This story about a father and his adopted daughter demonstrates that fate has its own way of bringing wonderful surprises into our lives. North Carolina resident Billy Houze, 64, is a father of five and an esteemed pastor at First Baptist Church of Lawndale. Everything in his life was going smoothly until 2016, when his
This chain of coffee shops is run by people with Down syndrome and other disabilities
Amy Wright is the owner of a chain of coffee shops in the United States, but she is not just an ordinary businesswoman. Her kind of coffee shop wasn’t built solely for profit-making purposes – they were founded to serve a bigger purpose. Amy is the owner of Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, known as “The
Little girl with spina bifida walks for first time as friends cheer her on
The little girl with spina bifida was born in Durham, North Carolina, she has a condition wherein a baby’s spinal cord fails to develop properly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it might cause physical and intellectual disabilities that range from mild to severe, depending on certain conditions. Kenydii’s parents, Kenneth and
Dad writes letter thanking students for making son with autism feel included
With everything that comes with their condition, people with autism often find themselves isolated and singled out. Blake Rice is one example of a teen with autism, but he is far from alienated. In fact, the students in his high school wanted Blake to feel like he belonged – so much, that they all banded together to