Inspiration Report

@brittikitt / Instagram | Inset: Adobe Stock
Four year-old Lily Christiana met her elf, Crackles, for the first time this Christmas season where she instantly loved him and his nightly antics. When she found out Crackles would be leaving on Christmas Day, Lily’s mom Brittany said her daughter was “heartbroken.” “I thought, ‘Are we going to have to go through this every…

Adobe Stock
A newborn baby was rescued in Kahala, Hawaii, after being dumped in a garbage can. A good Samaritan (who has asked to remain anonymous) was home alone when he heard a woman screaming outside at 11:30 pm. “Then I got up and looked out the window. And then I was shocked to see what I…

@tamarawadgymar / Instagram
Most children are excited about seeing Santa Claus during the Christmas season, while others become overwhelmed with happiness seeing “The Elf on the Shelf.” For two-year-old Emilia Wadgymar, the real stars of the season are the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. Emilia’s mother, Tamara Wadgymar of Woodlands, Texas, told Fox News Digital, “We went to…

Liverpool University Hospitals/SWNS
A student nurse jumped into action and saved a man’s life after he stopped breathing while driving his car. Demi Murphy is a three-year student nurse at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in Liverpool, England. While she was driving back to work after lunch, she noticed a man’s car was in the middle of the…

The Kelly Clarkson Show/YouTube
America is proud of its first responders and depends on them, but it may come as a surprise that relatively few of them are female. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Tina Guiler discussed the lack of women in fire departments during an interview with Fox News Digital. The paramedic and firefighter for over 24 years shared…

@michaelbuble / Instagram.com
While appearing on an episode of the “Diary of a CEO” podcast, Michael Bublé was asked by host Steven Bartlett about a time where he felt his priorities shifted, prompting Bublé to open up about his son Noah’s battle with liver cancer. “My son’s cancer diagnosis rocked my world,” Bublé began. “It pulled the curtain…

Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah II is in his second season in the NFL after having a standout collegiate career at Oklahoma. The 23-year-old defensive player is a part of the Vikings’ rotation that is seventh in points allowed and 13th in yards allowed this season as Minnesota is 7-9 through 17 weeks. Asamoah is…

Inside Edition/YouTube
If there were a Daughter of the Year award, this Mississippi woman would likely win it for the Christmas present she gave her father this past Christmas. Lindsey Moore posted a video to her TikTok of her Secret Santa gift to him, fulfilling a promise she made to herself years ago when she was a…

artin1/Shutterstock.com
Suppose you’re like any of the almost two billion members on TikTok. In that case, you’ve probably stumbled upon top-trending stitches like the store-bought pesto “crazy” story-sharing sensation and others that have likely kept you scrolling for longer than you intended. However, there’s a new stitch that’s making people question their faith, or rather, affirm…

Sports Stories/YouTube
The most unmistakable sign that Brock Purdy is a big-time NFL quarterback? We’ve stopped obsessing over the fact that he’s a quarterback. Most people think he’s not supposed to be a quarterback, at least not to the informed minds who create professional football teams, who repeatedly passed over Purdy until San Francisco took him dead…

More from Beliefnet and our partners