Ndakasi: The Gorilla Who Taught the World About Love.
In 2007, deep in the forests of Congo, rangers from Virunga National Park stumbled upon a heartbreaking scene. A tiny gorilla, just two months old, clung desperately to the body of her mother. Her mother had been killed by poachers,…
Sapelo Island: A Living Legacy of the Gullah Geechee People.
Forty miles south of Savannah, seven miles off the Georgia coast, lies a place where time slows and history whispers through the trees. Sapelo Island is small, secluded, and often overlooked. Yet for over four centuries, it has carried within…
Olive: The Bird Who Taught Us Patience, Love, and Trust.
When Olive first came into our lives, she wasn’t meant to stay. My son had rescued her and her bird companion, Jade, but asked me to house and feed them until he could find them a permanent home. At the…
“Look at Mills!” – The Impossible Gold of Billy Mills.
Billy Mills was never supposed to win. In fact, he wasn’t even supposed to be in the conversation. A young Native American runner from the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, Mills arrived at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as a near-unknown in…
A Wedding to Remember: Love Shines Through Dementia.
Some stories of love are written in grand gestures. Others are whispered in the quiet resilience of everyday life. And sometimes, the most beautiful stories of all appear when you least expect them. For twelve years, she and Bill had…
How Did We Ever Survive? A Tribute to a Different Time.
When I think back to my childhood, I can’t help but smile at how different the world was. My mum used to cut chicken, chop eggs, and spread butter on bread—all on the same wooden cutting board, with the same…
The Woman Under the Bridge: A Story of Compassion, Struggle, and Quiet Service.
Her name is Priscilla, and almost everyone in our community knows her. If you drive past the old bridge, you’ll see her there most days, sitting in a broken, rotting chair that looks as tired as she does. Her legs…
WWII Uncovered: The Extraordinary Life and Service of Elizabeth Lora “Libby” Gardner.
In the sepia-toned photographs of World War II, we often see the faces of young men in uniform, pilots poised at the controls of their aircraft. But every so often, a rare and powerful image breaks through those expectations—like the…
The Girl and Her Husky: A Frozen Moment of Love in the Arctic.
In the winter of 1949, on the snow-swept lands of the Canadian Arctic, photographer Richard Harrington lifted his camera and captured a moment so simple, yet so powerful, that it has endured for generations. It was not a grand scene…
Three Teenagers Push a Stranger’s Car Four Miles Home at 1 A.M.—An Act of Kindness That Went Viral.
It was past midnight on a quiet stretch of highway in Ontario, Canada. The road was nearly empty, the kind of silence that makes every sound echo just a little louder. A woman was behind the wheel of her Chevy…