You may either love it or hate it, but no one who’s ever seen it or heard of it is indifferent towards what we believe is a real masterpiece in the world of music and film. Wonder what we are talking about? The musical that teaches us that no dream is too big to be fulfilled. If your first thought is The Greatest Showman, than you are guessing right. Hugh Jackman portrays the role of P.T. Barnum, a visionary who started from scratch and ended up on the top, presenting to the world The Greatest Show. This man put no effort in wiping out the line that stands between reality and fantasy. Thirsty for innovation and willing to give people a bit of the magic he had in himself, he made his Barnum & Bailey Circus a synonym for fun and unforgettable spectacles.
Despite the casts’ incredible acting that added to the uniqueness of this piece of musical, the numerous names from the music industry who filled the role of the music performers captivated the audience’s attention. Soon after the movie was released, the songs of the soundtrack were sang by many other musicians and amateurs, and were performed during talent shows, and many school performances. One of them, however, stole our hearts. Five young boys took the stage and let their stunning vocals loose while the melody of “A Million Dreams” filled the air.
It takes a lot of self-confidence in order to performed this song the way these boys do it. It’s amazing how they resemble the original so much and it’s apparent they’ve spent numerous hours practicing, but the final result is definitely worth it. Their age didn’t stop them from delivering a breathtaking show while doing justice to the grace and awe of the melody.
No stage fright, just a group of young kids with out-of-this-world musical talent.
The sweet voices blend in a perfect harmony. Looking at them and listening to what they had to offer is simply inspiring. Their parents have to be really proud of their boys’ skills and achievement. Following P.T. Barnum’s example, they showed everyone around how no task is too challenging if you put your heart in its execution.
Take a look at the pleasant performance and enjoy!
Even though there are a lot of people who would just turn their head on the other side when they see an animal out on the street all alone and scared, there are those individuals like Jason Gasparik who’d do anything in their power to help the confused creature.
On March 1, as this guy was walking by the post office in Charlotte, he took a notice of a chocolate Labrador who was obviously frightened and needed a helping hand. Without having any second thoughts, Gasparik took it home and was determined to track the dog’s owner down. The Lab was in a good shape so he assumed whoever owned her was probably losing their mind over where their pet could be.
Gasparik took it to social media to ask whether someone could recognize this sweet chocolate Lab, but to no avail. He then got this idea of taking her to a vet’s and see whether she was micro-chipped. When the vet told Gasparik she was, he immediately called the number. But as it turned out, he got to speak to a breeder from Pennsylvania who sold the dog to someone in Charlotte years ago. That meant the search wasn’t owner yet.
The guy then decided to do things the old-fashioned way. He printed a bunch of flyers with Roxy’s picture asking whether someone knew her. As he didn’t get any calls, he and Roxy waited at the busiest street corner hoping her owner would just pop out and take her home.
This dude literally standing on the corner of Ballantyne Commons and Rea Road today trying to find a lost dog’s owner. Good people do exist 🙌👏 (Owner still not found). pic.twitter.com/W81dpQD47n
It turned out Gasparik’s flyers were the right thing to do as they helped reach Roxy’s owner Sam. The man was driving around asking people whether they have seen a chocolate Lab when a woman told him how she has noticed a flyer of a dog matching the description.
Roxy’s real name was Indy and she was finally reunited with her family. As for Gasparik, he grew so fond of the dog that he offered to take her on regular walks. He also updated her microchip information.
Gasparik is indeed the best fellow ever. This world definitely needs more people like him.
Apparently, science stands behind the love and affection we all have for our favorite Hollywood man, magnificent Morgan Freeman. Despite his unbeatable acting skills, this filmmaker’s voice is what makes us fall for him any time he appears on the screen. According to some scientists, the deepness of his vocal gives people impression of integrity, competence and physical power.
This time, he’s stealing our hearts and attention with his new hobby. As it turns out, Freeman became a beekeeper and we can’t be more glad. This speaks a lot about him as a person concerned for the well-being of our planet who is willing to turn his pretty huge ranch into a bee sanctuary. He believes how this decision would contribute to the process of reviving the bee population.
The importance of the bees for us as humans and for the planet is immense. They help provide large portions of the food we consume on a daily basis and have a great role in the balance of the ecosystem. Bees are responsible for pollinating about one-sixth of the flowering plant species worldwide and approximately 400 different agricultural types of plant. This means that without them, at least one-third of the food we eat will no longer be available and our plates would look totally different.
The sad and pretty much concerning reality is that the number of bees is decreasing steadily.
Jodi Monelle, the founder and the CEO of LIVEKINDLY says how “The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) states that “Researchers are calling the mass disappearance ‘Colony Collapse Disorder’” and that “The number of hives in the United States is now at its lowest point in the past 50 years. Whilst researchers are still theorizing the main cause of colony collapses, it is widely recognized that environmental damage is having a hugely negative impact on their (very delicate) ecosystem.”
Besides the highly nutritious honey they provide us with, bees are extremely important factor when it comes to feeding other living organisms, which means that without them, the planet will lose birds, mice, squirrels, and other animals.
It is why projects as that of Morgan Freeman are essential for helping keep the bees alive. He first spoke of this new hobby of his during Jimmy Fallon’s show back in 2014. He talked what it feels like to be around these precious pollinators and how skillful he’s become around them. His Mississippi ranch of 124-acre is now a bee paradise full of fruit trees, clover, magnolia trees, and lavender.
He started all this by importing 26 hives full of bees from Arkansas that he fed sugar water.
This is what he had to say:
“There is a concerted effort for bringing bees back onto the planet…We do not realize that they are the foundation, I think, of the growth of the planet, the vegetation…I have a lot of flowering things, and I have a gardener too.
“As she takes care of the bees too, all she does is figure out, ‘OK, what would they like to have?’, so we have got acres and acres of clover, and we have some planting stuff like lavender, I have got like, maybe 140 magnolia trees, big blossoms.”
“I have not ever used the beekeeping hat with my bees. They haven’t stung me yet, as right now I am not trying to harvest honey or anything, but I just feed them…I also think that they understand, ‘Hey, don’t bother this guy, he’s got sugar water here.”
Although what individuals like Morgan Freeman do for the sake of preserving as much bees as possible is extraordinary, it’s up to each and every one of us to finally start appreciating the hard work of these tiny insects and do our best to provide them with conditions for completing their mission, and that’s keeping the environment and people alive.
Undoubtedly, ‘Baby Shark’ is one of the most popular kid’s song of all times. The song has been played and sang by many, including adults and kids. The catchy rhythm and the simple lyrics make the song addictive.
The song’s popularity is enormous. ‘Baby Shark’ can be found on all children’s TV programmes, YouTube channels and it was even on the Billboard Hot 100.
However, you have never witnessed the song being performed during a brunch! What’s even more unusual, the song is performed by a drag queen!
Admit it, a combination that cannot be seen every day!
The restaurant Talde in Jersey City is the location where this performance happened. Parents took their toddlers for brunch in order to spend some quality time together. And, they did!
The restaurant Talde is the working place of the drag queen Marti Gould Cummings. He prepared quite a show for the kids. He explains:
“We decided to do a ‘drag roulette,’ where the audience picks a bunch of songs for us to perform at random,” Cummings explained. “I asked the little boy what he wanted to see performed and he asked for ‘Baby Shark.’ The DJ quickly found the song online, and we added it to the playlist for him.”
Everyone had a great time. Almost all of the guests clasped and the kids were more than happy to hear their favourite song in live. The ordinary day turned out to be a show to remember.
A video recording was uploaded on the Internet of this unexpected show. With more than 650,000 views, the show is obviously very amusing even for the people who weren’t present in the restaurant.
“So many people have responded to the video with so much love,” said Cummings. “The internet can be such a toilet for negative, toxic behavior and misinformation, so it feels incredible to be part of this one moment that is using the internet to spread so much love and joy.”
As it is expected, some people do not agree with bringing kids to a show of that type. To this, Cummings says:
“Anyone who thinks drag isn’t for children is wrong,” Cummings said. “Drag is expression, and children are such judgment-free beings; they don’t really care what you’re wearing, just what you’re performing.”
He also adds:
“It would be nice if us adults could let the child inside of us out for a little bit, so maybe we could all be a little more accepting of others ourselves.”
It has been scientifically proven how spending more time around the grandchildren results in increased life span of the grandmas and grandpas. This is something the parents of little Sophie know all too well and they make sure their little one spends some quality time with the elderly family members.
Sweet Sophie first met her great-grandma back in 2015 and the two became practically inseparable ever since. Her mom and dad weren’t really sure how both their daughter and the great-granny would react when they see each other for the first time because the old lady suffered from dementia. But it turned out, introducing them to one another was the best thing they could do.
Since then, Sophie visited her great-grandma who lived in Lowestoft, United Kingdom, numerous time and they had so much fun together that the videos of their unique encounters were shared with the whole world.
The moment Sophie saw the sweet lady, she got closer and started singing to her while the two snuggled into each other. The air in the room was filled with the lovely voice and the lyrics of the song “You Are My Sunshine.” This really was a moment to cherish and to remember.
“Sophie 1st visit to her great nana ( who has suffered dementia) and grandad,” Miller wrotein August 2015. “We were worried what her reaction would be but what happen next surprised us.”
Yvonne Miller, Sophie’s grandma, was the one taking the videos they later shared on the social media. People who got to see them agree how this is the right way of raising a child, by teaching them how to love and respect the elderly.
Unfortunately, the great-grandma passed in October, 2017, but the videos are there to remind little Sophie of the special place this lady had in her heart and in her life while growing up.
“Am sad to say that our Mam/nana and great-nana has passed away yesterday morning,” Yvonne Miller wrote in the caption on Oct. 11, 2017.
“My heart breaks that we only missed her passing by a few minutes but I think that’s what she wanted.”
“She suffered with dementia the last couple of years. She now can rest in peace. She taught me so much on how to be a good mother and now a good nana,” Miller wrote.
“She was a strong women in every way and I looked up to her so much. Her quirky personality will live through us all and she will be missed by all her family and everyone that knew and loved her ❤❤❤.”
We are certain that the last days of this great-grandma’s life were filled with happiness. At least she knew she was loved and cared for thanks to the girl with a big heart and her family who taught her to respect her grandparents.
Brantley School District is located in one of the poorest counties of Georgia. This means the school and the students struggle with the shortage of finances and resources for proper functioning. The school motto ‘Reach every student, every day’ is tightly connected to the school’s difficult situation.
The message of the school reached Ashlyn and Brent, a married local couple. They live near the school and that allows them to do something for the kids and the school itself. She travels to the school on regular basis and tries to make a difference for the children.
The poor living condition of the kids is a major problem and it motivated Ashlyn’s actions. Furthermore, the insufficient funding of the school is a major problem for proper functioning of the institution and achieving the desirable results. Luckily, besides Ashlyn and her husband, Ellen’s done something that may help the school to widespread their message across the nation.
Materialism is not the only thing that the students need. The goal or the plan is to make every student feel special. Furthermore, promoting the students’ values and their capabilities and skills is another thing this couple is fighting for. They need to know that someone does care for them. The teachers of the school add that they want to follow Angel Scwindt’s quote:
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”
Many people dream of luxurious big houses, with several bedrooms and grand expensive bathrooms. However, there are people who just love simple and small houses, avoiding huge expenses. Furthermore, having a big house means lots of money for maintenance, while simple houses do no require expensive repairing and fixing. What’s even better, simple houses can be afforded by almost anyone, without any major impact over the family budget.
The Lillevilla Escape
Lillevilla Escape is the name of a single-room small house. This simple house is made of one big room and it is sold on Amazon for just $4,200. Lillevilla manufacturer’s 113 square feet plan of the house is very simple and it’s all in one. Another positive side, besides its low price and simplicity, is the relatively short time period for installation of the house itself.
The order is placed on-line and it takes less than a month to be shipped and transported to the desired location. The house weighs some 3,000 pounds and it provides a comfortable place for those who will purchase it. In order to cut down the expenses on heating or cooling, the manufacturer recommends adding insulation.
Assembling is easy!
You get everything with the purchase, except tools. The assembling is very easy and it only takes two people to do the job. Of course, you will need the tools, but once you supply them, the house can be assembled relatively quickly.
Inside the house
The house has all elements of any other house. The big room provides comfortable and lovely living space. The arrangements of the elements are up to the owner, but anyhow, the room is big enough to place sofa, armchairs and a table. Adding decoration on the walls makes this room even more pleasant for the eyes.
You can always remodel, add or remove elements. Using decor, night tables and lamps may improve the room’s comfort. Personal elements, pictures or souvenirs, add ‘soul’ to the room and make the house warm. Changing elements is up to the owner and the inside of the house reflects the owner’s vision of comfort.
One beautiful and very useful feature of the house is the accessibility to the outdoors. The main room opens directly outside, no halls or passages, directly into the yard. This house may be very useful for those people who enjoy being in direct contact with the nature.
The porch is unavoidable!
You can’t skip the porch. People who purchase these types of houses enjoy installing the porch since it’s one of the house’s best feature. Having a porch in front of the house with a direct view of the nature is just great. Adding to this few chairs and a table, the comfort and the joy are guaranteed.
Additional options
With $4,200 you can purchase the basic plan or design of the house. However, if you do have the money and the desire to buy something extra, Lillevilla offers extra elements. Whenever you feel like you need extra windows, shutters, flower boxes or doors, you just make the purchase. The installation of these extra elements is also easy and very fast.
These houses are eco-friendly. This house is just perfect for those people who do not want to have a major impact on the environment. The materials are not hazardous and the impact on the nature is minimal. Lillevilla House is the perfect house for nature lovers and nature activist. This small house offers huge comfort and environment-friendly shelter.
Parenthood means lots of responsibilities, duties and busy schedule. It is not easy to be a parent. The family problems, in addition to the jobs we do and the pressure we feel from third parties, may result with having a very stressful and frustrating life.
A recent study has shown that large number of married women find their husbands as bigger source of stress than the kids themselves.
The main reason for such opinion is the husbands’ behaviour. In other words, the wives believe that their husbands act like children even though they are grown up men. Jokingly, some of the participants of the study say that there is not even a difference between the husband and the kids. There may be some truth in it, according to other similar studies conducted in the recent period.
One British study that has been published recently shows that men mature emotionally later than women. The study also shows that men reach their ’emotional maturity’ in their 40s, while women reach it in their 30s. There are some participants’ claims that state men actually never stop being immature.
Every person understands emotional maturity differently. Usually this immaturity includes playing video games, eating a lot of fast food, burping and showing off. Some researchers call this type of behaviour as ‘Peter Pan syndrome’.
Different study – similar results. The source of wives’ stress is pinpointed once again.
Similar to the other studies of this type, half of the women stated that their husbands are the main source of stress. These results may surprise many, since the general opinion is that children are the source of parents’ stress.
One participant said:
“A 7-year-old is going to be a 7-year-old. But a 35-year-old acting like a 7-year-old is more stressful, because they should know better.”
Another participant added:
“Often times it seems like I am the only adult in my house. My husband and daughter compete with me for my attention.”
Besides the sources of stress, the study also focuses on the relationship between the parents and the kids. The results have shown that the fathers usually have a ‘friendly relationship’ with their kids. The fathers usually do not hesitate playing with their kids and engaging in various leisure activities.
On the other hand, the mothers are concerned with more serious activities. The health, education and behaviour are usually the mother’s duties. It is up to her to deal with these crucial aspects of the child’s life. Having this in mind, it is expected women to be more stressed than the men.
Regarding this, one woman says:
“My husband is a really great dad, but I do find marriage to be stressful. I’ve had to put so much energy into my marriage,” one of the responders said.
Communication may be the solution.
The crucial thing in overcoming these stress-related problems is communication. Wife-husband communication and mutual understanding may fix this unbalance and hopefully lower the stress level in the family.
Communication between both parents is very important in solving everyday problems. That way, the duties may be divided and the responsibilities will be taken equally by both of them. If only one parent takes the majority of the responsibilities then the stress in unavoidable.
In addition to that, an attention is paid to the cohesion of the family. In other words, the stress is higher in families where one parent usually forbids everything, while the other allows all of it. Acting in the same way reduces the stress that affects the parents.
Chores – another source of stress.
So far the immature behaviour of the husband has been pointed out as a major source of stress. However, the studies have shown that the unequal split of the chores may also result with some significant stress and frustration.
Unbalanced split of the chores and household tasks usually affects the harmony of the family, especially the husband-wife relationship. This is an additional source of stress, besides the already mentioned, and as such may have some serious consequences. Therefore, having an equal share of responsibilities, duties and chores is the crucial element of the family’s success.
The third factor – ‘time stress’!
Doing things on time, beating the clock and following schedule of duties very often make us stressed and desperate. The time pressure makes us feel frustrated and that may lead to blaming ourselves, or the people around us, for the possible failures. This is a very unpleasant situation for every person and unhealthy environment for the family.
One of the
participants, regarding this, adds:
“I feel like I am figuring out a lot about parenting on my own without the input of my husband. This stresses me out because when something goes wrong, it is all my fault,” one of the moms in the research told.
Once again, communicating with your partner may be the key to the success. We all struggle to have the perfect marriage, and this may be the crucial thing in achieving that.
