When Vince Gill first appeared on the music scene as a part of the country rock band Pure Prairie League back in 1979, it was certain he would last. He makes the crowds cheer in excitement any time he lets his powerful vocal loose and his performances are truly one of a kind.
With more than 20 albums under his belt, Gill steals the hearts of people from all over the country. Recently, this talented musician, who is also a devoted Christian, incorporated more gospel music into his appearances, and people seem to love it.
The audience was thrilled to have him perform at the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville Tennessee because they knew he was about to prepare a show to remember.
But, the bosses told him he should stay away from his religious songs and avoid singing anything about Jesus.
Gill could have appear on that stage and do what he was told, but instead, he opted to listen to his instinct and did something truly memorable that had everyone on their feet.
Soon, the powerful and touching melody and lyrics of “Why Me Lord” could be heard filling the place. The song that was initially performed and recorded by Kris Kristofferson in 1972 and Gill’s vocal skills did magic.
He got a standing ovations and the video of the performance was quickly shared all over the Internet.
We all praise Gill for staying true to his faith and we thank him for the great music he has given to us over the years.
Just hearing the name Mrs. Brown’s Boys puts a huge grin on my face, that’s how much I enjoy watching this hilarious sitcom. Irishman Brendan O’Carroll who is the creator and the producer of the show and who’s playing the role of Mrs. Brown himself has really done a remarkable job making millions of people from all around the world laughing in hysterics.
The clip below is one of the best you’ve ever seen. This time, Mrs. Brown is cooking up a trouble again and it involves one of the female characters named Hilary. The poor woman returns for her phone, but realizes Granddad has fallen asleep on it. Seeing how she struggles finding a way taking it from under the old man’s bottom, Mrs. Brown gives her a call and waits to see how Hilary would react. What comes next ensues hilarity.
Baby Amina who was born 16 weeks prematurely weighing only one pound, 10 ounces is celebrated as God’s miracle. Her mommy, Taylor Dobson said how her little bundle of joy had a heart defect and a brain bleed and no one believed she would survive. But sweet Amina proved everyone wrong, as no matter how tiny, she never stopped fighting for her life.
After spending 10 weeks at the hospital, Anima could finally go home with her parents. During the stay there, doctors used something unusual to keep her warm and safe. No matter how strange and unusual it sounds, that thing was a sandwich bag. This wasn’t the first time, however, for this kitchen utility to be used for helping premature babies.
“The night before Amina was born, I was admitted to the lanour ward and told that I was having contractions, but that they would try to stop them by using magnesium for the next 24 hours,” Taylor told The Sun.
“They assured me that I should stop the labour process from happening. I was admitted around 5 p.m and my contractions kept getting closer and closer all night long. By 9 a.m my doctor came in and did an ultrasound of Amina saying that she was actually kicking herself out of my cervix.
They told me I had an infection and that she needed to be delivered via an emergency C-section immediately or she was at risk of catching it too.”
The moment Amina was born, the doctors took her into NICY and hooked her up to breathing tubes. As the baby was taken away from Taylor, the only thing she prayed for was for that little girl to stay alive.
“She was placed in the plastic sandwich bag to keep her warm because it helps mimic the mum’s womb,” Dobson explained.
Taylor was able to take her sweet daughter into her hands on the fourth day, and that was the most amazing feeling ever.
“Amina spent five days intubated with a ventilator before moving to a CPAP breathing machine. After she was on CPAP, I was able to hold her and do skin-to-skin every day.
I would make sure I came to the hospital at least two, sometimes three or four times a day. Amina did amazingly well in her first few days – they call it the ‘honeymoon stage’ where things can appear really good, then go bad.”
Luckily, the defects that she had at birth, a valve in the heart and a brain bleed, healed on their own.
The moment she was discharged from hospital, Amina weighted 3 pounds.
Once home, the little girl’s condition improved with each passing day.
“Since she’s been home, she has thrived in every single way possible” Dobson said. “Amina no longer needs to see a cardiologist, optimologist, or any speaciality doctor. She’s now one and as healthy as can be.”
Sweet Amina, we congratulate you on your birthday and wish you all the best life brings. Happy first year of your life and many more to come!
Every new parent needs a bit of help every now and then. Honestly, the excitement that comes with the welcoming of that bundle of joy can easily die down once the mommy and the daddy figure out that their responsibilities just build up.
Well, sorry to disappoint you, but taking care of a baby consists of a lot more than changing a diaper and feeding it. And if you think things get easier over time, you are wrong.
But no matter how hard it looks to bring a child up, their presence in your life is worth all the struggles.
In case you are a new parent, these useful and creative hacks will definitely come in handy the next time you face a problem.
Check them out below!
1. In case you fear that your little one may injure its tiny head, this is one of the ways you can prevent it from happening.
2. Babies love using the walker and they enjoy getting into walls and other people, so in case you want to protect both just use pool noodles.
3. Feeding two babies at the same time hands-free. Clever, isn’t it?
4. For a reason known to them only, babies find putting their tiny fingers into sockets appealing. Prevent them from doing that by using a lid from baby wipes as a cover.
5. Keeping your kids entertained during long flights can be a hard task to pull, but using some stickers that they can put on the windows can do the trick.
6. Sometimes keeping your belongings in a diaper that you know your kids won’t get close to is a really clever idea.
7. With a bit of inspiration, your curtain shower can be turned into your kids’ tiny, private pool.
8. Wax warmers heated under the sun can help you get rid of the unpleasant smell from your car’s interior.
9. Sticking each type of band-aid outside the Ziploc baggies can save you and your kids from checking each of them one by one.
10. Cutting the watermelon into sticks is something your kids will love for sure.
11. Heating up multiple plates in the microwave using this trick has never been easier.
12. As kids love opening and closing doors, they can easily have their fingers hurt. Using pool noodles can help you prevent that from happening.
13. Stuffing a marshmallow in the bottom of the cone will prevent dripping when the ice-cream melts.
14. If you want to keep your little one warm while sleeping, warm-up sack of rice and place it next to it.
15. A rubber glove stuffed with rice can give your baby a feeling that you are close to them. This will prevent them from waking up all the time.
16. Rewarding your kids when they behave well is a great way of motivating them to keep up the good work. This is how you can do it.
17. You can make a simple, yet comfortable bed for your little children by sewing 4 pillows into one.
These tricks may turn out very useful so make sure you save them for when you’ll need them.
You can share them with new parents and make their life a bit easier. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.
No matter how much you love dancing, the chances of ever achieving the excellence of the shag dancing couple Charles Womble and Jackie McGee is almost impossible.
These two paired some 40 years ago and they are still wowing the crowds whenever they hit the dance floor.
Winning hundreds of competitions over the years, they are even members of the Swing Dance Hall of Fame.
This particular dance style that they perform known as shag first arose in the couple’s hometown of South Carolina and it is believed that it originated within the African American community of the Carolinas in the 1920s.
What is unique about this style is that it doesn’t have formal moves, but it involves quick and complex routines that leave spectators speechless.
When they took the floor at the Grand Nationals Masters Division, Womble and McGee first exchanged a quick hug and then launched in their well-known moves. What’s truly amazing is that the two came out of “retirement” just to treat the spectators of this show.
The style requires glides and dips hard to excel, but when it comes to this couple, nothing is impossible. Looking at them turning and twirling makes it all look like a piece of cake. It doesn’t come as a surprise that they went undefeated for 12 years in a row.
The couple smiles all the way through their enchanting performance and they perfectly communicate their moves through their eyes. It’s obvious the two wholeheartedly enjoy what they are doing.
The video of their performance at the Grand National Masters from 2013 that you can watch below has been seen by more than 2.2 million people. Fans from all over the world took their time to comment and express their amazement.
“I have watched a lot of couples doing the Shag but this is the best of them all… Their moves are so effortless and smooth… They just glide across the dance floor together and need I add how they compliment each other as well… Bravo to Charlie & Jackie Womble,” one person wrote.
“I just opened my iPad to this amazing and energetic dancing!!!!!! And I just love it!!!!!!!!! Charlie you and Jackie rock’!!!!!! I am crazy for the two of you!!!!!!!! And Jackie, you have your self one sexy man!!!!! You got yourself one big fan out of South Africa!!!!!! Keep up the good thing you guys are doing.” said another.
Not only ordinary people who enjoy watching people dance gave their comment on this stunning performance, but dance masters, too. One said:
“Really impressive demo of dance. I like any dance that looks smooth. I teach a few styles and I appreciate the effort that’s gone into their dancing. Well done.”
Among all those awards that they equally cherish are that of the Shaggers Hall of Fame, 2 Nationals Senior Championships, and a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Stranders (a shag dance society).
They have appeared on Good Morning America and the CBS Morning Show, and now enjoy spending their days being ambassadors for the dance style.
Take a look at Charlie and Jackie’s award-winning performance in the video below!
Young children showing incredible skills at playing instruments is always a delight to watch and listen to.
Cole Lam is a young pianist whose talent is described by many as unique. Videos of his enchanting performances can not only be seen on his YouTube channel that counts more than one million followers, by passersby who find themselves at the public places Lam plays at.
This time, Lam could be spotted playing the piano at London’s St. Pancras International Station. But, as it turned out, this particular performance was unlike any of his previous public shows.
Namely, as young Lam was showing off his talent, an elderly gentleman approached and tapped him on the shoulder asking him to play Queen’s greatest hit “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Needless to say, Lam was more than happy to do it.
The attention of all those people rushing around the place was then caught by the incredible music produced on that grand piano that once belonged to the music legend Elton John himself. We bet this was the first time for such a powerful melody to be heard from that instrument since John donated it to the station back in 2016.
It’s obvious the onlookers are a bit stunned and wonder how can someone so young deliver such performance in front of a huge crowd. As the melody progresses, it only gets better and better, and all those people’s smiling faces are just a prove of that.
What is interesting about Lam is that the piano is not the only instrument he mastered. If you are lucky enough, you may see him rocking the clarinet and the guitar, or even singing at various public places.
Everyone is eager to listen more of what Lam has to offer. Many even chose to put the performance on tape so that they could watch it over and over again.
By the way, the song is one that is truly iconic. You can see the crowd knows the lyrics by heart as they try to join in Lam by singing. However, they are perfectly aware that his playing is so great that they don’t want to ruin it by trying to do an impression of Freddie.
Lam plays the music pretty much as identical as the original one sounds as he’s pounding the keys where Freddie once belted the lyrics and goes soft at the quieter parts of this Queen’s masterpiece.
Looking at the people that gathered around Lam, you can notice that only some of them are tapping their feet. They won’t even move an inch, that’s how enchanted they are by what they are offered at the station where they spent some moments before heading where they all needed to be.
Now, if you wonder why that elderly man requested this particular song at the beginning, it’s because he’s heard Lam playing it before at this same station. In fact, Lam has performed here more than once, and he treated the crowd with other Queen’s hits like “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “Under Pressure.”
The best thing is that he has also performed some Elton John’s songs on his old piano, and that’s quite impressing, don’t you think so?
Now, if you ever see Lam performing, be sure to stop and listen. And if you are not that lucky, just visit his YouTube channel where you can hear him sing too.
Be sure to see the video that has been seen by more than 8 million people in just a few days. Enjoy!
Being a parent is quite a demanding job as you have to keep close eye on your kids at all times. And if you are a parent of an infant, that usually means spending sleepless nights trying to figure out why the little one cries, because honestly, sometimes it’s all babies do.
The first thing most parents do when their baby is crying is making sure they are not hungry, tired, and that their diaper is clean. But even if all these things are fine and the baby still can’t calm down, maybe you should consider using some of the remedies listed below.
1) Massage The Tips Of The Toes
Massaging specific parts of the infant can have soothing effect on the little one. If they are teething, experts say it would really help ease the pain if you massage the top of their teeny-tiny toes.
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2) Swaddling Can Work Wonders
Swaddling the baby in a blanket gives them the sensation of still being in their mommy’s womb which helps calm them down.
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3) Rock-A-Bye Baby
Gently rocking the baby back and forth proved to be a very useful calming technique that even our parents and grandparents used quite often. This doesn’t come as a surprise as it really helps sooth the baby’s cries.
The right way to do it is to hold the baby in your arms as you move your hips back and forth with your legs placed far apart.
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4) For Sinus Pain Or Discomfort
If the baby is experiencing sinus pain or discomfort try to ease the pain by applying gentle pressure on the central areas on the bottom of their feet.
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5) More Massage
In case the baby shows symptoms of congestion in the chest and coughs, it would be for the best to visit a doctor. In the meantime, massaging them under the toes but above the arch will trigger feeling of relief.
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6) Good Vibrations
Many parents say how the vibrating sounds of washers or dryers help their kids stop crying. In case nothing else helps, you may try placing the baby next to a machine that makes these types of sounds.
Provide constant supervision in order to keep your child safe.
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7) Sucking
Pacifiers calm babies easily and they are many times the little ones’ best friends. So in case you don’t have one, you may encourage the baby to suck their own thumb.
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8) Swing, Swing
If you can afford it, then buying a swing for your baby can be a great investment. Swings give babies that rocking and rhythmical sensation they love. Of course, make sure the model you get is suitable for your baby.
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9) Go For A Drive
Driving around is a great way of calming a crying baby. The vibration of a moving vehicle relaxes the babies. Before putting them in the car, always make sure they are safely placed in their car seat.
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10) Skin To Skin
One of the best ways to make a baby stop crying is to allow skin-to-skin contact. So placing your baby on your chest will not only help the little one, but will allow you to have a great bonding time together.
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11) Soothe The Solar Plexus
In case the infant feels tummy pain, their solar plexus, a bundle of nerves in the center of the torso, can be greatly affected. If this is the case, you can ease their discomfort by massaging the center of their feet.
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12) Super Sling
Using baby sling for carrying the baby allows for the little one to be close to you and feel safe and secure knowing their mom or dad are there right next to them.
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13) Rocking In The Rocking Chair
Rocking chairs are perfect for both the baby and the parent to enjoy together and take some rest. All you need to do is sit down comfortably and gently cradle the little one in your arms.
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14) Turn On A Fan
When you’ve tried it all but the baby is still fuzzy, maybe you should get a fan and just switch it on. The soft hum will help the baby fall asleep and calm down easily.
Just make sure you don’t place it too close to the infant as the cold air can have ab adverse effect.
15) Reflexology
Constipation and indigestion can be treated by massaging the area between the center of the baby’s feet and the pads of their feet as experts believe it helps ease the pain in the upper abdomen.
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16) The Answer To Gas
Most infants struggle with colic as a result of their inability to release the gas from their body. Besides medications, a gentle massage of the area between the baby’s heel and the center of their feet can help a great deal as the nerves of this area are connected to the lower abdomen.
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17) White Noise Wonders
As we mentioned before, the sounds and the vibrations fans make can help calm a crying baby.
But, if you don’t have one around the house, there are plenty of videos online, or you can just turn on the vacuum cleaner.
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18) A Simple Hush
Repeated shushing have the same effect as vibrating machines and fans, so if you hear parents saying ‘Shh’ to their babies every now and then, now you know they do it in order to calm them down.
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19) One Final Foot Massage
This particular massage is one every parent needs to know of. As the nerves in the heal are linked with the pelvis and the tummy, massaging this part offers quite a relief.
20) Head Outside
Babies can get bored easily, so if they won’t stop crying and you believe they are not in pain, then you should just take them out for some fresh air. The new things they perceive and the different sounds they hear may help them calm down and get interested in the surrounding.
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21) Singing
Singing lullabies, of course, is the perfect way of getting your bundle of joy calm. No matter if you are not good at singing, your voice is something the baby is the most familiar with and it will make for a great bonding experience, too.
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22) Bath Time
Who doesn’t enjoy taking a nice bath. It’s calming and help release all your senses. Warm water is an excellent relax therapy and your baby will definitely enjoy it.
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23) Turn Off The TV
Little babies can easily get overwhelmed by all the light and the noises that surround them. Very often, this might be the reason for their uncontrollable crying. So whenever you feel the atmosphere in the house is too dense, just turn the TV off and dim the lights.
24) Check The Temperature
Always make sure the temperature in the house is the right one. As feeling too hot or too cold may result in the baby feeling uncomfortable.
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25) The Colic Carry
The ‘colic carry’ or ‘the colic hold’ is a super helping technique when it comes to soothing any pain or discomfort at the baby.
If you haven’t heard of it already, it’s a technique of holding the baby stretched out on your forearm. This applies gentle pressure to their stomach and relieves the pain.
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26) Play Time!
Play time equals fun time. No matter how young they are, all babies love playing with toys. It helps keep them entertained and forget of the crying, at least for a while.
Many times, simple games as peek-a-boo do wonders!
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27) General Massage
Fussy babies react greatly to any form of massage, so whenever they feel nervous, just try massaging the baby’s head, forehead, their arms, and legs. Actually, give them a massage on the whole body.
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28) Nursing Problems
If your baby is not at ease and you are nursing, it might be that some of the foods you consume to trigger gas at your infant and irritate them.
So in case you are breastfeeding, make sure you avoid coffee and dairy products as much as you can.
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29) Teamwork
If you’ve tried most of the techniques mentioned above but the baby is still crying, it might be just the time for the other parent to take the role.
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30) If All Else Fails…
If nothing really helps calm your baby down, maybe something more serious is in question, so if the crying doesn’t stop for a longer period of time, always consult with a pediatrician.
The “King of Rock and Roll,” legendary Elvis Presley left the world a legacy that is popular even today, years after his passing. His legendary music lives on and even members of the youngest generations get to enjoy the memorable melodies and lyrics of his greatest hits.
Daniel is a 2-year-old boy who is still learning how to speak, but that doesn’t stop him from belting Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling in Love With You” without missing a single word or beat.
The boy’s father, Steve Converse, is a musician who believes his role as a parents is to expose the little one to as many things as possible so that he can pick those he’s passionate about. That led to young Daniel getting enchanted with Elvis’ music.
The most amazing thing is that it’s the first time that Daniel ever sings using a microphone.
It’s obvious Daniel inherited his dad’s talent and is a cute performer in the making, but Steve says he doesn’t want to force his son in any direction. He should be a musician only if he feels he wants to, not just because he’s a natural.
Regarding the performance, however, it may not be perfect, but we bet you’ve never seen a better one done by such a young kid.
The iconic song Daniel performed was initially released back in 1961 as part of the King’s album Blue Hawaii and has been considered one of the best of all time. Many famous musicians among which Bob Dylan tried to give this piece of music a new life, and it turned great every time.
All of the versions done throughout the years provoked the same deep emotions at the listeners. But we have to agree that when someone as young as Daniel does a rendition, it’s beyond sweet.
Music fans from all around the world agree that Elvis’ music is timeless. Some of his other hits that are still very popular nowadays are “Jailhouse Rock” and “Love Me Tender.”
As for sweet Daniel, he reminded us that music is the universal language that everyone understands.
You can take a look at his adorable singing in the video below!
The bond between grandparents and grandchildren is one of the purest and strongest out there. The little ones are well aware of the fact that their grandmas and grandpas are there to buy them a bunch of stuff and spoil them rotten. Above all, in these elderly members of their family, the kids can always find shelter.
That grandparents are ready to go above and beyond for the safety and the well-being of the grandchildren can be clearly seen from the following story. Namely, on the night of June 10th, 37-year-old Benjamin Dillon made a huge mistake when he chose the wrong grandma and grandpa to mess with.
Namely, as Patty Roth and her husband were babysitting their granddaughter, Dillon broke in and tried to kidnap the 6-year-old girl.
Speaking to Fox 59, Roth said how her husband went into “granddaddy beast mode’ and had the creep out of the apartment. He courageously fought the man back until the police arrived.
“I was sound asleep in my bedroom and this guy came kicking in and said, ‘You have my daughter,’ I was nervous, very nervous. I was shaking so bad,” Roth recalled.
The girl, of course, wasn’t his daughter, but he was so high that he got into the wrong apartment.
Luckily, the girl wasn’t hurt and Dillon was soon taken by the police whom he tried to fight. Because of his aggressive behavior, officers used a Taser gun several times to subdue him.
”I don’t understand why he picked our apartment. I’ll never figure that one out. I hope he gets the help he needs and I hope he gets himself back on his feet.”
Although the incident took place in June, the story of Dillon went viral just recently.
Roth believes Dillon should get some help in order to fight his drug addiction, but she’s also giving him a warning, saying:
”I wouldn’t want him walking back in my apartment again. He will regret it the next time.”
I guess the moral of the story is to never mess with grandparents, don’t you think so?
The sweet face of then 6-year-old Amy “Dolly” Everett became the symbol of the unspoiled wilderness of the country when the Akubra Hats offered her a modeling contract and featured her photos.
But sadly, with the fame came something neither Dolly, nor her parents ever imagined. The sweet girl became target of bullies who made her life a living hell. As a result of the pressure she felt, Dolly committed suicide at the age of 14.
Dolly started receiving insults of young boys who called her a “slut.” Her mom, Kate, said how she didn’t even know whether those boys knew the meaning of that word they used to describe her daughter. She said, “I used to tell her: ‘It will get better, you’ll fit in. Everybody’s trying to fit in and they’re just working out their pecking order. Try not to be mean’.”
Her parents recall how Dolly changed completely. From a girl with a vibrant personality, she turned into a nervy teen who didn’t want to attend school any longer.
As Dolly grew up on a farm, she knew what it felt like to be isolated. However, the bullying she experienced only worsened the situation and intensified the feeling of loneliness.
Dolly’s father, Tick Everett, felt the need to share his loving daughter’s story by writing an emotional message on Facebook. He spoke of his girl’s life and invited the bullies to the service so they could witness the complete devastation they had created.
He asked everyone to join in the fight against bullying as it is something that results in lives being destroyed forever.
The parents describe the night of their daughter’s suicide, January 3, 2018, as the “longest night” of their lives. They were holding the girl’s lifeless body in their hands for hours before the ambulance arrived at the far farm where they live.
“This week has been an example of how social media should be used, it has also been an example of how it shouldn’t be. If we can help other precious lives from being lost and the suffering of so many, then Doll’s life will not be wasted,” he wrote.
The family also added a painting done by Dolly. It was one of a skinny girl bent backwards with a message that read: “Talk, even if your voice shakes.”
Akruba Hats released a statement where they expressed their disbelief and shock by the news of Dolly’s tragic death. They started a campaign to help spread awareness regarding bullying.
The Everetts on the other hand started a foundation in Dolly’s name called Dolly’s Dream. This foundation supports charities and contributes to positive changes.
It’s amazing how Dolly’s family showed so much strength during the darkest period of their lives.
They were willing to share their daughter’s story in order to prevent other young children to become victims of bullying.
Even if you don’t consider yourself much of a country fan, just hearing the name of the greatest country star ever, Dolly Parton, you are very likely to start singing the lyrics ‘Jolene, Jolene.’
This time, ‘Jolene’ was perfectly reshaped by Dolly herself and the a cappella group Pentatonix! Although giving new twist to such a famous song is always a risk, they did an outstanding job and stole the hearts of millions of people worldwide.
The unique remake resulted in a captivating version as great as that of the original that was released back in 1973.
Pentatonix have expressed their love for Dolly in the past, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that they put their hearts and soul into this rendition.
It certainly sounds unlike anything you’ve heard so far.
When they first took the stage of Britain’s Got Talent back in 2014, it didn’t look like the boy’s group Collabo would offer something worth all the yeses from the strict judges among which Simon Cowell who is known for creating One Direction.
What’s most, when he saw the group of boys lining up for their performance, he rolled his eyes and expected for something boring to take place.
“Do you know what? When the five of you came out, I thought, ‘Here we go again, another boy band. This is gonna be awful.’”
Simon even lost all the hopes of the boys ever wowing him or the rest of his colleagues when he learned the members of the group had been singing together for a month only. Above all, none of them was in fact a musician. They were laborers, hospital workers, and gas station attendants.
Judge Amanda Holden didn’t expect anything spectacular either as she buried her face in her hands.
But, the judges were there to listen and give their feedback on the performance that was about to unfold in front of their eyes.
To everyone’s surprise, what the boy’s band had to offer stunned everyone. Even now, their singing of the Broadway’s hit “Stars” from Les Misérables is considered to be one of the best ever.
Not only their vocals blended in a perfect harmony, but they all got to perform a solo in order to show off their incredible singing skills.
The judges and the audience couldn’t contain their excitement. The band got standing ovations and had everyone on their feet. Enchanting singing, indeed.
“You’ve reduced me to tears,” said Holden. “I just could burst with pride for you. That was bloody brilliant.”
After saying he didn’t have high hopes, Simon gave the boys a compliment.
“… it was an absolutely brilliant audition,” the normally cranky judge admitted.
The group members couldn’t believe their performance would trigger such emotions at those who got to listen to them singing. They were overwhelmed and shed tears of joy.
“You’ve achieved that in a month — that’s astonishing,” said judge Alesha Dixon. “That is definitely by far one of the strongest auditions I’ve ever seen.”
On their way off the stage, the song “I Dreamed a Dream” could be heard in the background. And like the performer of that piece of music from Les Misérables, Susan Biyle, Collabo won the competition.
Collabo are now considered World’s number one Musical Theatre Group that has released 4 albums and tours all over the world.
Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan, Thomas J. Redgrave, and Richard Hadfield (who has now left the band) are now renowned musicians who are stealing the hearts of fans everywhere they go.
Below is the video of their audition. Make sure you watch it!
Christian is a toddler who will remind you to love yourself the way you are. His reaction of getting special glasses that would help him better see everything that surrounds him will make your day and melt your heart.
Witnessing stories like that of sweet baby Christian we understand how truly blessed we are having been given all those abilities that we take for granted, such as seeing and hearing.
Thankfully, the medicine is a field that shows enormous progress regarding the treatment of number of illnesses and conditions among which severe visual impairments, something Christian struggles with.
When Christian was born, he resembled a perfectly healthy child and it wasn’t until he turned three moths old that his parents realized his vision wasn’t perfect.
He had difficulties making eye contact, something babies are capable of doing once reaching three months old. So, after consulting with an eye specialist, it was determined Christian was born with a major visual impairment as his vision didn’t develop properly while in his mommy’s womb.
Luckily, it wasn’t something that couldn’t be fixed with a pair of fine baby glasses. Unlike those we wear, Christian’s were made of soft plastic so they won’t cause him any inconvenience. But, despite that fact, trying them on wasn’t easy as he refused anything to be put on his face. Well, nothing uncommon for babies and toddlers, right?
However, the moment he realized what that strange thing in his mommy’s hands could do, his crying and refusal were replaced with the sweetest smile ever.
Getting puzzled, but pleased at the same time, Christian could finally clearly see how his parents looked like. And as every object around him came into focus, he couldn’t take that sweet smile off his tiny face.
“Hi munchkin!” was the first thing his mommy said as he was looking all around the place.
This has to be the best feeling ever, don’t you think so?
His parents couldn’t contain their happiness either as they both started shedding tears of joy. Knowing their little one could now see was the best thing they’ve ever experienced.
As his dad asked him, “Hi, you like them, huh?” it looked like Christian nodded his head in approval, although he had no idea what his daddy was saying.
After Christian’s initial reaction of seeing clearly for the first time ever, his mom and dad couldn’t wait to see how he would react seeing the outdoors, the flowers, the threes, and all the beauties this world has to offer.
This video is more than enough to make not only your day, but your whole week. It’s so cute and touching that you may need to grab your tissues before proceeding to the video below.
We all know that little children and expensive things don’t really go together. No matter how well-behaved the little ones are, it’s in their nature to be curious and explore things that surround them. Above all, they have no idea now cheap or pricey the items they stumble upon might be.
This is the reason why parents should keep a close eye on their kids at all times and make sure they don’t get into trouble.
You have probably heard a bunch of moms and dads telling their children not to touch things while at the supermarket or other shops, or maybe you are a parent yourself and know all too well how many times you’ve spoken the sentences, “Don’t touch that!”
Because if the kids do get into trouble or break things, it’s always on the parents.
A mother named Amanda Goodman experienced a nightmare only because she let her little boy out of sight for a couple of minutes.
Yes, unfortunately, sometimes it takes so little time for a trouble to happen.
Namely, Goodman and her son were attending a wedding celebration and five-year-old Troy behaved most of the time. His mom even considered getting him a present for being such a good boy.
As the wedding was over, the family was about to head home, but before that, Goodman approached the bride and the groom to thank them for the lovely celebration and for inviting her.
During that time, she left Troy at the venue’s hall not expecting from him to wander around the place as he was already too tired from all the dancing.
Unfortunately, she though wrong, and at one moment, a sudden and loud noise of something braking disturbed everyone at the place.
Along with the noise, someone could be heard repetitively asking, “Where is your mother?”
While waiting for his mom, Troy got curios over one glass sculpture and decided to get closer and hug it.
Unfortunately, it was way too big and heavy and in one moment he dropped it on the floor, crushing it into pieces.
Goodman rushed in. At the time she was more concerned about Troy, as he had scraped himself. But one of the staff members also rushed over and stared down in horror. He couldn’t believe what the child had done.
Seeing her son scrapping himself, Goodman didn’t even think of the statue, she just wanted to make sure Troy was fine.
But then, a staff member rushed to them and said something that left Goodman in complete disbelief. He said, “Mam, we expect you to pay for that. And that sculpture cost us $132,000.
Goodman did expect for them to ask from her to pay for what was broken, but she said how she didn’t think it was worth more than $1,000.
She tried to explain to the man how she was paying a close eye on her son the entire time, and only left him alone for a minute or so, but the man didn’t really care. He did call the venue’s insurance, but they only confirmed they weren’t liable for the boy’s action.
Goodman simply couldn’t accept to pay that huge amount of money.
She said how the venue had a guilt in the who incident too as they placed such expensive sculpture in such an easily accessible place.
“It’s in the main walkway, not a separate room, not plexiglass, not protected, not held down.” she said
After contacting her local government about the incident her kid got involved into, they said that no matter how unfortunate it was, the boy simply shouldn’t have touched the item.
Now, the family may have to pay the whole amount of money, all because Goodman was careless and distracted and left Troy all by himself, even though it was for just a couple of minutes.
This is a lesson all parents and kids should learn from.
Life is often unpredictable, and no matter how hard we try to get things right at all times, there come obstacles and challenges such as deadly diseases that we can’t prevent.
Little Skye, a cancer-stricken girl had gone through so much in her life. All the treatments and the hospital stays drained her energy so her family thought it would be awesome if they take her to the vacation she dreamed of. Unfortunately, they stumbled upon a conman who took all their money and took advantage of them. So, the so much anticipated holiday never took place.
The stranger who offered to organize their vacation claimed he was the owner of two static caravans at a holiday park in Butlin. The family didn’t hesitate before transferring the money as they were looking forward to the trip.
When they learned they were scammed, they felt terrible because it meant little Skye wouldn’t get what she was hoping for.
“How much bad luck can one family have? When I realized we had been scammed, I was absolutely distraught,” said Ruth, mum-of-three.
After they filed a case against the scammer, he claimed he was a victim himself, as he said he didn’t take any of the money that the family transferred to him. A spokesperson for the City of London Police said, “The case is currently being assessed by the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau,” and the investigation is still on.
The six-year-old girl was diagnosed with a fist-sized tumor in her brain after she woke up with her eyes crossed one morning. Doctors say it was caused by the treatments she was undertaking for another form of cancer she previously suffered from.
Learning of the devastating news, Skye’s family decided it would be for the best if she continued with her treatments. So, after she underwent several rounds of chemo in the UK, she was transferred to Florida for a proton beam therapy.
The trip was about to take place after the treatments were over and Skye’s health condition improved significantly.
The family paid the scammer £1,700 after which they didn’t hear of him again. He ignored their calls and they realized they had been lied to.
“Skye is absolutely gutted too. I think it is absolutely disgusting, it’s the fact that he has done it to a little girl who has been fighting cancer. You see it happening to other people, you don’t expect it to happen to you,” said Ruth to Mirror Online.
Until they are waiting for the outcome of the lawsuits, Skye’s family started a fundraiser in hopes of getting the money for their little daughter’s holiday.
Only God knows what ordeal a mother has to go through in order to make a decision to abandon her half-a-day old baby.
Unfortunately, many are forced to give up their bundles of joy in the hands of other families and even random strangers.
On July 20th, 2019, a mother left her newborn baby in front of an apartment complex in Orlando, Florida.
The sweet baby was only wrapped in a shirt and had a note next to him.
A mother and her son were having lunch inside one of the apartments when they heard the cries. At first, they believed it was one their neighbor’s babies who was making the noise, but once they realized it didn’t stop for a longer period of time, the two got out in order to see what was really going on.
What they definitely didn’t expect to see was a newborn placed right there, in front of their doorstep.
The woman spotted the note and took it in her hands. What she had to read broke her heart. It said: “I had him in the bathroom. His dad tried to kill us. Please keep him secret and take him to hospital. Dad a very dangerous man. I’m so sorry, I tried to clean him and feed him as much as I”
The woman knew the first thing she had to do was take the baby to the nearest hospital.
Luckily, the doctors told her it was a perfectly healthy infant. Now, she had to figure out what to do with him and where to take him so she contacted the authorities. The sweet newborn is currently taken care of and hopefully, he would end up with the perfect family that would adopt him and give him all the love he deserves.
This is, however, not the first time for a newborn baby to be abandoned at this place. Back in 2017, a mother left her baby and vanished. It was later said how the sweet soul was adopted and was given a new chance for a better life.
The state of Florida has a law that allows parents to safely place their one week old babies at the hands of firefighters or hospital staff along with a sign that reads “A Safe Heaven for Newborns.”
This policy allows for the parents to stay anonymous and the staff only takes in the baby, no questions asked.
Although all the 50 states have this policy, the age limit for the babies who can be taken in under the sign of “A Safe Heaven for Newborns” is different. Whereas 11 states and Puerto Rico set the limit to three days old babies and younger, the rest of the states would take the babies who are a month old.
You can learn more about the abandoned baby’s story in the video below.
Having a dog is a real blessing. These creatures truly are one of a kind and getting to spend the days around them means being showered with the purest form of love.
Now imagine someone trying to get your dog from you. Such situation would make any dog owner angry, and sadly, that was the case with a man from Port Elizabeth who managed to catch his pit bull’s thief red-handed.
The incident was caught on camera and it now serves as a warning for other dog owners, especially those who have pit bulls as pets, to be extra cautious and keep closer eye on their four-legged friends.
It was reported by News24 how it was very likely that the dognapper inspected this particular pit bull before he tried stealing it by grabbing the poor dog by the collar. Luckily, the owner noticed the thief just in time to stop him from stealing the dog.
The owner later said how it wasn’t the first time that this man tried getting his pit bull. Before this incident took place, the thief claimed the dog was actually his, but when the owner asked him to prove it, he just ran away.
Volunteer and rescuer Marizanne Ferreira believes thieves are after pit bulls because they use them in dog-fights. Ferreira urges dog owners to micro-chip their dogs and not leave them unattended in order to prevent the animals from ending up in the hands of the dog-nappers.
Below is the video of the quick-thinking owner who found himself in the right place at the right time.
Same as little children, most dogs have a favorite toy too. It’s usually a teddy bear or another plush animal they can hug and chew on. The thing is that these toys have to be washed very often, which is a devastating fact for our four legged pals who refuse to spend any time separated from their stuffed friends.
The Golden Retriever from the video below just won’t allow for his mommy to place his teddy in the washing machine as she believes it’s a scary place for her friend to be. All that spinning around is probably not the best feeling and the Golden Retriever wants to spare the plush teddy from ‘the agony.’ What she does next is beyond sweet and will definitely put a smile on your face.
She undergoes a rescue mission and it’s all on camera.
“Our Golden Retriever is besotted with her teddy bear,” mom writes. “We setup a little sting operation to see if we could catch her on camera stealing it out of the washing machine…”I guess her teddy bear won’t be going into the dryer any time soon! Share this cute video with your friends and family.
No cleaning for this teddy bear this time, I guess!
Parents don’t have it easy as they have to make sure their kids are entertained at all times, otherwise, they get angry easily and throw tantrums, pretending something huge is going on, although the reasons for their crying and screaming are most times groundless.
A Californian father found himself surrounded by his crying daughters, Georgia, 3, and Genevieve, 6 while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Were they hurt or in pain? No! The reason they thrown such tantrum was because their mommy went to the store to grab something really quickly.
It looks like the older sister is the initiator of the scene, and her little sis just follows and screams in line with Genevieve. Occasionally, the word ‘mommy’ can be heard coming from their mouth. Their behavior is too much for their dad to put up with so he comes up with a brilliant idea on how to make them stop.
This ingenious dad does something we should all learn from. He starts his own screaming and crying tantrum too and that leaves his daughters in confusion.
What’s most, it all turns into a sweet game where everyone takes turn to ‘fake cry’ for a while.
By the time it’s Georgia’s turn to cry, she’s no longer interested in doing so and just shakes her head in refusal while Genevieve seems to be into the game but her loud noises now turn into a quiet ones.
In a matter of minutes, everyone gets completely quiet and the tantrum is over. Now if you think calming the girls down was a pure luck, you might be wrong as the dad said how he did it before with his older daughter a long time ago and it worked every time.
In another video, Georgia could be seen crying her eyes out when dad steps in and takes his turn to cry. The girl then doesn’t want to do it when she’s asked to and refuses to join in the game. Well, that’s exactly what her dad really wants to happen.
This trick seems to work its magic because it gives the girls a time out to control their emotions after which they are not into crying any longer.
Take a look at the video below and consider trying this the next time your kids cry for no reason.
As much as many moms and dads love dancing and goofing around with their kids, they don’t really have many opportunities doing so as the youngsters are often embarrassed to be seen hanging out and do creative things with their parents.
Well, not the kids from the video below. They have so much fun dancing and doing a choreography with their moms and dads that they will definitely make your day. I bet you can’t watch the whole thing without pulling some dance moves yourself.
It was choreographer Phil Wright from the International Dance Academy who came up with the routine and filmed the whole thing. Not only did he invite parents, but siblings, grandparents, and other members of his students’ families too.
It’s amazing how willing the older generation is to have fun when given the chance to. The song they’re dancing on is Earth Wind & Fire’s 1981 hit, “Let’s Groove” and it depicts just perfectly how everyone’s feeling being at the dance floor.
Just look at this mom’s crazy dancing style. I don’t think her girls were aware how great she was at twirling before she showed them how things are done.
A day filled with a bunch of laughing and endless entertainment, don’t you think so?
And this guy over here! He definitely deserves the parent of the year award as he’s dancing with his little baby; simply adorable!
Take a look at the video now and you can thank us later 🙂
Once in the house, dogs become an inseparable part of the family. They are equally important as the rest of the family members and Grizzy’s family knew that, so they never quit fighting for him once he was diagnosed with wobblers disease. This adorable dog and his human sibling Luke have been best friends from the moment they met and watching Grizzy struggle broke the boy’s heart.
The family was told that Grizzy could undergo a surgery and start walking again, but sadly, once out of the operating room, he was brought home on a gurney. It was difficult to move his huge body around the place, but his humans never lost hope that things could turn for the better for their dog.
The vets told them that it would take approximately four months for Grizzy to start walking again, but even after that period of time passed there was no significant improvement regarding his condition.
Determined to help him, his family placed Grizzy at a specialized facility, and although it meant he had to spend some time there, they all knew it was for the best. As it turned out, their decision was the right one, and after struggling for so long, Grizzy could be playing by his favorite boy’s side again.
Below is their story that teaches us to never stop fighting for what we love.
This story is probably one of the most amazing stories you’ve heard and seen recently. It speaks of dogs’ solidarity and proves yet once again that our four legged pals are indeed compassionate creatures.
A guy named Dmitriy Timchenko and his friend were entering a store at the Russian city of Novorossiysk when they witnessed an incredible sight. In front of the place there was a tied pit bull pup waiting for his owner to finish the shopping for the day. One stray dog, however, assumed the pup was abandoned and rushed to rescue him.
“I’ve seen this stray dog around town many times,” Timchenko said speaking to The Dodo. “He always uses the crosswalk to cross the street. He’s a very smart dog.”
They saw the stray approaching the tied pup and waited to see what will happen. It was then when the stray started untying the leash trying to set the pit bull free.
Once he managed to do so, the two new friends were about to embark on an adventure.
You can see the incredible ‘rescue’ in the video below.
Realizing the dog may get lost, Timchenko and his friend rushed into the store and looked for the owner. If they didn’t do so, the pit bull would certainly get lost.
“We went into the store and called the owner on the loudspeaker,” Timchenko said. “She came outside to get her dog.”
Although the pit bull didn’t really need to be rescued, this still shows how courageous and sympathetic that stray dog was.
We do hope someone kind would recognize the goodness this dog carries inside and would welcome him into their home. After all, who wouldn’t want a companion like him?
The residents at this grandmother’s neighborhood are now at ease as she managed to solve the problem of drivers speeding around the place in a very clever way.
Knowing that neither her four grandchildren, nor the rest of the kids were safe, she came up with the idea of holding a hair dryer fooling the drivers into believing it’s a speed gun.
Believe it or not, this did magic and now everyone is making sure they don’t drive over the limit.
Jean Brooks really is one hell of a grandma as she would stop at nothing to make sure the neighborhood is a safe place.
“The problem with the traffic was that it was mental, kids with what I like to call sewing machines on wheels or quad bikes and mothers were driving at around 50 or 60 mph because they were late to school,” Jean said.
Her neighbors are very grateful for her dedication to put ‘law and order’ into action.
We, as humans, should be well aware of the consequences our acts bring. Still, we do bad things and hurt others, although we know it would put us in big trouble. Luckily, no deed goes unpunished and this judge from Painesville, Ohio, named Mike Cicconetti knows just the perfect way to punish those who treat animals in a bad manner.
His creative and sort of unusual methods made him a real celebrity in the community. Needless to say, he’s got all the support from his fellow Ohioans doing so.
Cicconetti is a huge animal lover and gets really mad and disappointed when a case of animal abuse or neglect comes along his way at the courtroom. What he does with such cases is give the doers of the crime punishments similar to what they did to the poor souls.
This way, he makes the wrongdoers go through the same discomfort they created at the animals. He believes that this is the only way for the cruel people to really understand how the animals felt when they abused them, neglected them, or dumped them.
“A judge can simply follow the law and if somebody committed the crime, here are the possible penalties,” Cicconetti told ABC News’ “Nightline.” “How much of that do I impose? Sure, you can do that and you go home and you can rest easy. Or you can take each case a little more personal and still apply that same law.”
When a woman was brought at the courtroom for dumping 35 kittens in the woods, judge Cicconetti gave her two options. Either to serve full jail time or reduce it by spending a night at the woods herself. She was so embarrassed of her action that she did accept to go into the woods and see how the poor kittens must have felt like when she ditched them there.
You have to agree this is a great way of teaching wrongdoers a lesson.
As he addressed the guilty woman, he asked her, “How would you like to be dumped off at a metro park late at night, spend the night listening to the coyotes … listening to the raccoons around you in the dark night, and sit out there in the cold not knowing where you’re going to get your next meal, not knowing when you are going to be rescued?”
Another woman was charged and found guilty of neglecting her dog by keeping him in filth. Now if she wanted to reduce her jail time, judge Cicconetti gave her an offer she ‘couldn’t refuse’, although it meant spending eight hours at the filthiest county dump.
Addressing the woman, he told her, “I want you to go down to the county dump, to the landfill, and I want them to find the stinkiest, smelliest, God-awful odor place they can find in that dump and I want you to sit there for eight hours tomorrow, to think about what you did to that dog while you smell the odor. If you puke, you puke.”
Does this way of sentencing animal abusers work? Yes, it does magic actually as the repeat offender rate for people who end up at Judge Cicconetti’s courtroom is only 10 percent compared to the 75 percent in other courts.
This amazing judge is to retire this years and we really hope someone as special would take his place and continue giving creative sentences.
You can take a look at Judge Cicconetti’s amazing work in the video below.
