Monday, Oct. 20, 2008

Miracle Mum Has Baby

Tracey was 17 when she got involved in a car accident. »

Monday, Jul. 14, 2008

Woman keeps promise to war hero dad

ANN YORK will soon be making the journey she has always dreamed about – a poignant visit to a Canadian town which has honoured her late father. »

Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2008

Man becomes miracle dad 25 years after cancer treatment made him infertile

Little Aisling Richardson never pestered her parents for a new Barbie or a pony. She craved just one thing – a baby brother or sister. And from the moment she could talk, she never stopped asking. »

Thursday, Jun. 5, 2008

Believe in miracles

Dan and Suzanne Isidor, of State College, were surprised but thrilled to learn almost three years ago that Suzanne was pregnant with twins. »

Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2008

Woman told she can’t have kids has 4 in 16 months

Confidently feeding and changing her baby daughters, Naomi Kesterton looks as though she was born to be a mother. »

Tuesday, May. 13, 2008

Behind the Badge brings department family together

Doing police work 24/7 can seem like a never-ending carousel — a revolving door of officers jumping on and off, at all hours of the day, as they serve the public. »

Monday, Aug. 13, 2007

Mother’s ‘gift of delight’ inspires work

Nancy Iannone recalls always having had a “positive view” of people with Down syndrome. »

Friday, Jun. 29, 2007

Mum rescues her babies from house fire

A QUICK-THINKING mother rescued her two young children from a house fire minutes before it engulfed their home. »

Monday, May. 14, 2007

A Mother’s Day Miracle

It’s a Mother’s Day miracle for one Tucson woman. She is able to celebrate this day, with her family, thanks to a lifesaving organ transplant. »

Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2007

Single mom balances school, family, named USA Today Academic All-Star

Single mom, non-traditional student, double major, honors student; all words that can describe a variety of students at UW-Eau Claire. But add USA Today’s Academic All-Star team member to the mix and only one student can use all these words to describe her. »

Friday, Mar. 9, 2007

Miracle Mother looks forward to 90th birthday

Brenda Busby calls her mother, Rose Lybrand, her “miracle mother.” »

Monday, Feb. 19, 2007

Father rides to the rescue over bicycle

A student was reunited with her stolen bike after her dad made a 360-mile trip to come to the rescue. »

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007

Dad rescues baby from River

A Hamilton father was still emotional yesterday after diving into the Waikato River to save his baby daughter on Wednesday. »

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007

Father and daughter reunite in modern miracle

Ricky Rawlins has been blessed. »

Friday, Jan. 12, 2007

Discovering the real heroes

On the first day of class in a course at Macon State College, I wanted a short sample of the writing of each student. I picked the subject out of the air: “Write me a few paragraphs about a person you consider a hero.” »

Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006

U.S. man reunited with daughter on German TV show

A U.S. man who fathered a daughter in Germany 22 years ago was reunited with her on German television, according to a media report. [Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know] »

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006

Son Recalls Fight To Rescue Mother From Blaze

The son of a Johnston County woman attempted to rescue his from her burning house, but his efforts failed. Now he’s dealing with the loss of both a parent and his childhood home. »

True meaning of “hero”

Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman are all fictional heroes who save the world everyday. They entertain kids of all ages with their super powers, cute costumes and witty one-liners. My hero has never been in the pages of a comic book or on television, he doesn’t wear a spandex costume, nor can he fly. His secret identity and everyday persona are the same and I’ve never seen him leap over a tall building. »

Friday, Nov. 3, 2006

Mother delivers surprise “miracle baby”

If nothing else, you could say Amanda Brisendine had an easy pregnancy. »

Friday, Oct. 27, 2006

Their prayers were answered: Families reunited with Marines

Alexander Mejia’s deployment to Iraq was difficult on his parents. »

Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006

Mother’s praise for baby catching fire heroes

A MUM who threw her two-year-old daughter from the first floor window of her burning home has thanked the men who caught her. »

Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2006

Angels in Adoption

One couple has much more love to give »

Father repairs school’s climbing frame

A VANDALISED school climbing frame is set to be rebuilt by the dad of a pupil left heartbroken by the attack. »

Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2006

She was expected to die: This week, she bore a son.

They wheeled Kelly Jo Blosser into the labor and delivery room. »

Friday, Sep. 15, 2006

Mum saves children in fire horror

A MOTHER saved her two children in a dramatic rescue when the bedroom above them exploded. »

Rescue mum may get life-saver award

A SPALDING mum who saved her son from a submerged car and then ran more than a mile to get help could be in line for a national life-saving award. »

Friday, Aug. 25, 2006

Finally back together: Malaysian prince meets long-lost Australian mother

A MOTHER, son and daughter separated by one of Australia’s most notorious custody battles embraced in a Melbourne garden today – all together for the first time in 14 years. »

Monday, Jul. 31, 2006

Children vote parents as #1 heroes

The Every Child Needs A Hero report by the Australian Childhood Foundation released yesterday revealed children overwhelmingly admired their parents over a range of other people of influence, including stars such as singer Delta Goodrem and cyclist Lance Armstrong. »

Monday, Jun. 12, 2006

‘Less is more’ works for D.C. mom

Michele Humble traces her decision to home-school to watching a TV newsmagazine about a woman who home-schooled her six children while running a family store. The children completed college before most students finished high school.
“That’s what I would like to do,” Mrs. Humble remembers thinking, “and that was before I had any child of my own. I always wanted to be a teacher, and I felt that I’d be the best teacher of my children because I would know their strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else.”
Today, Mrs. Humble and her husband, Carmichael, are parents to four girls, ages 10, 8, 6 and 2 weeks. While their dad goes to work every day for the D.C. government, the three oldest girls study at home with mom using the Robinson curriculum, Saxon math and a number of other resources. Mrs. Humble has home-schooled the children since her oldest was 5, and she hopes to do so until they graduate from high school.
“Some people say to me, ‘Are you going to do this until they’re grown?’?” Mrs. Humble says. “I tell them that is my plan right now. I enjoy that I’m the one teaching my child. It’s the desire of my heart.”
The Humble family is part of a home-schooling cooperative, the Christian Home Educators of D.C. Together with 15 to 20 other home-schooling families, they go on field trips, do special study segments on topics such as the rain forests or the Civil War and celebrate the students’ accomplishments with a closing ceremony and potluck dinner.
Although the family enjoys trips to the Smithsonian museums, the library and other places where they can learn about interesting topics, Mrs. Humble’s rule is, “No stress, no strain, no struggle.”
“I’m a great believer in ‘less is more,’?” she says. “If I’m getting too stressed out and frazzled, it’s not good for the kids. Kids are like sponges. I have to have peace, so if something is too stressful, we don’t do it.”
The three older girls take ballet classes each week, and each one is learning piano or violin.
“This is the time of all the recitals,” their mother says. “I’ll be happy when they’re over and we have more time.”
Balancing the demands of motherhood and education isn’t easy, but Mrs. Humble says she draws her strength from her faith and the impact she sees on her family.
“Every day, I think, ‘God, please give me the wisdom to do this,’?” she says.
“I enjoy seeing my child ‘get’ something, really understand something. For Black History Month, I teach about a different historical figure each day, and I was telling my oldest daughter about Frederick Douglass and the Underground Railroad,” Mrs. Humble says. “Her younger sister was just lying on her back, feet up in the air, and seemingly not paying attention. But when I asked the question ‘Who else was helping with the Underground Railroad?’ and my oldest daughter didn’t respond, the younger one said, ‘Harriet Tubman.’ That really makes me happy.”
Mrs. Humble treats a trip to the doctor’s office or on the public bus as a “teachable moment.” People remark on the children’s calm and polite deportment and their ability to focus.
“I used to get really offended at comments people made that I was being selfish or overprotective, but now I realize that it’s my job to protect them. If we’re on a bus on Georgia Avenue, they’re being exposed to all kinds of things. It’s my job to instill in them the right values,” she says.
To parents afraid that they aren’t experts in every subject, she advises, “You are more qualified than any teacher, and you can do a better job with your children than anyone else. People get lost in the shuffle. Children do act out. But the teachers are not able to espouse the same values we teach in the home.”

Monday, May. 15, 2006

Our house blowed away, and Mama became a hero

Amy Hawkins believes she will walk again, though her doctors tell her differently. »

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