When it comes to choosing the best place to live, there are many options. And whereas many choose to be part of the big cities and the crowd, there are those who opt for nature and tranquility and build their homes near woods and forests. The latter not only get to breath fresh air and enjoy the stunning surroundings, but the luckiest of them also get to make friends with the wild inhabitants.
A woman named Amscoile would always see one deer running around her house, so when a storm was announced to take place, she didn’t only think of her own safety, but of that of her unusual guest too. Knowing the deer may come again and look for a place to hide, she left the back door open.
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But to her surprise, something very sweet and unlike took place. The sweet deer did hid at Amscoile’s house, but he brought his friends too. So having three of them inside was something this woman didn’t really expect. She, of course, let them stay there until it was safe to go into the forest again.
You can take a look at this unusual sight in the video below.
Most people dream of becoming celebrities for the sake of leading luxurious lives and being loved by millions, few, however, among which the one and only Keanu Reeves, seem to use their celebrity status for the sake of doing good for others.
This incredible actor is truly a very special person. He’s down to earth and unlike his colleagues, he doesn’t mind taking the metro or dining at a local fast-food store.
Reeves’ generosity is known world-wide. Some years ago, magazines revealed how he was spending huge amounts of money funding cancer research and helping a number of children hospitals.
The A-list actor and star of the science fiction movie Matrix was reported to have given around $65 million to the special-effects and costume-design team who worked on the trilogy. An unnamed source told ABC News: “He felt that they were the ones who made the movie and that they should participate.”
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For Reeves, it was never about the money. He’s a humble man who simply enjoys what he does in life. He was reported saying, “Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I’ve already made for the next few centuries.”
According to Hello!, Reeves also gave Harley Davidson motorcycles costing $7,800 to each of the members of his stunt team while filming in Australia.
Many fans who actually met him in person are happy to share impressions of the encounters.
It’s not surprising that everyone praises him and his actions. One Reddit user who used to work on set with Reeves wrote: “Back in the late 90s and fresh out of college I got my first job as an assistant prop designer on the set of Chain Reaction (Keanu was a supporting actor with Morgan Freeman). EVERY DAY for the last few weeks of filming, Keanu treated the stage hands and ‘grunt workers’ (including myself) by taking us out for free breakfast and lunch. He was genuinely a very nice guy to work with.”
He then added: “Since then, I’ve worked on about 30 different sets and have never met an actor as generous and friendly as him. Most actors I’ve seen and worked with are total douches who always think they are better than us. Keanu on the other hand, at the very least, was socially approachable and definitely kindhearted.”
“That was one example (that involved me directly), but (on the same set), I remember him going out of his way to give my friend a ride to the repair shop to pick up his car… I’ll write more as I remember, but its been a while.”
We love you Keanu. Thank you for everything you do.
Prank it FWD by Mediocre Films is presenting a truly uplifting story of a 21-year-old marine named Melissa and her two brothers.
Melissa believes she is being filmed for a documentary, not knowing she is part of a “prank” which ends up helping her and her family.
Namely, her childhood was a tough one because her mother faced drug problems most of Melissa’s childhood. Now, not wanting her little brothers to face the same thing, she decides to plead before the court for legal custody of them. The boys are in foster care and although their families take great care of them, they want to live with their big sister.
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Recently, their mom was tested positive with methamphetamine and Melissa hopes her brothers would stay away from that kind of life.
Luckily, she gets the custody and the moment she visits them at school and shares the great news is beyond touching. They haven’t seen each other for six years and were never raised together, so this is their chance to reunite as a family after all those years.
Prank it FWD didn’t only help with Melissa’s rent and her trip to Alabama where her brothers were, but they also surprised her with a brand new Toyota Rav4 given by Toyota.
Take a look at the whole story in the video below and don’t forget to share it with your friends.
Have you ever noticed how we easily judge others for their actions without even knowing their background stories? I have, and I believe that we should never judge a book by its cover and we should always make sure we don’t hurt anyone by assuming things that aren’t true.
Officer Matt Lima, who serves in Somerset, Massachusetts, is a kind of man we should all look up to. What makes him special is not only his profession, which is taking care for the safety of the members of the community, but also an act of kindness he showed to someone in need.
Namely, right before Christmas, Officer Lima received a call about two women and two children who were trying to steal some groceries from a Stop & Shop store.
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He responded and found himself at the scene in no time. Once there, he pulled the women aside and asked them why they tried sneaking goods out of the store without paying. They responded how they didn’t have enough money and couldn’t afford to get all they needed for the Christmas dinner.
These words touched Officer Lima deeply. He could see the women were telling the truth, so instead of arresting them, he served them with a ‘no trespass order’ and gave them a credit card with $250. He told them how they could leave and spend the money in another store.
“The two children with the women reminded me of my kids, so I had to help them out,” he explained.
my respect and admiration for this Policeman, who went beyond the call of duty.!!!…Massachusetts Policeman buys groceries for family caught stealing groceries https://t.co/hdC55AZMkx
Many news outlets picked up this incredible story and reached Officer Lima.
“Obviously this family was in need, and I can’t imagine having to make the decision to go to Stop & Shop and just only pay for what I can afford – or do I go there and try to take things for Christmas dinner for the kids?
“They were very thankful; they were kind of shocked. I’m sure a lot of people in that same situation would be thinking that there was going to be a different outcome, and maybe they would be arrested or have to go to court.
“I bought the gift card close in value to what would’ve been taken. I just did what I felt was right. It’s not about me, I just tried to put myself in that family’s shoes and show a little bit of empathy,” he said.
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His colleagues and the chief of the police department also praised Officer Lima’s kind deed.
“His actions exemplify what it means to protect and serve the members of our community.
“When faced with a difficult situation in which a family was trying to provide a meal for their kids, he made the generous decision to not press charges and instead ensured that they would have a Christmas dinner they could enjoy,” they said in a statement.
This story is so uplifting. It teaches us that we should always step in for those in trouble because that’s the only way to have humanity work.
We should never give up on our dreams, because as great author Paulo Coelho wrote in his bestseller The Alchemist, “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
87-year-old war veteran named Edward Sanders knows that best.
Unlike his fellow friends who graduated from high-school, he was forced to drop out when he was only 15 in order to become part of the U.S. Air Force. So, in one moment, Ed was enjoying his carefree life in Jackson, Michigan, and in the next, he found himself flying a B-47 bomber in Korea.
“We had a lot of scary moments over there,” he told MLive. “My first day there, I thought it would be my last. You can’t imagine what it was like.”
However, a day after day, Ed served in the military for almost a decade before he returned home in Jackson where he still resides together with his wife. He shared the story of how the two met. While still in Korea, Ed was given some time off to visit his family and it was then that he met the love of his life.
“(I) thought she was the prettiest girl in Jackson, so I asked her would she wait for me, and she said she would. When I got out, we got married.”
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Life was good for Ed, but one thing he regretted was not finishing high-school. However, he never really believed that this wish of his could turn into a reality one day.
Thanks to the Michigan program for veterans which allows them to receive their diplomas, Ed got his from Jackson High School.
The best thing of all is that he received his diploma together with his great-great niece Alex Bissell. You can check the video of the graduation ceremony below.
San Antonio, Texas has one of the nation’s largest military populations so the phrase “thank you for your service” can often be heard around the city.
The veterans are those people that we owe our freedom to, so it’s not rare that many of us could be heard saying how we support the military. But how is it that we offer this support that we talk of very often?
What Would You Do? ran a social experiment that was about to show how people react when members of the military are unable to pay for their groceries as their cards gets declined. Ryan is an actor who is playing a veteran and Lorraine is playing the cashier at a market. While she’s speaking to Ryan, she mentions how he served in the military and has a baby at home. In the next moment, she tells him how he’s short in cash and waits for the reactions of those waiting in queue.
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The quick reactions of the customers and their willingness to step in for this veteran in need gives us hope that things are probably better than we all thought.
Some of these people can barely afford to pay for their own groceries, but they are still helping Ryan.
This video is very touching, it will bring you to tears. Please share it with your family and friends.
One doesn’t need to be a firm believer in order to know deep down that sometimes things happen because God wants them to be that way. And even if you don’t believe in angels in a form of divine creations that lead us through life and through difficult situations, you still have to agree that many times, they appear in a form of another human being who crosses our path when we need it the most and restores our faith in humanity and in doing good.
The song Angels Among Us, speaks of such encounters, and that is why it is considered one of the best Christmas songs of all time.
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Randy Owen, the lead singer of the country band Alabama this song was written for, once said how the group received “hundreds of letters from all over the world saying that the song was a blessing.” Honestly, we can’t agree more. It is a piece of music that brings a touch of magic and warms the soul.
This time, a rendition of it was recorded by a group of incredible musicians, among which Scotty McCreery, Carly Pearce, Hunter Hayes, and Brennley Brown. It is a product of the cooperation between Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, whose goal was to raise awareness as well as money for all the children who are being treated in the hospital.
The final result is breathtaking. Check the rendition of Angels Among Us below.
Most child actors who were somehow forced to be under the spotlight from very early age get tired of the life that comes along the status of being a celebrity, so many of them decide to pursue a totally different career later in life.
If the name Mary McDonough sounds familiar, then you were probably a fan of the first ever family show of that type, The Waltons. In fact, this show is considered to have paved the way to similar series, such as Little House on the Prairie.
“The Waltons kind of paved the way for others to come on the air. We were a large family living in the depression and Little House was a small family living on a prairie. There are some similarities. They both have morals and lessons that they teach in their storylines. Having three generations living under the same roof is a little bit different. Their storekeeper had a kooky wife and so did ours. We both have similar fan bases also,” McDonough said of the series which represent her huge breakthrough.
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She played the role of Erin Walton for ten years. Her characters was adored by many, so McDonough became a famous name. The then 10-year-old girl enchanted millions with her acting and people loved her so very much.
The actress recalled the time she auditioned for the role that changed her life. She says that the line was the longest she had ever seen as it looked like every girl from California was there, hoping to be part of this new project. McDonough was asked to read a scene from The Waltons The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and it was more than enough for her to be picked for the role of Erin among the hundreds of other girls.
“My dad said It was like buying your first ticket to the Irish Sweepstakes and winning,” she said about getting the job.
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Speaking of the time of the filming of the series, McDonough remembers how being a young girl she was under a lot of pressure to always look flawless.
Speaking to Oprah, she said: “When I was 15 I had an ulcer, my hair started to fall out, I had these rashes on my head, and I remember my parents took me to the doctor. And the doctor said, ‘Well, is she under any pressure?’ And my parents said, ‘No, she’s the luckiest girl in the world — Are you kidding me?’”
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From the beginning of the series, McDonough turned from a young girl into a woman, and that transition wasn’t easy for her. She often starved herself in order for the clothes to fit her, although she wasn’t really getting fat, but maturing.
It was actor John Ritter who helped her overcome that period of her life when he advised her to start writing a journal and put down her thoughts and her struggles. According to McDonough, writing a journal saved her life. She learned how to love her body again.
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After The Waltons, McDonough had a hard time finding a job in Hollywood. One reason, according to her, was that she wasn’t “large enough.” This “forced” her to undergo a breast augmentation surgery. That, however, didn’t go as planned and McDonough was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and collagen disorder Sjogren’s Syndrome.
“My hair fell out and I would be tired all of the time,” she told Smashing Interviews. “Of course, everybody kept saying, ‘Well you’re crazy. You’re depressed. Go to therapy!’ So it was 10 years of being undiagnosed and finally I got to the point where I was in so much pain I couldn’t even lift my daughter.”
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Once The Waltons was over, McDonough worked as a waitress and a bartender for some time. She also landed some smaller roles in several television series, Will & Grace, The Love Boat and ER, among others.
Today, she is a public speaker and a workshop leader. She “helps people change, create life balance, and return to a sense of self” according to her web page. She also has a YouTube channel and is an author of many books.
“I’m not alone and I never was alone, and none of us are,” she told Oprah. “And now I can help people, and the reason I do almost everything I do is so that no one feels as alone and terrified as I did. And it’s pretty rewarding.”
