A volunteer firefighter was driving by a building when he noticed smoke:
He said he was driving by and saw smoke rising from the building, which has businesses downstairs and apartments above. He said he banged on the doors to alert residents, then ran outside to tell people to call 911. That’s when Cordero’s boyfriend, James Lucas, ran back into the building with Hope to save his son, Ky-Mani.
A hero that is honest:
As promised, I have assembled a fantastic team of bloggers for DALANEL. I have a page called Meet the Team which is under What Is DALANEL?. There, you’ll be able to keep up with them. That page is filled with bios for each of them and links to their content on the site as well as social media accounts so you can follow them too. Right now, the page is slightly bare. I wrote out bios for them but, in the near future, they should have something up to represent themselves so the page will grow over time. I’m just going to give a brief preview of each person.
First, Dallas T. makes a return. She’s 17. My cousin. And, quite frankly, she’s like a sister to me as well. We talked about it and while she won’t be contributing often, she’ll be around. She ran a blog for a little bit but she’s not really into that all that much. Still, there’s some great content there. I think she has a great mind if only because she and I think alike fairly often. I would hope she can take a few Dante’s Opinion posts for me. It would be Dallas’ Opinion of course. Follow her on Twitter.
Next is Nia. This is the same Nia that helped me with the lighting for the cantata. At 11, she’s an aspiring journalist. She wants to be the best. This is her first blogging experience. I don’t know if this will be the start of a wonderful career for her but make sure you show your support. Even as kids, people can do great things. I’m excited to see what she brings to the table. I’m hoping that her journalistic heart can help me with the Daily Good News in terms of research and even posting. Don’t be surprised to see this young one pack a punch. She speaks her mind and is honest and that’s one of the things I love about her. Nia’s on Google+ so add her in your cutest blogger circle.
Ah yes, this is gonna be fun.
Rapper Meek Mill continues to show support for Philly. He visited a group home with lots of Christmas gifts in tow:
However, Meek’s commitment to revisiting Philly and its youth is beyond commendable. Cameras were present when Meek and his team played Santa to a Philly group home with sneakers, clothing, food, books, TVs, XBox Ones and more.
That’s awesome.
A man is a hero, after spending most of his life trying to overcome physical adversity:
Sprout was especially elated when she learned that her 31-year-old son, Dennis “D.J.” Sprout, was recognized by the Charles County Consolidated 911 Center in Charleston, S.C, for his work in instructing a caller to perform CPR that saved a man’s life. “I think it’s amazing that everyone was there to help us when D.J. was needing help, and today he is out helping others,” said Bonnie, as she recalled D.J.’s early development and his recent 911 Center CPR award.
The whole story goes into his challenges. Nice inspirational story.
Let me let you in on a secret: I’m announcing my team of bloggers on Monday. Shh! Don’t tell anybody but everyone.
-DALANEL
A woman offers kinds words for parents who lost their child to war. This same woman lost a son so she’s been there:
“Our heartfelt condolences at this sad time. No words we say could ever ease your pain…”
Grandmother Carol has written this message 506 times. It signifies the number of servicemen and women killed in action since her own son, John, 31, met his death serving in Iraq.
She’s touched a couple of people and her and her husband have made many friends out of these people. Here’s a couple of examples of the gratefulness of the kind words:
A woman leads a team of folks in saving the life of a six-month old girl. All of this happened during a flight:
When Gallahue arrived at the back, the baby, who was the same age as her grandson but much smaller, was unresponsive. That set her and a crew of people that had assembled on a wild 2-hour journey to revive the baby with CPR. Gallahue told The News she must have tried 10 different times to help the girl, Jasmine — who may have had an allergic reaction, but Gallahue didn’t know the exact problem. Others helped administer breathing and clear room on the plane for them to work.
“I knew I needed to be in control of the situation,” she said in a matter of fact but polite manner.
There’s also this:
But Gallahue knows the situation could have been a tragedy if she had not been on board. The plane was not equipped with the right equipment to resuscitate a baby, she said. She used a breathing apparatus she had brought.
“It was definitely a miracle I happened to be on that plane,” she said. “It was the miracle on (Flight) 1347.”
That’s great.
Next news is very local for me (not even an hour away and same area my grandparents live). A man is in need of a new kidney:
Another Wednesday Word. We’ll start with the video and then we’ll talk about it:
Good stuff, there. There’s a quote I’ve seen somewhere. Lord knows I don’t know the exact saying of it but I got the gist. A lot of times, when we quit, we don’t realize how close we are to finishing.
The father helping his son finish the race reminds me of Philippians 4:13. We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. This includes running our race. We have the ultimate resource: God. He can help us with anything. On our own, we’re not going to be able to do much. God knows this and He’s made Himself constantly available.
