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. »
Thursday, Jun. 5, 2008
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. »
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.” »
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. »
Friday, Nov. 3, 2006
Mother delivers surprise “miracle baby”
If nothing else, you could say Amanda Brisendine had an easy pregnancy. »
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. »
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. »
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. »
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006
Wandering 5yo reunited with mother
A five-year-old girl found wandering the streets of Toronto’s east end was rescued by a quick-thinking parking enforcement officer early Monday morning and returned to her mother in the afternoon. »
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006
Mother And Daugther To Be Reunited After 22-Years
A mother in South Philadelphia is about to be reunited with her daughter, who she has not seen for 22-years. »
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006
During pregnancy, some women gain 37 pounds. Not Eloysa Vasquez. »
Friday, Feb. 10, 2006
Mother fights off polar bear to save children
A woman in a northern Quebec community was shaken and scared, but otherwise safe, after facing down a polar bear to save her children. »
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005
DNA test brings joy to mother
A one month-old baby, found abandoned at the Government Maternity Hospital, Nayapul, was reunited with her mother on Tuesday after a DNA test confirmed the relationship. [Trace Your Roots with DNA : Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree] »
Monday, Nov. 14, 2005
Biblical name is favourite for Abigail’s miracle son
STAB victim Abigail Witchalls and her husband Benoit are planning to call their newborn son Joshua - which means salvation. »
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005
Ambulance crew witness a miracle
Surprise - it’s a girl! Such was the case for Saugus firefighters and EMTs when a Wakefield woman gave birth in Ambulance 1 outside Sears Automotive on Route 1 on Tuesday, Nov. 8. »
Monday, Nov. 7, 2005
The baby that saved my life
CANCER sufferer Hayley Newbery gazes tenderly at the miracle baby daughter she owes her life to - after finally being allowed to take her home. »
Friday, Nov. 4, 2005
Unborn Baby survived mum’s cancer operation
A WOMAN underwent a cancer operation while pregnant, knowing it might kill her unborn baby. »
Friday, Oct. 7, 2005
Baby girl is born on rescue boat
A BABY girl was born on a lifeboat halfway between Mull and Oban yesterday during an emergency dash to hospital. »
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005
Anti-hijack squad kicks in: Toddler returned after ride with car thieves
A mother’s worst nightmare unfolded in front of her eyes yesterday as she watched thieves drive off with her 20-month-old son, strapped into the family car. »
Thursday, Sep. 15, 2005
Mum is hailed hero by daughter, receives award
A single mother who nursed her toddler through lifethreatening meningitis was honoured yesterday for her outstanding parenting skills. »
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005
Woman reunited with her birth mother
Susan Kelley, with the help of family members, tried to find her birth mother in 1998. The search eventually ended in failure. »
Saturday, Jul. 30, 2005
Babycam TV helps bed-bound mums - and premature babies
A hospital camera network which lets bed-bound mothers see live pictures of their premature babies is helping save lives, according to medical staff. »
Saturday, Jul. 9, 2005
Baby girl ‘is a miracle’
A WOMAN who helps couples have children has had her own miracle baby — after becoming “allergic” to her husband. »