By: Varvara Budetti/Liftable As the weather warms up, roadside construction picks up. Normally, this would be a mild annoyance for many, but for one Virginia teen in July 2015, the construction site was a huge blessing. Kevin Huntington was working on the busy Interstate 95 near mile marker 155 in Virginia. There’s always something going…
Café Owner Lets Homeless Man Work For The Day. 2 Weeks Later, She Walks In And He’s Still There
By: Barbara Diamond/Little Things In March 2016, a homeless man wandered into Abi’s Cafe in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He right looked at the owner, Cesia Abigail, and asked her for money. “Why don’t you have a job?” Cesia replied. “You know nothing is given to me for free, right?” The homeless man, Marcus, proceeded to explain to Cesia that…
4-Year-Old At Grocery Store Calls Lonely Widower ‘Old,’ And Mom Is Floored By His Response
By: Barbara Diamond/Little Things Tara Wood’s daughter, Norah, was gearing up to celebrate her fourth birthday. On the day before her big day, Norah happened to explain to Tara her affinity for elderly folks — their soft skin, their slow-moving gestures, and how — since they’re reaching the end of their lifespans — she wants to “love…
Katherine Johnson, The NASA Mathematician Who Advanced Human Rights With A Slide Rule And Pencil
BY: Charles Bolden/Vanity Fair NASA chief Charles Bolden recalls the historic trajectory of the “human computer” who played a key role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, and as a female African-American in the 1960s, shattered stereotypes in the process. When I was growing up, in segregated South Carolina, African-American role models in national life were…
Texas School Triples Recess Time, Solves Attention Deficit Disorder
By: Live The Organic Dream Public education is more stressful than ever for our children, as standardized testing requirements increase and programs like art, music and physical education are being phased out. The result of this type of environment is predictable, and the medical establishment and big pharma are making a killing by dragging active children…
12 Of The Most Dangerous Roads In The World. Would You Drive These?
By: Alexandrea Becker/Shareably Going for a drive can be a relaxing time to unwind. That is, as long as you’re not traveling along one of these roads. These are 12 of the most dangerous roads in the world! Just the thought of winding around these extreme roadways is enough to make us feel car sick. Trust…
Cop Stops Teen On Street, Discovers Broken Home Life. Then Mom Calls Cop, ‘You Need To Take Him’
BY: Kim Davis/Liftable It was September 2014 when 16-year-old Anthony Schultz was running down the road on a hot Arizona night. He was alone, he was running with all his might, and he had no idea that a Peoria police officer was watching him. Eyeing the teenager from his patrol car, Officer Brandon Sheffert couldn’t shake the…
Strange Man Follows Age 12 Boy To Car At McDonald’s And Jumps In. Off-Duty Cop Hears Screams And Knows
By: Jasmine Allen/Liftable It was supposed to be a fun trip to Disney World for a family of three visiting out of town, but it soon turned into a trip of terror. If it wasn’t for one attentive police officer, one little boy’s life may have changed forever. On Monday night, a father and his…
The Day My Child Lost Her Joy—And What I Did To Revive It
By: Rachel Macy Stafford/For Every Mom In an especially chaotic rush out the door to go on a family vacation, I sat in the passenger seat fuming. Mad because I didn’t have time to put the dishes in the dishwasher. Mad because we were late getting on the road. Mad because the garage door was acting…