This series is to spotlight the Light and Love inside humanity, and the wonder and miracles that can be found around us. Please click on the headline to read the full article. ~ESAMIRACLES/WONDERS:
- Some Guy Was Trapped in a Car Stuck at 125MPH and Somehow Didn’t Die Frank Lecerf was driving his car adapted for the disabled in France when it got stuck at 60MPH. He tried to brake. The car accelerated.
- Utah Family Survives Plane Crash: Caught On Tape Jonathan Fielding was treating his wife, Kara, to her first flight ever on her birthday.
- Oak Grove basketball team survives tornado A normal Sunday afternoon practice became a survival story they'll remember for a long time.
- Lightning pupils ‘saved by a miracle’ Two King Edward VII School boys hit by lightning were probably clinically dead when a paramedic father rushed to their sides and gave them “basic CPR”.
- Oakdale shooting victim: 'It's a miracle I'm alive' "There had to be a lot of angels because they saved us," says the 68-year-old Knoblach.
- University of Maryland shooting: Neal Oa miracle to be alive The stepfather of the University of Maryland student who was shot but survived Tuesday's murder-suicide in College Park says it's a miracle that his son is still alive.
- Michigan woman gives birth same day she learns of pregnancy Unaware of her pregnancy until the day she delivered, Linda Ackley, 44, of Summit Township underwent an emergency C-section on Friday.
- Miracle mums after Irish cancer victim has her best friend carry twins Two Irish women living in Boston help make medical history happen.
- Valentine’s Day Homecoming Miracle Jennifer Ford of Monroe gets to go home to her family after spending the last three months recovering from a serious car accident.
- Utah Family Survives Plane Crash: Caught On Tape Jonathan Fielding was treating his wife, Kara, to her first flight ever on her birthday.
- Oak Grove basketball team survives tornado A normal Sunday afternoon practice became a survival story they'll remember for a long time.
- Lightning pupils ‘saved by a miracle’ Two King Edward VII School boys hit by lightning were probably clinically dead when a paramedic father rushed to their sides and gave them “basic CPR”.
- Oakdale shooting victim: 'It's a miracle I'm alive' "There had to be a lot of angels because they saved us," says the 68-year-old Knoblach.
- University of Maryland shooting: Neal Oa miracle to be alive The stepfather of the University of Maryland student who was shot but survived Tuesday's murder-suicide in College Park says it's a miracle that his son is still alive.
- Michigan woman gives birth same day she learns of pregnancy Unaware of her pregnancy until the day she delivered, Linda Ackley, 44, of Summit Township underwent an emergency C-section on Friday.
- Miracle mums after Irish cancer victim has her best friend carry twins Two Irish women living in Boston help make medical history happen.
- Valentine’s Day Homecoming Miracle Jennifer Ford of Monroe gets to go home to her family after spending the last three months recovering from a serious car accident.
HEROS:
- Hero father is shot dead while protecting his 11-year-old daughter When one of the men attempted to make his way to the room of his sleeping daughter, Mr. Harris, who is reportedly disabled, fought back.
- Middleton Apartment Fire Hero 29-year old, Hector Guerra is being called a hero after a fire broke out inside his Middleton apartment complex.
- While Others Looked On, His Training Kicked In In a matter of moments Brian Smith, an employee of the Plumbing Knight in Pinehurst, turned into a white knight for a Hope Mills woman involved in a car accident
- Family search for ‘good Samaritan’ who rescued 18-year-old from flipped car “The car was lying on the driver’s side and I couldn’t get the passenger door open because it was too heavy; it kept falling back down again.”
- 'Blizzard Baby' Nohely Delivered During Snowstorm With Help Of National Guard As an ambulance slipped through the snow early Saturday, after an emergency call that Ericka Bueno was in labor, the vehicle couldn't get up the hill to her house.
- War Hero Gets Key to City for Saving the Lives of 100s His actions during a recent tour of duty in Afghanistan saved the lives of more than 100 people, mostly civilians.
- Is there a hero gene? Social psychologists have identified a phenomenon known as the ‘bystander effect’. Numerous studies show bystanders are less likely to intervene in emergency situations as the size of the group increases.
- Middleton Apartment Fire Hero 29-year old, Hector Guerra is being called a hero after a fire broke out inside his Middleton apartment complex.
- While Others Looked On, His Training Kicked In In a matter of moments Brian Smith, an employee of the Plumbing Knight in Pinehurst, turned into a white knight for a Hope Mills woman involved in a car accident
- Family search for ‘good Samaritan’ who rescued 18-year-old from flipped car “The car was lying on the driver’s side and I couldn’t get the passenger door open because it was too heavy; it kept falling back down again.”
- 'Blizzard Baby' Nohely Delivered During Snowstorm With Help Of National Guard As an ambulance slipped through the snow early Saturday, after an emergency call that Ericka Bueno was in labor, the vehicle couldn't get up the hill to her house.
- War Hero Gets Key to City for Saving the Lives of 100s His actions during a recent tour of duty in Afghanistan saved the lives of more than 100 people, mostly civilians.
- Is there a hero gene? Social psychologists have identified a phenomenon known as the ‘bystander effect’. Numerous studies show bystanders are less likely to intervene in emergency situations as the size of the group increases.
HELPING HANDS:
- Homeless man returns diamond ring accidentally dropped into his change cup A homeless man who hit the jackpot in his change cup—a diamond ring—showed he had a heart of gold by returning it.
- Group makes $10 prom dress for families in need of discount She created the non-profit Fairy Godmothers Inc., which helps high-school girls facing financial hardship attend their prom by selling dresses at a steep discount.
- Pay It Forward projects to benefit those in need of food, water, joy Three finalists have been chosen for this year’s Catholic Spirit Pay It Forward for Lent initiative.
- Bolingbrook Students Practice Acts of Kindness for "Pay it Forward 365" Week Bolingbrook students spent time performing community service, practiced good manners and constructed a chain of kindness during Valley View School District 365U's "Pay it Forward 365" week.
- Melbourne volunteers lend hand to Miracle Village with new drill Villa Milagro works to provide medical care, education and clean water to the people of Peru.
- Plow drivers 'aren't in miracle business,' but they try to be The workers faced formidable obstacles as they soon realized that heavy-duty equipment was needed to tackle the monstrous snowfall. They were also held back by abandoned cars, stuck vehicles and emergency calls that required pulling a plow truck off its route to clear roads for ambulances and fire engines.
- Meet the Man Who Keeps Springfield Fire Trucks Rolling A lot goes into fighting fires, but to keep the trucks rolling to the scene of every blaze, there's one man to thank.
- Feed The Children and World Neighbors unite The two Oklahoma City-based nonprofits will join forces as strategic partners to better serve those in need worldwide.
- Group makes $10 prom dress for families in need of discount She created the non-profit Fairy Godmothers Inc., which helps high-school girls facing financial hardship attend their prom by selling dresses at a steep discount.
- Pay It Forward projects to benefit those in need of food, water, joy Three finalists have been chosen for this year’s Catholic Spirit Pay It Forward for Lent initiative.
- Bolingbrook Students Practice Acts of Kindness for "Pay it Forward 365" Week Bolingbrook students spent time performing community service, practiced good manners and constructed a chain of kindness during Valley View School District 365U's "Pay it Forward 365" week.
- Melbourne volunteers lend hand to Miracle Village with new drill Villa Milagro works to provide medical care, education and clean water to the people of Peru.
- Plow drivers 'aren't in miracle business,' but they try to be The workers faced formidable obstacles as they soon realized that heavy-duty equipment was needed to tackle the monstrous snowfall. They were also held back by abandoned cars, stuck vehicles and emergency calls that required pulling a plow truck off its route to clear roads for ambulances and fire engines.
- Meet the Man Who Keeps Springfield Fire Trucks Rolling A lot goes into fighting fires, but to keep the trucks rolling to the scene of every blaze, there's one man to thank.
- Feed The Children and World Neighbors unite The two Oklahoma City-based nonprofits will join forces as strategic partners to better serve those in need worldwide.
DONATIONS:
- Woman donates kidney to husband just before Valentine's Day Three days before Valentine’s Day, a Florida woman gave her husband the most special gift of all – life.
- Students donate blood for hurricane victims Most of the blood is going to the east coast, Hurricane Sandy and all.
- Cardinal students donate blood to save lives Students from the Cardinal Community School District were giving back to the community Wednesday, in the form of blood donations.
- Sunyani High School Students Donate Blood Students of Sunyani Senior High School have responded positively to the cry of the Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital's Blood Bank in Sunyani by donating 168 units of blood.
- Northern Colorado Medical Center has full docket as students donate blood on Wednesday Giving blood is helpful to many in the community, and students were able to lend a hand to those in need of blood.
- UCSB students donate a meal for the homeless New program allows them to convert a dining hall meal to a homeless sack lunch.
- Girl hopes to donate 100 shoes to Children Services for her birthday Today is Riley McCune’s birthday, but she doesn’t want any gifts. This year, she’d rather give to others.
- Love2Winners Donate Prizes To Girl Battling Leukemia "My husband works at Lampson and they're a really tight knit little community and we discovered there was a little one sick. She's three-years-old and battling leukemia. So we decided this would go to that family," said winner Ashley Mathews.
- Angel FM Listeners Donate to Bonso Community Following appeal to the listening public, listeners of the local radio station mobilised various items and contributed money towards the rehabilitation of about 500 residents and the community which was hit by a fire outbreak recently.
- Jesse Wharton Students Donate $1,000 To 3-Year-Old Uriah Who Has Ostogenesis Imperfecta or Brittle Bone Disease 5th graders held an ice cream social with Uriah and give him the money they collected for the surgery he'll have in April to place metal rods in his legs.
- Stuart Students and Faculty Donate to Locks of Love Seventeen students at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart had their ponytails cut off Monday in order to help children in need.
- 214,687 people pledge to donate organs in Kuala Lumpur The rise in the number of donors was due to increased awareness among the donors and beneficiaries on the importance of organ donation to patients.
- Veterans’ groups donate toys, funds for ‘Tots’ Members of the AMVETS, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of AMVETS hosted an event in December that resulted in toys being donated to help more than 100 local families enjoy a nice Christmas.
- Rotarians donate dictionaries Murray Rotary Club donated more than 400 dictionaries to third graders in Murray schools.
- St. Charles on verge of donating land to help injured veteran "We've got fantastic support," Hall said. "We have a vet selected. And we have got all we need to put this together."
- Regional Tourism Leaders Donate More Than $58,000 to Misquamicut Business leaders and owners, including Dyer and those from the Mystic Marriott, Wells Fargo, the Mystic Aquarium, Bob Valenti Auto Mall and United Builders Supply had donated $58,500 to the Misquamicut Beach community.
- Kal And Lucille Rudman To Donate $10,000 To Haverford High's WHHS The donation will help pay for new equipment to help the station, which began in 1949 and is one of the oldest high school stations in America, upgrade to meet FCC requirements for license renewal.
- LA aircraft business owners donate $100K to keep LA Unified aviation mechanic school open A Los Angeles couple who own an aviation industry business have donated $100,000 to keep an aviation mechanic school open for another year.
- Students donate blood for hurricane victims Most of the blood is going to the east coast, Hurricane Sandy and all.
- Cardinal students donate blood to save lives Students from the Cardinal Community School District were giving back to the community Wednesday, in the form of blood donations.
- Sunyani High School Students Donate Blood Students of Sunyani Senior High School have responded positively to the cry of the Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital's Blood Bank in Sunyani by donating 168 units of blood.
- Northern Colorado Medical Center has full docket as students donate blood on Wednesday Giving blood is helpful to many in the community, and students were able to lend a hand to those in need of blood.
- UCSB students donate a meal for the homeless New program allows them to convert a dining hall meal to a homeless sack lunch.
- Girl hopes to donate 100 shoes to Children Services for her birthday Today is Riley McCune’s birthday, but she doesn’t want any gifts. This year, she’d rather give to others.
- Love2Winners Donate Prizes To Girl Battling Leukemia "My husband works at Lampson and they're a really tight knit little community and we discovered there was a little one sick. She's three-years-old and battling leukemia. So we decided this would go to that family," said winner Ashley Mathews.
- Angel FM Listeners Donate to Bonso Community Following appeal to the listening public, listeners of the local radio station mobilised various items and contributed money towards the rehabilitation of about 500 residents and the community which was hit by a fire outbreak recently.
- Jesse Wharton Students Donate $1,000 To 3-Year-Old Uriah Who Has Ostogenesis Imperfecta or Brittle Bone Disease 5th graders held an ice cream social with Uriah and give him the money they collected for the surgery he'll have in April to place metal rods in his legs.
- Stuart Students and Faculty Donate to Locks of Love Seventeen students at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart had their ponytails cut off Monday in order to help children in need.
- 214,687 people pledge to donate organs in Kuala Lumpur The rise in the number of donors was due to increased awareness among the donors and beneficiaries on the importance of organ donation to patients.
- Veterans’ groups donate toys, funds for ‘Tots’ Members of the AMVETS, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of AMVETS hosted an event in December that resulted in toys being donated to help more than 100 local families enjoy a nice Christmas.
- Rotarians donate dictionaries Murray Rotary Club donated more than 400 dictionaries to third graders in Murray schools.
- St. Charles on verge of donating land to help injured veteran "We've got fantastic support," Hall said. "We have a vet selected. And we have got all we need to put this together."
- Regional Tourism Leaders Donate More Than $58,000 to Misquamicut Business leaders and owners, including Dyer and those from the Mystic Marriott, Wells Fargo, the Mystic Aquarium, Bob Valenti Auto Mall and United Builders Supply had donated $58,500 to the Misquamicut Beach community.
- Kal And Lucille Rudman To Donate $10,000 To Haverford High's WHHS The donation will help pay for new equipment to help the station, which began in 1949 and is one of the oldest high school stations in America, upgrade to meet FCC requirements for license renewal.
- LA aircraft business owners donate $100K to keep LA Unified aviation mechanic school open A Los Angeles couple who own an aviation industry business have donated $100,000 to keep an aviation mechanic school open for another year.
HOPE/PEACE:
- Mother says she forgave man who held boy in bunker The mother of an Alabama boy held for days in an underground bunker said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that she forgave her son's captor early in the standoff and asked authorities not to harm him.
- Snowstorm 'Nemo' and How the Homeless Survive Extreme Winter Weather "We focused on food, shelter, and clothing care just to make sure that our facility was ready to receive large numbers of people. We normally see large numbers of people in the winter anyway, but because of this storm we knew that we would see additional people coming for shelter."
- God is your refuge A monastery near Moscow has opened its doors to the city’s homeless — in exchange for food and shelter, the men help out on the farm.
- A child’s ‘miracle,’ a plea for awareness Mended Little Hearts, which has lobbied to get Virginia to recognize Feb. 7-14 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, also is raising awareness about a simple test that can screen for certain serious heart defects in newborns.
- Miracle on 135th Avenue A Portland high school where students speak 55 languages shows Oregon how to reform education.
- Snowstorm 'Nemo' and How the Homeless Survive Extreme Winter Weather "We focused on food, shelter, and clothing care just to make sure that our facility was ready to receive large numbers of people. We normally see large numbers of people in the winter anyway, but because of this storm we knew that we would see additional people coming for shelter."
- God is your refuge A monastery near Moscow has opened its doors to the city’s homeless — in exchange for food and shelter, the men help out on the farm.
- A child’s ‘miracle,’ a plea for awareness Mended Little Hearts, which has lobbied to get Virginia to recognize Feb. 7-14 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, also is raising awareness about a simple test that can screen for certain serious heart defects in newborns.
- Miracle on 135th Avenue A Portland high school where students speak 55 languages shows Oregon how to reform education.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Officer Kyle Jones, La Porte, Texas Cop, Stops Traffic In The Rain To Help Lost Dog "No task is insignificant for Officer Jones," Sgt. John Krueger told The Huffington Post. "Moreover, the event was nothing but significant for the family."
- Ex-Military Dog Gabe, 2012 Hero Dog, Dies The American Humane Association awarded Gabe and Shuck $10,000 for being named 2012 American Hero Dog. The duo donated their prize money to the United States War Dogs Association.
- Brown-and-white Indonesian owl called new species Researchers looking for a nocturnal bird in Indonesia accidentally identified a new species of owl — one that has a distinct song and is believed to exist nowhere else in the world.
- 'Monkey Dog' Banana Joe is top dog at Westminster A class clown, this champion is pretty bright.
- Ex-Military Dog Gabe, 2012 Hero Dog, Dies The American Humane Association awarded Gabe and Shuck $10,000 for being named 2012 American Hero Dog. The duo donated their prize money to the United States War Dogs Association.
- Brown-and-white Indonesian owl called new species Researchers looking for a nocturnal bird in Indonesia accidentally identified a new species of owl — one that has a distinct song and is believed to exist nowhere else in the world.
- 'Monkey Dog' Banana Joe is top dog at Westminster A class clown, this champion is pretty bright.
BUSINESS:
- Standard Chartered Staff Mentor Donate to Children At the SOS Children's Village Over 10 staff took part in the event socializing with the 11 orphans of the Standard Chartered Bank sponsored house in the SOS Children's Village in Bakoteh.
- Zidells donate $150,000 to school food pantries, challenge others to help fight child hunger The donation will be seed money for expanding a two-year-old food pantry program that exists in six Multnomah County low-income schools.
- Local Businesses Donate Refurbished Car to Family in Need South Windsor's Pete's CARSTAR, Farmers Insurance Group and Manchester's LKQ Corporation donate a car to a single mother who commuted four hours a day to work.
- Donate old helmets and biker coats for charity Preston Harley-Davidson will be taking donations of jeans, jumpers, and even worn leather jackets and old helmets.
- Alaska Airlines to donate 1 million miles to Make-A-Wish Hawaii Alaska Airlines has announced it will donate 1 million miles to Make-A-Wish Hawaii to help grant the wishes of local children with life-threatening medical conditions.
- Coffee House Helps Raise Funds for Miracle League Biggby Coffee locations in of South Carolina are stepping up to the plate this month as they begin a fundraising partnership with the community’s own Summerville Miracle League, an adaptive baseball program for both children and adults with special needs.
- Wells Fargo to donate $1M to Arizona nonprofits Wells Fargo will make donations totaling $1 million to be shared by six Arizona nonprofits to help strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods.
- Blessing, QMG each donate $100,000 to Cedar Creek Trail project "(The trail) serves the community and provides a free and accessible way to not only increase physical activity, but also spend quality time with family and connect with the outdoors."
- Zidells donate $150,000 to school food pantries, challenge others to help fight child hunger The donation will be seed money for expanding a two-year-old food pantry program that exists in six Multnomah County low-income schools.
- Local Businesses Donate Refurbished Car to Family in Need South Windsor's Pete's CARSTAR, Farmers Insurance Group and Manchester's LKQ Corporation donate a car to a single mother who commuted four hours a day to work.
- Donate old helmets and biker coats for charity Preston Harley-Davidson will be taking donations of jeans, jumpers, and even worn leather jackets and old helmets.
- Alaska Airlines to donate 1 million miles to Make-A-Wish Hawaii Alaska Airlines has announced it will donate 1 million miles to Make-A-Wish Hawaii to help grant the wishes of local children with life-threatening medical conditions.
- Coffee House Helps Raise Funds for Miracle League Biggby Coffee locations in of South Carolina are stepping up to the plate this month as they begin a fundraising partnership with the community’s own Summerville Miracle League, an adaptive baseball program for both children and adults with special needs.
- Wells Fargo to donate $1M to Arizona nonprofits Wells Fargo will make donations totaling $1 million to be shared by six Arizona nonprofits to help strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods.
- Blessing, QMG each donate $100,000 to Cedar Creek Trail project "(The trail) serves the community and provides a free and accessible way to not only increase physical activity, but also spend quality time with family and connect with the outdoors."
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- 'Valentine Rose' Nebula Blooms in Deep Space A strange nebula in deep space shines like a cosmic rose in a new photo unveiled just in time for Valentine's Day.
- Asteroid 2012 DA14's Friday Flyby: A Stargazer's Guide Scientists and amateur observers alike are eagerly awaiting Friday's historic flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14, which will zoom inside Earth's ring of geosynchronous satellites.
- Russia, Kazakhstan may mange space base together A Russian space official says lease agreements for some launch facilities in Kazakhstan could be suspended, opening the way for their joint administration by the two countries.
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Weird 'Hood Ornament' on Mars NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has photographed a shiny, metallic-looking object that bears a passing resemblance to a door handle or a hood ornament.
- Asteroid 2012 DA14's Friday Flyby: A Stargazer's Guide Scientists and amateur observers alike are eagerly awaiting Friday's historic flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14, which will zoom inside Earth's ring of geosynchronous satellites.
- Russia, Kazakhstan may mange space base together A Russian space official says lease agreements for some launch facilities in Kazakhstan could be suspended, opening the way for their joint administration by the two countries.
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Weird 'Hood Ornament' on Mars NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has photographed a shiny, metallic-looking object that bears a passing resemblance to a door handle or a hood ornament.
SPORTS:
- Marathon man's tribute to children's hero Mary A novice runner is taking on the challenge of the London Marathon as a tribute to his mother-in-law.
- Kalani soccer star's mom puts the 'Hero' in Hiroyo Kalani soccer standout Leo Klink led his team to victory on the field but it was his mom who he says was the real hero.
- UEFA and Cristiano Ronaldo donate 100,000 euro in support of ICRC Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is donating 100,000 euro to the physical rehabilitation programme of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan.
- Kronwall to donate NHL tickets to those with autism Niklas Kronwall, defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings, has donated tickets for each remaining home game to families living with autism identified through Autism Alliance of Michigan’s partner organizations.
- D. Rose Opens Up About Fears, Faith, Fatherhood “My faith in God grew,” Rose said. “Just believing more, I’ve been reading a lot more and having patience, man.”
- Johnny Knox: "God has better plans for me" He's grateful to be able to function as a father and husband, even if he can't run and catch like he used to.
- Miracle League: Ankeny Close To Goal CFM Financial donated $10,000 to the city’s Miracle League Field and Playground Project.
- Orlando Magic donate $50,000 to Seminole State Seminole State College of Florida has received a $50,000 grant from the Orlando Magic Youth Fund to benefit first-generation college students.
- Kalani soccer star's mom puts the 'Hero' in Hiroyo Kalani soccer standout Leo Klink led his team to victory on the field but it was his mom who he says was the real hero.
- UEFA and Cristiano Ronaldo donate 100,000 euro in support of ICRC Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is donating 100,000 euro to the physical rehabilitation programme of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan.
- Kronwall to donate NHL tickets to those with autism Niklas Kronwall, defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings, has donated tickets for each remaining home game to families living with autism identified through Autism Alliance of Michigan’s partner organizations.
- D. Rose Opens Up About Fears, Faith, Fatherhood “My faith in God grew,” Rose said. “Just believing more, I’ve been reading a lot more and having patience, man.”
- Johnny Knox: "God has better plans for me" He's grateful to be able to function as a father and husband, even if he can't run and catch like he used to.
- Miracle League: Ankeny Close To Goal CFM Financial donated $10,000 to the city’s Miracle League Field and Playground Project.
- Orlando Magic donate $50,000 to Seminole State Seminole State College of Florida has received a $50,000 grant from the Orlando Magic Youth Fund to benefit first-generation college students.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Filipinos abroad hire Cupids to serenade lovers With nearly 10 percent of the country's 94 million people working abroad, clearly there was room for someone to play Cupid between long-distance lovers.
- Kirk Cameron Tells Students to 'Perform for Audience of One' “Set the bar high and perform for an audience of One (God)—and you’ll get the applause of Heaven; you can just trust God to take care of everybody else.”
- Vassar, other performers to donate blood at Paramount Vassar and members of High Valley are scheduled to donate blood in a Marsh Regional Blood Center mobile unit in front of the Paramount.
- Sheryl Crow plays SLC to benefit Children's Miracle Network All proceeds from this event will benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, whose headquarters are located in SLC.
- The Eagles Donate Signed Takamine Guitar To Benefit Environmental Group Swaner's mission is to preserve the land and the human connection to the natural landscape, to educate the communities about the value of nature and the ecosystem.
- LBJ and Lady Bird courtship love letters released The correspondence between the 26-year-old future president and Lady Bird are available for public review for the first time starting Thursday — Valentine's Day.
- Kirk Cameron Tells Students to 'Perform for Audience of One' “Set the bar high and perform for an audience of One (God)—and you’ll get the applause of Heaven; you can just trust God to take care of everybody else.”
- Vassar, other performers to donate blood at Paramount Vassar and members of High Valley are scheduled to donate blood in a Marsh Regional Blood Center mobile unit in front of the Paramount.
- Sheryl Crow plays SLC to benefit Children's Miracle Network All proceeds from this event will benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, whose headquarters are located in SLC.
- The Eagles Donate Signed Takamine Guitar To Benefit Environmental Group Swaner's mission is to preserve the land and the human connection to the natural landscape, to educate the communities about the value of nature and the ecosystem.
- LBJ and Lady Bird courtship love letters released The correspondence between the 26-year-old future president and Lady Bird are available for public review for the first time starting Thursday — Valentine's Day.
LIFESTYLE:
- Who Sent the First Valentine's Day Cards? It’s generally accepted that the world has Saint Valentine to thank for what has become known, by many a forgetful husband, as a “Hallmark holiday.” But the stories behind the real first Valentine are more interesting than you might guess.
- Long-married Brooklyn couples celebrate their love The Shamrakovs are among 300 couples who will gather for a Valentine's Day champagne party in Brooklyn that's become an annual celebration of enduring love. It's a select group: All of them have been married at least half a century.
- 5 ways to make love last past Valentine's Day While love is always in the air around this time of year, couples can struggle with how to keep the romance alive the other 364 days.
- Couples find ways to build profits and happy homes Business-marriage balance: Couples find strategies to build profits and happy homes.
- Amen to love: Singles group embraces God, the lonely “We just share a life together,” Strassner said. “There’s a lot of people out of work, and we just try to help each other, basically, because there’s not any other groups around really.”
- Teaching Kids How to Pay it Forward One Mom's idea to teach her children the importance of bringing a little sunshine to someone else's day has inspired a great many more families to do the same.
- Pay It Forward, Live Longer? People who help others are less likely to die after stressful events, according to a study recently published in American Journal of Public Health.
- Long-married Brooklyn couples celebrate their love The Shamrakovs are among 300 couples who will gather for a Valentine's Day champagne party in Brooklyn that's become an annual celebration of enduring love. It's a select group: All of them have been married at least half a century.
- 5 ways to make love last past Valentine's Day While love is always in the air around this time of year, couples can struggle with how to keep the romance alive the other 364 days.
- Couples find ways to build profits and happy homes Business-marriage balance: Couples find strategies to build profits and happy homes.
- Amen to love: Singles group embraces God, the lonely “We just share a life together,” Strassner said. “There’s a lot of people out of work, and we just try to help each other, basically, because there’s not any other groups around really.”
- Teaching Kids How to Pay it Forward One Mom's idea to teach her children the importance of bringing a little sunshine to someone else's day has inspired a great many more families to do the same.
- Pay It Forward, Live Longer? People who help others are less likely to die after stressful events, according to a study recently published in American Journal of Public Health.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- God is love and love is giving He wasn't talking about chocolate kisses, red roses, and diamonds. He was talking about love as selfless giving. That's how God gives.
- Who is God? Through spirituality, we learn also that God is a reality in us, that the presence of his Spirit is real in us and in all things around us.
- God is not a genie So often when I have prayed, I have treated God as if he were a genie in a lamp – God grant me this and grant me that. As if I expect him to snap his fingers and voila all my requests are delivered. It has been more about what I want in my life, instead of offering myself to God to do His will in my life.
- During Lent, learn to make God central to life During Lent “we are invited, each one of us, to respond to one fundamental question: what is truly important in our lives?”
- People who 'do God, do good', says Baroness Warsi Britain is becoming increasingly reliant on churches and religious groups to meet “crucial” needs once met by the state.
- 'Insightful and surprising’ ideas offered by teens in national survey Even the staunchest supporters of the best congregations can usually name changes that they would make if they could, all in the interests of remaining true to Restoration ideals and transforming the church into a body more pleasing to God.
- Church panel wants candidate 'chosen by God' MizoramKohhranHruaitute Committee (MKHC), a committee comprising leaders of the 13 major churches of the state, has appealed to church members to pray fervently so that the people elect a candidate "chosen by God" in the February 23 Chalfilh assembly bye-election.
- African pope would be "quite some miracle" A black African pope to succeed Pope Benedict would be "quite some miracle", a leading archbishop from Ghana said, adding that a developing world candidate might have to overcome negative perceptions within the Catholic hierarchy.
- Arkansas minister, wife create ‘Blue, Red and Gold’ Bible “In my mind was placed this plan, to color God’s words in blue and the mentions of the Holy Spirit in gold, in Bibles that people could use to better understand the Trinity.”
- Who is God? Through spirituality, we learn also that God is a reality in us, that the presence of his Spirit is real in us and in all things around us.
- God is not a genie So often when I have prayed, I have treated God as if he were a genie in a lamp – God grant me this and grant me that. As if I expect him to snap his fingers and voila all my requests are delivered. It has been more about what I want in my life, instead of offering myself to God to do His will in my life.
- During Lent, learn to make God central to life During Lent “we are invited, each one of us, to respond to one fundamental question: what is truly important in our lives?”
- People who 'do God, do good', says Baroness Warsi Britain is becoming increasingly reliant on churches and religious groups to meet “crucial” needs once met by the state.
- 'Insightful and surprising’ ideas offered by teens in national survey Even the staunchest supporters of the best congregations can usually name changes that they would make if they could, all in the interests of remaining true to Restoration ideals and transforming the church into a body more pleasing to God.
- Church panel wants candidate 'chosen by God' MizoramKohhranHruaitute Committee (MKHC), a committee comprising leaders of the 13 major churches of the state, has appealed to church members to pray fervently so that the people elect a candidate "chosen by God" in the February 23 Chalfilh assembly bye-election.
- African pope would be "quite some miracle" A black African pope to succeed Pope Benedict would be "quite some miracle", a leading archbishop from Ghana said, adding that a developing world candidate might have to overcome negative perceptions within the Catholic hierarchy.
- Arkansas minister, wife create ‘Blue, Red and Gold’ Bible “In my mind was placed this plan, to color God’s words in blue and the mentions of the Holy Spirit in gold, in Bibles that people could use to better understand the Trinity.”
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