Tag: Family & Home

Nigerian Businessman Hires Son as Security Guard at His Company to Instill Good Values

A business owner in Nigeria went viral after posting a photo of himself with his son, a college student, whom the father employs as a menial security guard for his company. The dad aims to teach the young man a lesson—not just in the value of money, but also in life. “Can you teach your children…


The Gift of a Meal

On a chilly Monday afternoon, I paced the hallways of my home with my colicky, three-week-old baby. I checked the clock again: 4:06 p.m. I was sure the battery was dead. How could it only have been one minute since I last checked? I was deep in the turbulent waters of brand new motherhood. My…


When Dad’s Got Your Back

I can always tell when my husband is on the phone with his dad. He stops whatever he is doing, walks outside, and starts smiling in anticipation of his dad’s latest joke. My father-in-law just survived his third heart attack but continues to enjoy life and see the humor in it all. What a blessing…


Father’s Day: Memories of My Father

There are two things I am absolutely sure of. I learned them from my dad. The first is this: Regardless of how things appear, life is hard for everybody. Shortly before COVID hit, my dad passed away. He was married to my mom for 68 years and had 7 kids, 19 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren….


The Father You Really Are (But Don’t Know It)

Several years ago, I wrote a book called, “Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need.” We titled the book “Hero” because we wanted to show fathers who they really are in the eyes of their children. But fathers didn’t see it that way. They saw the title and put the book down thinking, “This…


Man Teaches Himself to Handcraft Incredible Leather Shoes—Ends Up Selling Them to Royalty

A self-taught shoemaker has honed his craft from meager beginnings to fashioning some of the finest leather shoes in the world, from his workshop in Saigon, Vietnam. Learning the trade in humbling circumstances in the 1940s, Trinh Ngoc, now 89, went on to craft footwear that became sought after by the likes of kings and…


Dear Next Generation: Lessons From Grandmother Grace

There is a “woke” belief that once our post-COVID nation completely reopens, the unprecedented opportunity will exist to reinvent the workplace. The argument? The modern work-office environment we have today was created after World War II, by men for men, while the wife handles the duties at home. The “woke” obviously never met my grandmother….


Inventive Grandson Builds Telegram Device so His 96-Year-Old Granny Can Keep in Touch With Grandkids

A man in Spain recently took to Twitter to unveil a communication device he made for his 96-year-old grandmother, so she can keep in touch with her grandchildren—and internet users were amazed. Manuel Lucio Dallo, an engineer working with software firm Plastic SCM, built the device in order to help his grandmother, who suffers from…


Mom Who Refused to Abort Baby With Down Syndrome Says ‘He Has Made Me a Better Person’

A pregnant mother carried her baby to term over five years ago—in spite of her doctor’s advice to abort the child, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome. But in bringing her son into the world, what Stephanie Wolfe gained, in wisdom and in love, she could not have anticipated at that stage in her life….


‘We Never Entertained Pity’: Young Autistic Man Starts Own Successful Shredding Company

An autistic Canadian man turned his passion into profit by starting a paper shredding company while in college. Fifteen years on, he has his own workspace, an employee, and he’s even buying his own home. Aaron Grimm, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 5. His whole life, Aaron was encouraged by his…