“Book deserts are found in high-poverty areas in both urban and rural settings,” Marshall told Babble. “An inability to access books is extremely problematic because it creates a vicious cycle of educational disparities related to access, resources and outcomes. Read More
Soldier Watches Daughter’s Birth on FaceTime After Flight is Delayed
Lindsey was also on his way home to Brandon, hopeful he would make it in time to witness the birth of his first child. Sadly, his flight was delayed, leaving him alone in the airport, able only to watch his wife Haley labor through FaceTime. Read More
Little Girl with Muscular Dystrophy Wows the World with Her Paintings
Although she’s either bound by a wheelchair or laid on the ground, Kate has still been able to discover and develop a talent so great that it’s left the internet astonished: she can paint beautifully, even though she’s almost entirely immobile. Read More
Bus Driver Braids 11-Year-Old’s Hair Every Morning, and the Reason is Heartbreaking
The styles started out simple, one french braid or two. They’ve slowly evolved, and every day Isabella comes to Tracy with a new request, sometimes including fun clips or flowers. Tracy gladly obliges- so much so that several young girls now receive their own personalized hair ‘dos every morning before they walk through the front doors of their school. Read More
Stranger Helps Mother of Two Soothe Her Crying Babies While They Finish Shopping
Flustered and surely aware of people’s stares and her own face turning red, she started putting her groceries back on the shelves to leave. Then a miracle appeared in the form of a lovely woman named Tiffany Jones-Guillory. Read More
Ohio Woman Donates Frozen Embryos to Parents In Need After Fertility Clinic Disaster
Through sharing her decision, countless other couples have stepped up to do the same thing: give their eggs and embryos to these grieving women. The desire to build a family is a deep and overwhelming feeling that bonds us together. This is the mark of true compassion and empathy: knowing what it feels like to be in someone else’s place, and doing something about it. Read More
Single Mother Asks For Help With Triplets On Social Media, Receives Overwhelming Response
Remember when you brought home your first baby, your newborn, and you felt completely overwhelmed and lost? Imagine someone handing you triplets– and you were left to parent them without a partner! That’s exactly what Hayley Arsenault felt after giving birth to her beautiful triplets, Hogan, Rylan, and Finn. Read More
Comfortably Numb?…Where Has Our Empathy Gone?
Death SHOULD bother us…where has our empathy gone? Are we too desensitized and comfortably numb? And not the Pink Floyd type of numb…These are the questions I asked myself this weekend. Read More
Doctor Asks Terminally Ill Children What Made Their Lives Good. Grab The Tissues.
Dr. McAlpine, a palliative care doctor in South Africa, decided to share a question that he posed to his terminally ill patients, who are all children. The question is : What have you enjoyed in life? What gave it meaning? Read More