Tag: Family & Home

My Neighbor’s Tree Fell on My Property

Dear Monty: My neighbor’s tree fell on our property. It destroyed our brick fence, and we have significant damage to the garage. My insurance agent gave me a very vague response about the insurance adjuster determining liability. She said she would come out in the next few days. She also hinted that my policy might…


101-year-old WWII Vet Receives 700 Birthday Cards and Counting, Expecting Hundreds More

A widower is set to receive more than 1,000 cards for his 101st birthday after kindhearted care home staff appealed to generous strangers to make his day special. RAF veteran Jack Annall in the UK was not able to get a visit from his daughter Mary for his big day on Aug. 19, as she…


Michigan Man Finds 158 Bowling Balls Under His Concrete Steps During Summer Reno Project

What started as a backyard demolition project early summer led to one Michigan man unearthing a trove of bowling balls. David Olson, 33, hails from Norton Shores, in Muskegon County, where Brunswick Bowling Products was once a booming enterprise. The manufacturer—once boasting 11 factories in town—produced balls, pins, and other bowling equipment, as well as non-bowling…


When Is the ‘Best’ School Not the Best?

Which school is the best school for your child? Over the past 20 years, I have visited more than 460 schools: urban, suburban, and rural; public, private, and parochial; serving affluent, middle-income, and low-income communities. I have led workshops for teachers and spoken to parents. I have learned that middle-income and affluent parents tend to…


Adorable Rescue Dog Welcomes Owner Home Every Day by Bringing Her Different Gifts

A rescued Labrador mix has become the apple of his owner’s eye for an amusing trait: he brings a carefully chosen “gift” to greet her with every single time she comes home after a day of hard work. “I am always met at the gate by Levi,” 49-year-old Lori Eddins of Pensacola, Florida, told The…


Dear Next Generation: ‘Make Me Feel Important’

I’m trying to put a legacy book of essays together for the grandchildren. They said they enjoyed it. —Elmer Everyone has a sign around their neck saying “Make Me Feel Important.” When our Harley Davidson motorcycle club rode to visit Guide Dogs for the Blind in Bradenton, we all sat in a big circle on…


Teen Couple Who Met in the 50s Get First Photo Shoot Taken After 60 Years of Marriage

There’s no love like old-time love, as one Illinois couple can attest to. Rockford-based photographer Tiffany Miller was privy to that vintage love—for her own grandparents, Bob and Judy Kissel, have been married 60 years. Miller, 33, recently immortalized their bond in their first-ever photo shoot together, and later told The Epoch Times of the…


Man Forms Amazing Friendship With Red Cardinal, Shares Lunch With Him Every Day for 20 Months

Kentucky man Joe Castello became known as “The Cardinal Guy” after he befriended a red bird in 2019 and posted a video on TikTok. It was a snowy December in 2019 and Castello, 58, was at work, having lunch in his truck, parked next to a protected wild space, when he spotted a cardinal on…


Rescue Dog In Minnesota Adopts 10 Orphaned Puppies After Losing Her Own Litter

Rescuers from an animal rescue in Minnesota were overcome by emotion with the story of a grieving mother dog and the 10 orphaned puppies she readily adopted, making their union a miracle. When Ruff Start Rescue of Minnesota’s Twin Cities took in a shy female rescue, named Poppy, from a Houston-area shelter, they had no…


Simple Secrets for Grilling Cheap Cuts of Meat

Getting our outdoor grill cleaned, polished, and ready for summer got me thinking about how much fun it would be to celebrate. After all, summer is just a few months a year, so why not do things up right with an amazing menu and a few good friends? What happened next I can only attribute…