, who was…
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