Introduction: Imagine going to church every Sunday for your entire life. You consistently gave tithes, and contributed to charities. You never said so much as a curse word, constantly made good conscious decisions, and never lied. People would look at you and think that you were near perfect. You had it all, good health, good finances, a good family, the complete package if you will. However, one day, and in the blink of an eye it was all gone. One moment you’re living a lavish life, you’ve got it together, and the next, you wake up before God. Now, in…
Author: Omar
The sloth’s nature allows them to conserve energy, moving slower than all other mammals. This humble speed implies that sloths generally travel no more than 28 meters (125 feet) in a single day. However, this sloth named Gordon is special. He’s got an incredible relationship with his zookeeper and quite literally refuses to get out of bed until they’ve completed their morning routine which includes lots of cuddles! Gordon the sloth, from Drusillas Park in Sussex, took a particular liking to its keeper Amelia Jones when the pair initially met two years ago. The unlikely duo began their friendship, when…
A teacher by the name of Turquoise LeJeune Parker helped raise over $100,000 to help the children of Lakewood Elementary School in Durham. She ends nearly every class by letting the students know she loves them, but this time she went above and beyond to prove it. Among other fundraisers, this most recent one raised the most amount of money for the students. Her undertaking was dubbed Mrs. Parker’s Professors Foodraiser, which used the funds she raised to buy, and distribute over 5,200 sacks full of food to students though the Durham Public School area. In the dozen schools this…