Pennsylvania: Small Boy Saves Mom
February 4th, 2010 by Mike Redding
This child is adorable and amazingly composed. Click here to listen in on his 9-1-1 call to save his mother.
Archive for the 'Smells From Afar...' Category
Afghanistan: A skateboard park? Really?
January 4th, 2010 by Anna Redding
I had no idea. No clue. Apparently my picture of what Afghanistan is like is waaaaay off.
How about a skateboard park? And one that brings rich kids and poor kids together.
Minnesota: Cancer & the kindness of strangers
January 4th, 2010 by Anna Redding
This story put a tear in my eye and hope in my heart. The world is full of goodness.
Click here to read this story about a young man dying of cancer and how total strangers from Iraq to Florida did the impossible.
Connecticut: Holy Cow!
December 13th, 2009 by Mike Redding
Away in a manger, no ordinary cow!
Click here for some devine bovine.
The cow photo was taken by Aaron Flaum of the Norwich Bulletin.
Charlotte: Speechless Jonah
December 8th, 2009 by Mike Redding
This is actually a follow-up to an earlier story you may have seen right here in this column. It started at a high school football game… and now little Jonah’s dream will take him all the way to Carolina Panthers Stadium.
San Diego: Wrong Number, Right Angel
December 3rd, 2009 by Mike Redding
A woman dials a wrong number and leaves a message. Lucky for her she accidentally called an angel.
Click here for this wonderful and heartwarming story.
Colorado: An Escape from a Sick World
December 3rd, 2009 by Mike Redding
Click here for a sweet story of overcoming and survival.
Australia: Puppies to Their Own Rescue!
November 26th, 2009 by Mike Redding
Puppies save themselves from jerks!
Click here for a warm fuzzy. Literally.
North Carolina: Face Jug Time
November 22nd, 2009 by Mike Redding
This is a great thing to do if you’re in the North Carolina-Virginia Blue Ridge area. I have three of these Face Jugs. The blue one pictured on the homepage with the headline to this article is on my mantle. It’s signed by Lula Owens-Bollick. I did a story with her and her husband back in 2005. They’re wonderful people and fantastic potters.
Click here for the details of how, when and where you can get your own traditional face jug.
Minnesota: Autism on the Run
November 19th, 2009 by Mike Redding
This is a wonderful story. And the man who tells is it one of my favorites storytellers of all time. Listen to the way he uses his voice, his words, the phrases… it’s beautifully told.
Click here to read and watch this story about a high school junior running away with Autism.