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Daily Good News 51: Cop pays for man’s fee, Teen saves man trapped under ATV

Good news!

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First news is a good one. I mean, they’re all good.

WSBTV reports that the man, who only gave his name as James, had received a ticket for a crash. As his car was a wreck, he had no other way of arriving at court on time — except walking. Setting off from a downtown Atlanta shelter at 1 a.m., he spent eight hours huffing and puffing through the cold. “No way to get up there, so I walked,” he told Channel 2 news, adding, “As soon as the air hit my lungs it took my breath away because of the wind. That was the major thing, the wind.”

So, an officer decided to give a helping hand:

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Monday Motivation: Speak Life Into Your Situation

In case you missed it, Monday Motivation is a new series I’m running. I share my own words to you in the hopes of motivating you. As you can probably tell, this will show up on Mondays.

This post is based off of one of my favorite posts I wrote: The Power of the Tongue. I suggest you read it so you can better understand where I’m going here, although you’ll still get the gist of my message.

We need to speak life into our situation. Think positive thoughts this week. Our very words are powerful. When we face a situation, keep you head held high. Don’t give up.

From a Christian standpoint, some of us always start their morning with prayer. They speak life into their day before it starts. And many have said there’s a difference. A positive difference.

“I can do it.”

“The day isn’t over yet; I can end it on a high note.”

I’m not saying looking at a lottery ticket and saying “I’m gonna win” 500 times will make you a billionaire. I’m saying that that, as I mentioned in my linked post above, our words can do damage. At first, we may not believe our own words. But, keep speaking them. Over time, things well get better. And soon, you’ll hate even the smallest negative remarks you see, hear, or even think.

Even on the long days, find something. Find something to be thankful because it’s there. “Well at least…” is perfectly acceptable. Keep looking for the new morning because God’s blessings are new each morning.

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Daily Good News 50: Broken wrist saves boy’s life, Milwaukee County paying for home repairs

Made it to the 50th post. This calls for some kind of celebration, right? Sure it doesn’t!

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Alright, I remember a story I posted of a man who got in a car accident and how it saved his life because the doctors stumbled upon a tumor. this time, a boy’s life was saved after he broke his wrist:

It was after a concerned doctor checked James’ heartbeat and sent him to a consultant that his parents Hayley and Steve were told that the 11-year-old had a heart condition called subaortic stenosis – a tightness below the valve that lets blood out of the heart.

Doctors said that had it not been detected by his accident at judo, James could have died – and exercise had been making the condition worse because it was making his heart work harder.

This quote makes the article, especially the last sentence:

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Newbie

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Being new can be extremely hard, take it from me a sixth grader and now a new blogger. It took me a long time to finally step up to the plate and actually do a blog. I constantly argued with myself “What if viewers don’t like my writing, and how do I start?” Then, I finally came to my senses and realized, do something you’re going through. Well at least with a little advice of course, I can’t take all the credit! So, now here I am writing to you and others…I really do pray that this encourages you and other viewers to go for it. Nothing beats a failure but a try! It will take you a while to realize it, but don’t be afraid of opinions. Everyone is entitled to one but, that doesn’t mean you have to listen to it. Be smart about it, and have confidence in everything you do. I was surrounded around that kind of foundation that confidence is important, but some people weren’t. I get it! Just know in my book that confidence is a key ingredient of life.

Ok, so my real life experience of being a “newbie” is starting the sixth grade and now in middle school. I was energized, pumped, and ready to start school, but in the back of mind I knew there would be teasing. Soon enough as I pass by a group of eighth graders on the first day of school I hear “Ha, look a little sixth grader” I almost turned around and said something slick but, the Lord stopped my tongue. I could have really gotten myself in trouble if I would have said what I wanted to! The Lord told me that I was too good to give my energy to this person. This person didn’t know from a can of paint, so this clearly shows that people are going to be rude, careless, ignorant, and I could go on forever. But, instead of wasting my time I do something that is going to help me succeed in life.

There you have folks, being new can be a good thing at times, and also a bad thing. To me it’s more of a good thing because you get to some what of, “learn your lesson.” Basically knowing the ends and the outs of different situations, once you get used to it you could even give advice! (I might even need it time to time!) Sometimes you just have to think of the bright side of being new. I sure know I had to!

(P.S. PLEASE GIVE ME ANY SUGGESTIONS AND LEAVE COMMENTS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!)

Sincerely, Nia Whitehurst

Daily Good News 49: Man donates $3,000 to food pantry, Young siblings save grandfather’s life

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This first bit of news is slightly odd. A man was trying to donate $3,000, and got turned down twice. Yeah. Apparently, his status as an atheist was what drove people away. He eventually gave it to a food pantry.

Mehta originally raised the money in late October following news that American Legion Post 134 pulled its support from the Morton Grove Park District in response to a park board commissioner’s refusal to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Park officials returned the check, though, citing a desire to avoid a “First Amendment dispute.”

He next tried the Morton Grove Public Library, but experienced similar results. A library board trustee called Mehta’s blog, the Friendly Atheist, a “hate group,” and questioned the legality of accepting a donation originally intended for the park district.

So, this leads me to this question: If you were an organization and were presented with a check for $3,000 from the same man, would you accept it? Before you answer, look at this:

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Daily Good News 48: People Helping People, CPR Saves Man’s Life

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A company is trying help a charity:

The Flatbread Company will make a generous donation to Burlington’s People Helping People for every pizza they sell (including take-out orders) on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. In addition, People Helping People will host a bake sale on site throughout the evening.

It’s bigger than this:

Burlington’s People Helping People is a non-profit, primarily volunteer-driven emergency assistance organization comprised of the Burlington Food Pantry, the Covenant for Basic Needs and the Holiday Wish Tree.

They give clothes, food, and other supplies. Great network of organizations.

Next, a…different article of a woman performing CPR to save a man’s life:

A young man reaches and enters the elevator just before her, and the doors close before she can join him. When Hostler hits the “up” button a few seconds later, the doors reopen and she’s stunned by what she sees: 25-year-old Bob Hallinan lying facedown on the elevator floor and not moving.

So then she, and another woman who appeared went to work. Hostler started CPR:

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