Southwest Airlines / Facebook screen shot Southwest Employee Goes Above and Beyond Call of Duty to Help Family's Christmas Wish Come True The pup made it home safely, and made his big debut on Christmas via a root beer box - which successfully threw the kids off the scent. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 23, 2021
Ashlee Boyson via Love What Matters / Facebook screen shot 'Heaven Is So Close, There Are Angels All Around Us': How 1 Bottle of Nail Polish Turned Into a Struggling Mother Sobbing Boyson and her family found a nearby vantage point, as she wanted to see the reaction, and what she saw has stayed with her. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 22, 2021
Alvin Bamburg / Facebook Man Reportedly Discovers Balloon in Woods with Note from Little Girl Attached Santa's elves were hard at work to connect him with the girl's parents so that he could make some Christmas wishes come true. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 8, 2021
Shealah Craighead / Flickr Op-Ed: Did You Notice Trump's Reference to God vs. Biden's in Their Holiday Addresses? 'Indeed, as Justice Alito recently noted in a speech to the Federalist Society, religious liberty is under assault.' By Ameer Benno, The Western Journal January 2, 2021
@nypost / Twitter Nashville Bomber's Connection to Mystery LA Lady Finally Discovered 'I didn't even buy the house, he just deeded it over to me without my knowledge,' the LA music executive said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 31, 2020
@KimRowellTV / Twitter screen shot Mom Had To Sell Engagement Ring To Pay Bills When Kids Were Young, Years Later Daughter Replaces It for Christmas The video shows Denise chatting while opening the box and then snapping open the ring case. When she sees the contents, she breaks down. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 30, 2020
FOX6 News Milwaukee / screen shot Mom Had No Idea Marine Son Was About To Surprise Her at Restaurant Ceballos was happy that everything worked out and said he's been dreaming of a special homecoming ever since he considered joining up. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 29, 2020
Chait Goli / Pexels Nashville Police Release Footage Capturing Moment Before and After Bombing The Metro Nashville Police Department released body camera footage of the tense moments leading up to and after the Christmas day bombing. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal December 29, 2020
Rosemary Ketchum / Pexels Police Officer Says God Redirected Him Seconds Before Nashville Explosion - 'I Literally Heard God' It is reassuring to hear testimonies of God remaining active on the earth and more than able to save people from evil plots. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal December 28, 2020
C. Holmes / Flickr Deafening Silence from 'Defund Police' Crowd as Police Rush to Ground Zero in Nashville These six officers risked their lives to ensure that residents of the neighborhood rocked by the Nashville explosion evacuated the area. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 27, 2020
East Idaho News / YouTube screen shot 65-Year-Old Grandmother Surprised with New Car from Secret Santa An elderly woman who works hard to support her husband was rewarded with a special gift from a secret Santa. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal December 27, 2020
Tricia Phillippi / Facebook 70-Year-Old Taco Bell Employee Receives Giant Check for $6,095 from Community The original plan was to award the winner with $50, but then the members decided that wasn't enough for someone as priceless as Joe. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 26, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr War on Christmas: Biden's Agriculture Secretary Pick Once Implemented a Tax on Christmas Trees Tom Vilsack was successful in getting the tax implemented, but his war on Christmas was short-lived, thankfully. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal December 26, 2020
ABC7 / YouTube screen shot Undercover Cops Disguised as Santa and His Elf Stop Alleged Criminals in Epic Bust Two undercover cops dressed as Santa and his helper managed to bust more than a couple of would-be car thieves. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 25, 2020
Erie County, Ohio / Facebook screen shot Walnut-Sized Mass Found in Christmas Trees Actually Contains Hundreds of Eggs Take a close look at your Christmas tree to make sure you don't end up with uninvited company. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 24, 2020
Mike Mozart / Flickr 'Secret Santa' Pays Off $65,000 in Layaway Balances at Walmart An anonymous shopper went into Walmart early one morning looking to pay off every layaway and 'positively affect as many people as possible.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 24, 2020
@MeckCounty / Twitter screen shot NC Official Admits She Has Family Travel Plans Right After Urging People To Stay Home Dena Diorio told the people of Mecklenburg County to stay home for Christmas. She won't be doing so, however. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 24, 2020
SomeGoodNews / YouTube screen shots 'The Rock' and John Krasinski Surprise Widower and His Two Children for Christmas It started when Jay Abel listed his collectible items on eBay and then asked for a little help from someone he admired. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
KCAL-TV / screen shot Actor Kirk Cameron Leads Carolers in Protest of California Lockdown Order Decked out in a red Christmas hat and sporting a white Santa beard, the former 'Growing Pains' star led the gathered audience in song. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
Souk Mediterranean Kitchen & Bar / Facebook Kindhearted Guest Leaves Large Enough Tip for 28 Staff Members To Each Receive $200 The restaurant owner said 'Billy' was the reason many of his employees would now be able to afford presents or Christmas trees. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 23, 2020
The New York Times / Facebook screen shot Charcuterie Wreaths Are a Festive Way To Eat Cheese This Holiday Make one for a cozy evening by the fire. Make one for a neighbor. Make a dog-appropriate one for your furry friend. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 18, 2020