People go about their daily lives, dashing from doing one job to the next, a guy perched on the sidewalk and singing can be an interruption to the flow of your day a little hiccup, enough to stop and listen…Many people think that a street performer is a lazy guy begging for money, couldn’t he just go and get a job, and some might be just to busy to appreciate the performance…
But for Jesse Rya things were different, he played his guitar outside the grocery store in Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas!
YouTubeJesse sat next to the store, he was singing an original song of his own, anyone could just stop and listen to it. As it happens a tall man came up to him, he had a small thought that someone had come to move him on, out of the way of customers.
However, when you’re making the right kind of noise, full of joy, it can be really infectious and carry the feelings with it!
The guy who approached Jesse was nonother than Howard Mullins, he wasn’t coming to move him on he was coming to join in with him…YouTubeAt first, Howards just listened, quietly appreciating the song, but then, like he had been compelled by a force beyond him, he just joined right in, being creative and following his heart and creative inner self.
Howard improvised with Jesse while joining in…
They sang:
Tell ’em that I just don’t know no, no no(All your chances I was never leaving)Tell ’em that I just don’t know no, no no(all the times that ive been down and out)Tell ’em that I just don’t know no, no no(I was thinkin’ I’d take all my life, all my time)
Then two other men came over, they walked over with a kind of swag that said they were coming for some of the action.They didn’t stop the song though, they were wearing yellow reflective vests, and one of them Ron Lashey, dances next to them, singing along with them.YouTubeRon’s obvious natural skill is not just dancing and singing though, he gets right into a rapid-fire freestyle rap about persistence in the plight of struggle.
Then after that, the three ‘artists‘ who are also three strangers to each other, break up and go off in different directions.An onlooker, James Maldondo, just happened to catch it all going on and after he shared it online. The video quickly gathered momentum until it got millions of views.Rya posted on social media so he could ask names of the fellow singers, he never thought that he would find out their names though.
It wasn’t long before they all found fame and they even made it to the Jimmy Kimmel show and onstage, the late-night host even accompanied on the sax!Facebook/Jesse Rya
This really was an awesome gathering like an angel from above had pushed them all together and then watched the show, some artists believed that in their sculptures the art was already formed inside, they just needed to reveal it, well these guys had talent, and for sure they revealed it to the world!Watch the amazing and lovely performance below, and please SHARE with friends and family:
There are often things behind your walls you might not imagine, it’s times like home renovations that can reveal them, things like cash, jewels, antiques. As you pull out the old ready to replace with the new almost anything unexpected could be hidden!Mark Von Thaden in California had a surprise behind his walls, but sadly for him, he wasn’t going to find something as lavish as what we said before, what he found was a critter had been doing his own renovations… and it looks like he has been doing it for a very long time!Facebook/Mark Von ThadenMark just wanted to give his pool house a facelift, make it look sleek and cool inside, in the video clip he explains some of the work he needed to do, but after removing the wooden panels he notices many little holes in the walls.
Mark, with a little doom in his voice, happens to mention that he hates woodpeckers, funnily enough, a naughty little bird, a woodpecker, has been drilling holes in the walls for a special reason, he was creating a snack shack of his very own!
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Mark was soon going to discover that Woody the Woodpecker himself, had been a busy boy pushing acorns into the holes he drilled, for a long time!
Unfortunately for the bird, this strange tree was hollow and the acorns would fall to the bottom where he couldn’t reach them!
Even though he was on a fruitless task he just couldn’t stop himself, acorn after acorn, like throwing quarters in a slot machine, one after the other, mar was soon to discover exactly how many acorns were behind the walls…
Facebook/Mark Von ThadenYou know those bins you see at the grocery store, the vertical ones that contain nuts, beans, and rice? when you lift the slot they pour out…
Well watch the video when he lifts the insulation back, does it remind you of anything else, like in your grocery store?
This little woody-woodpecker had unknowingly been creating a mass food storage unit for acorns and that is just why this quite unhappy guy hates woodpeckers!
He certainly has his work cut out for him now, for sure!!Facebook/Mark Von ThadenWatch this video below and see for yourself, and please SHARE with your friends and family…
A childbirth is both a special thing and a unique miracle, each and every time, especially for loving parents…
There are some births that really are unique, in a way every birth is unique, but some more than other births.
This one couple has always said to themselves that they really want a family, and it wasn’t long at all after they got married that they found out that they were going to be parents.
They really didn’t imagine that they were going to have a pregnancy that was one in a million!
Tim and Bathani first met each other about two years before they finally married in the June of 2015, then around three months after that Bethani went to the hospital after she discovered that she was pregnant, for her routine ultrasound checkup.
When the nurse realized that the image on the ultrasound was very special, both her and the parents were in disbelief at what their eyes could see on the scan!
The couple never could have imagined in a million years that they were going to have four identical quadruplet girls, in fact the chances of this happening are about one in fifteen million!Bethani said:
“I could not believe it, I was in such shock. Honestly, I thought the ultrasound tech was joking. I couldn’t believe it”
Although she had to have a C-section around the 33 weeks mark, in the June of 2016, four healthy little girls were born and called Grace, Emily, Abigail, and McKayla.
Neither mom nor dad of the little girls had any previous history of quads in their past that they knew of, however the children were conceived naturally, so, you can understand how rare his occurrence was!
If they had undergone any kind of fertility treatment, then we might understand that this happened, for for a natural conception this was completely amazing!
The couple are having a really hard time being able to tell the twins apart though, but to help with the problem they painted their toenails in different colors, its their secret code!
Caring for just one newborn baby is pretty hard work, but for four, managing day to day tasks really seems gargantuan, it’s a wonder how their mental state remains in tact each and every 24 hours!
Having four little cheeky babies is so much more expensive than you could imagine though and they rely on weekly donations to help them to survive sometimes too!
Bethani said:
“It’s really amazing, because there would be no way we could do this by ourselves”
The couple feel really blessed, even though sometimes they just don’t know how they are going to cope with it all.
The family now live with Tim’s mom, she really does love her grandchildren dearly, they make her feel so happy!
Life really has got surprises for us all, but its how we cope with those surprises that defines you as a person and show haw beautiful people we can be too!
SHARE this lovely story to inspire us all and you friends and loved ones, how beautiful life can really be…
It can be very difficult to stay organized around the house with more and more “stuff” piling up. When kids and pets are added to the equation the storage space is even more limited! Before you throw everything in a box and keep it hidden away somewhere, have a look at these clever storage solutions! These genius storage hacks will make organizing your home so much easier (and more fun)! And the best part – they’re simple and will keep your home clutter free!
1. Hanging a shoe organizer in your closet is a great way to organize paper towels or cleaning supplies!
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2. Add double hooks to the inside of a closet door to hang dusters and dustpans.
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3. Don’t waste any space! Covering exposed beams with wire shelves is another storage solution to use when organizing your home.
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4. Have your clutches perfectly organized with a simple lid rack!
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5. Turn a low hanging coat rack into a great hanging shoe storage!
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6. Declutter your desk using velcro to fasten your hard drive under your desk.
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7. No more cluttered cabinets using hooks in the shelves for hanging teacups and mugs. This looks so organized!
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8. Fruits and vegetables that don’t need refrigeration can be stored in baskets hung on a Pegboard.
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9. Store plastic grocery bags (or dog waste bags) in an empty wet wipe container.
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10. Ice cube trays are great for organizing jewelry or craft supplies.
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11. Don’t know where to store your towels? Repurpose a wine rack – use it as a beautiful towel rack.
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12. Use small baskets in drawers to organize and store different types of makeup.
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13. Declutter your bathroom using PVC pipes for storing your curling iron. Measure your curling irons and pick a PVC pipe accordingly.
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14. Tired of not finding your tweezer? Install a magnet inside your medicine cabinet to hold onto it.
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15. Or, use a larger magnetic strip to keep track of all bobby pins.
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16. Use empty baby wipe container to store crayons for when you’re on the go.
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17. Declutter your pots lids by storing them behind a towel rack inside of a pantry door.
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18. Find a beautiful vintage frame and use nails to keep your sewing thread neat and organized.
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19. Use egg cartons to store smaller christmas ornaments.
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20. Keep your batteries organized in a tackle box.
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21. Place screws, nails and picture fasteners inside of different jars or canisters.
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22. Organize tights neatly on a clothing hanger.
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23. Place all Christmas and present wrapping paper in a garment bag for an organized and easily accessed storage.
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24. Create a simple, yet beautiful, jewelry organizer with tacks and a piece of wood trim.
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25. Use unwanted wire hangers to hang your flip flops and free up floor space in your closet.
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26. Cut a shoe organizer in half and place one half under the bathroom sink and the other under the kitchen sink to get some extra storage space.
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27. Place a metal magazine holder inside a drawer for an easy way to store aluminum foil and saran wrap.
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28. You can also use magazine holders to store canned food.
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29. Attach a command strip behind the high chair to hang baby bibs.
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30. Paint your inner cabinet with chalkboard paint and add key hooks to store your meausring cups.
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31. Attach magnetic strips on spice jar lids and use your fridge as a spice holder.
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32. Make the most of empty spaces by adding shelves, small areas are great for storing glasses!
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33. Add a few bars and hooks for organized and easy to access utensils
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34. Easily organize baseball caps uwing shower curtain rings and a hanger.
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35. Use clip hooks to hang your bath products if you run out of room in the shower.
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36. Put wet toys in a fruit basket after bath time.
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37. Keep your desk organized by creating a one of a kind key and cable holder using LEGO
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38. Tired of having basketballs, footballs and soccer balls lying around in the garage? Use bungee cords to create a great storage place for them!
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39. Placing your washer and dryer on top of a shelf gives you room for laundry baskets underneath.
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40. Use empty glass bottles for organizing your beautiful bracelets and watches!
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41. Use crown molding to organize shoes in your closet.
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42. Add velcro to a dish towel to stop it from falling from wherever it is hanging.
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Everyone loves a clutter-free and organized home. Please share these useful tips with your friends and family!
The community group together in Johns Island, South Carolina, still very emotional after a complete nightmare of a situation, they had been searching for 24 hours for a girl that as kidnapped, Heidi Renae, just 4 years-old.Thankfully everyone feels a sense of relief that she has been discovered alive and safe in Alabama, but shocked about the circumstances around her disappearance back on 13th February this year.
There are five children living with their parents, Heidi was one of those five in a lovely community of Johns Island before this terrible thing happened.
Her father is a member of the coast guard and her mo is a stay at home mom who cares for all the children and their home, at the time it happened her father was out training with his work, out of town!
The day it happened was an awful day, a guy came into the family home, beat up Heidi’s mom and took Heidi with him, kidnapped, and gone!The police said that the first feeling that something was wrong came when Heidi’s mom didn’t turn up to pick up her two older children from the school…
The police went to the family home and then discovered that Heidi’s mom was there but had been ‘brutally beaten’, there were two siblings there, younger in age than Heidi and Heidi herself was gone!The police took action straight away and rushed Heidi’s mother to the hospital, she needed immediate surgery, her injuries were severe!
The community was truly shocked an horrified by what had happened, they joined forces with the police to search high and low for the little girl!
In the end, a railroad crew that was working over in Riverside, Alabama, 400 miles away from where Heidi lived were responsible for leading police to the child after they saw a car parked in the nearby woods that was suspicious.
Rick Oliver, Police Chief from Riverside arrived and approached the vehicle, as he got closer he saw a guy sleeping, also inside the car was the little girl!As they confronted the guy, he quickly pushed the girl out of the car to the police, then he drove off as fast as he could.
The guy was later arrested like he could ever have thought he would actually be able to get away, he is 37-years-old, called Thomas Lawton Evans and he was only released from prison a few short weeks ago!
Thomas Lawton Evans, 37 years old…
Police were seriously attempting to ascertain why he did it and if there was any connection from him to the Todd family, or if it was just a random attack.The little girl seemed to be physically unharmed, she was sat happily eating snacks and watching cartoons, but little do we know about the psychological effects the while ordeal has had on her.
She waited with the authorities who tried to make her as comfortable as possible while her farther came to collect her, he took a flight from Charleston straight away after he got the news about his daughter.
John Tecklenburg, Charleston Mayor announced the news that the little girl had been found, there was a lot of relief and cheers from the crowd, but everyone continued to pray for Heidi’s mom, still in hospital and seriously injured.Tecklenburg said:
“What could have been a day of real tragedy has turned out to be a day of great joy”
Oliver agreed, and he said that Heidi’s safe return to the family was one of the greatest days of his 20-year career in law enforcement.
Oliver said:
“This is a blessing …It is nothing to do with luck. The good Lord put me in that place.”
You only get one chance to make a first impression, but these teenagers did everything they could when they realized their mistake.
A waiter in Los Angeles was serving four teens, really making sure that their evening was perfect. He then received a not so satisfying tip… The waiter was disappointed and upset that the kids and other people don’t understand the custom of tipping well for hard work.
He described on social media how he felt as a waiter when he only received a $3.28 tip from the teenagers:
“Nothing more frustrating than when I get little to nothing for a tip and the customer is smiling and thanking me profusely as they exit”. But then something very unexpected happened!
Roughly one week later, he received a letter:
“About a week and a half ago, on October 7, my 3 friends and I came to eat at this restaurant as our own homecoming celebration. It was an exciting experience for us to be here alone, and it was all new to us.
And you were the best waiter we could ask for. You were kind, helpful, accommodating, didn’t treat us like babies, and were even able to fit the food to all my allergies! So I wanted to say thank you for making our ‘grown-up’ experience so amazing and fun.
I would also like to say sorry on behalf of my group. Since we were new to all of this, our 13-year-old minds didn’t exactly know how to deal with the bill. You were super helpful in dividing the checkup and taking our not-so-preferable cash.
The bill was reasonable, but we had completely forgotten (and frankly didn’t know) what a tip even was, let alone how much to give. So we emptied our pocked and all our money added up to $3.28.”Imgur“Not aware of how small this really was, we left, clueless of what we had left you for all your hard work.
Later, we realized our mistake and felt HORRIBLE. We knew we had to make it right.
So in this envelope, you will find the correct 18% tip + extra for simply being amazing. We appreciate your help and patience and thank you for making our night fun. Thank you!”Imgur
The bill was roughly $100, and a $3.28 tip is less than four percent! Thankfully, the teens realized their mistake and made sure to handle it appropriately.
The waiter posted a picture of the letter online along with some inspiring and kind words:
“I’ve been serving a long time, and nothing like this has ever happened to me, or anyone. I don’t know how you learned or educated yourself on tipping, but I really appreciate the effort and kindness. I hope your Homecoming was fantastic!”
It’s not every day that people go that extra mile to right their mistakes, but when they do it can make all the difference in the world – and this hardworking waiter truly deserved it!
It all starts with a teacher, way over her head as a young teacher, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana called Chelsea Haley, 24 years-old and single…Haley was part of teaching for America and her goal was to help, or hope to help, and make a difference to students at a low-income school, but there was one student, a fourth-grade young boy who almost drove her to quit!
The little boy, a 12-year-old Jerome Robinson was not very cooperative at all, in fact, he was flunking everything, not only did he fail at school work but he was also often suspended …a real pain!
Hailey thought at the time:
“At certain points, his behavior got so bad, I thought, ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ ..I can’t be a teacher.”
But being the strong determined person that she was she carried on, every day picking herself up and getting on. She found out that Jerome’s home life, which was riddled with psychological hurt and despair, it was very tender for him at home.
Haley said:
“It was really hard on her after she lost her husband …It was just a combination of tragedy coupled with the other social situations you face when you live in poverty.”
Haley realized also that Jerome’s birth mom, whose young daughter also passed away was really struggling.
The commitment that Haley had with teach America was coming to the end of its two-year term, but she still felt drawn to remain there for another year after she needed to.
In the fall of 2015 something pivotal happened, but she didn’t realize at the time, sh had a dream that absolutely changed the direction of her life forever more!
In her dream she heard God’s voice, the voice told her that she was to be Jerome’s mother. She didn’t think too much about it but laughed the thought away at first.
Then, out of the blue something else happened, the very next day at work, she sat watching Jerome, pondering her dream, he was quietly taking a test.
Haley said she felt a calm come over her, like an angels breath, a godly calm, then at that moment Jerome looked up and asked her something.
Haley said that:
“He just asked me if he could live with me …I told him I had been feeling the same thing.”
Jerome’s birth mother confirmed the path set out for them as she also asked about the adoption of her sons Jerome and Jace then smaller younger one, to give them a better life!Putting all her trust in God, Haley adopted Jerome and Jace, she took a teaching job in Georgia, it was a big change in her life a real curveball, but she says she wouldn’t change a thing!Jerome is really doing well in school now, he is on the honor roll for the first time in his entire life.
For Haley paying the bills and keeping on top of her finances is really hard, now a single mother living off a teachers salary, but God has always provided for them.Haley said:
“I always knew I wanted to be a mom and I wouldn’t trade this for anything”
Everyone from around the world has been moved by her story and also offered financial support to the family, the money will help Jace stay in preschool and provide a college tuition for both of the boys in the future!
We wish this lovely family the very best for the future, Haley you are awesome!Please SHARE this inspirational and miraculous story with your friends and family, let’s help spread not only the love but the inspiration this amazing story gives us all!
There are around 3.5 million cats that enter the United States, in animal shelters, each year according to the National Kitten Coalition…It’s thought that of those about 1.5 million are euthanized each year, and that is just because they couldn’t find a loving family to adopt them.
One of the lucky ones, that did get adopted, called Ares, was taken from the shelter just before new years eve of 2017. His sister also found her way to the Wisconsin Humane Society’s Door too, as strays.
Just a short few weeks later, Alana Hadley visited the Sturgeon Bay shelter and she fell head over heels in love with a really sweet kitten!
She asked, very excitedly, about his sister also, called Aphrodite, but at that time an adoption for her was pending, so they couldn’t let her go.This sweet little kitten, Ares, was taken home, as a solo artist, and all seemed well at first, until the first night, he began meowing, and he would just not stop!Kittens absolutely make quite a bit of noise, even though they are small and when they feel lonely too, or even a little afraid. So understandably Hadley gave the kitten a fluffy toy, to snuggle and cuddle.
That would have been a perfect solution, but unfortunately, Ares decided that this cute fluffy toy wasn’t going to satisfy him, not in the least bit…
So the meowing went on, and on and on some more like it would never end!Hadley sent a message to the shelter, some action was needed, but what he didn’t know was…Hadley said:
“He has been almost non-stop meowing until he goes to sleep …and then meows again when he’s awake.”
Just as an amazing turn of fate, and with perfect timing, the person who was going to adopt Aphrodite, well it just didn’t happen, so in an excited flurry, Hadley shot back to the shelter!
Both brother and sister seemed so incredibly excited to see each other, Hadley knew what was needed, and what he wanted from the beginning, he also adopted Aphrodite too, right then and there!
Once they all got home, it was, of course, the puuuur-fect solution after all!Hadley said:
“They both love to cuddle and purr like crazy when we are holding them … They sleep most of the day,” she explained, “and they cuddle each other when they sleep!”
Hadley said a little more recently that both kittens are happy as can be together and really do belong together.
Maybe Ares somehow realized that Aphrodite was the one and only Greek goddess of love, or so it would seem!
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