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Young Lady Defends Store from Robbery Though this is NEVER recommended as no amount of money is worth your life, this girl is the store's owner and refused to let this robbery be a successful one. Neighbors (big & small) Fill the Gap This elderly man recently lost his wife and his kids are grown and gone. Though lonely the neighbors do what they can to pay him visits and bring joy to his life. Showing Up Matters At Every Age You always see the videos of little kids at their Elementary School performance anxiously scanning the crowd for their mom & dad. Turns out that is pretty universal even when those kids are much bigger. His Opponent Gets A Shout of Love From the Crowd This pro tennis player, slightly jealous of the demonstrated affinity for his opponent hilariously asks the crowd a question in response. Sea Lion Adopted by Coastal Village The fisherman who rescued his as a cub assumed he would be rehabilitated and let back go into the wild. But this sea lion had other p...

High School Football Team Protects Middle Schooler from Kidnapping As they were preparing for practice a little kid from the nearby middle school came running onto the field asking for help, with a grown man close behind. These heroes were not going to sit idle and came to the boys aid. Young Men Assist Elderly Woman with Mobility Issues Caught in the Rain Sometimes its just pure kindness and common courtesy that can mean the world to others. This elderly woman who already struggled to get around found herself stuck in the mud and rain, only to receive some unexpected help. How To Take Care of Your Delivery Drivers This home owner knows what to do to keep his delivery drivers happy as this is not the first time that he made someone's day and got to hear about it on the doorbell cam. He Finally Got to Meet the Baby He Saved 58 Years Ago Dave Hickman found a newborn baby when he was hunting and only 14 years old. With the help of his grandfather the two of them got her medical care a...

Beyond Customer Service As a customer came to the drive thru window where Logan Simmons was working that day, the mother began screaming as she noticed her son in the back seat with the seat belt tightly wrapped around his neck. Logan immediately sprung into action, jumping through the window, and used his pocket knife to cut the boy loose. Young Girls Save a Little One from a Would-be Kidnapper Three girls ages ranging from 11 to 13 notice a man in their apartment complex grabbing a little girl by the wrist and rushing her off. They quickly approach with cell phone cameras filming and ask if he is related to her. Seeing the little girl shake her head no, they grab her and tell the man to walk away. He was later arrested and all of the girls were able to get away safely. A Video That Makes Mark 10:15 Come to Life This verse of Scripture says, "I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." Watch as these young ones serve...

 We all need help from someone. More often than not the people we rely on are specially qualified for the task. It could be due to education, experience, special skills, maturity, credentials & certifications, or just earned trust over a period of time. A combination of these factors come into play with Austen MacMillan and his therapist Jason Piquette as their three year relationship continues to grow strong. The two were in a session together using the family pool as part of that day's therapy exercise when the unthinkable happened. Jason went under water and did not come back up. Suddenly a twelve year old boy who relies heavily on the help of this grown man is faced with a role reversal requiring quick thinking and action for survival to be an option. Jason & Austen sharing their story Austen, though panicking, managed to dive under and pull Jason to the surface and move him over to the sunbathing shallows making sure the man's head stayed above water. He then exite...

 If you are like most, you clicked this article because of its incredible title. How could that be true? Surely no one holds their breath that long. What kept them under the surface for 8 full minutes? Further details are needed to satisfy our curiosity. As the source content below will show this was a deeper dive (no pun intended) that did not disappoint as it renders the title somewhat tame in comparison to its amazing details. Turns out a 12 year old boy while vacationing at a South Carolina resort got stuck in a lazy river pool drain after unwisely removing its cover with the help of a friend. With the cover removed the force of the pumps suction grew all the stronger, capturing the young man's foot, making it impossible to surface and retrieve air.  Skursky recounting the rescue attempt His friend (a fellow 12 year-old) immediately began pulling on his trapped buddy in attempt to help but ultimately the force of the suction was too much. After 90 seconds the friend yells ...

Ginger Maxville Young children tend to put almost anything in their mouths. Perhaps its a right of passage and a way of experiencing & exploring the world around them with more than just one of their five senses. Perhaps its just a fidgety behavior done out of sheer boredom. Whichever is the case, that kind of behavior can sadly lead to very scary and life threatening situations as choking can be common. If it fits in their mouth, it most likely can choke them. So when an adventurous five year old student on Ginger Maxville's bus started a commotion, her first assumption was the he was playing around stating, "I thought he was just teasing me and I thought he just wasn't following my instructions about sitting down." The child's persistence along with his sister explaining that "he had a coin stuck in his throat" caused the bus driver to 'switch gears' and think through the life saving classes from years past. After pulling the bus over into...

The photo to the right is meant to be funny. The idea of a kid driving much less getting pulled over by a police officer before the age of 16 is absurd, right? Perhaps so in the case of the toddler in the photo. Perhaps not when it comes to a determined and hungry 8 year-old from East Palestine, Ohio who shall remain nameless given his status as a minor. His desire for a McDonald's cheeseburger was so intense he did some YouTube research on how to drive a car, procured his parents keys, loaded up his 4 year-old sister and began driving to retrieve his munchies. Despite it being his first time out, You Tube apparently prepared him well. The 1.5 mile route to the drive through included several turns, several intersections where the boy lawfully stopped at red lights, and made it to his destination without incident. Upon placing his order and getting to the window, the McDonald's employees thought they were being pranked. Surely the parents are hiding in the back and their eyes we...