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A woman experienced likely the scariest scenario possible for a parent: seeing her child unresponsive and without a pulse. But this quick-thinking mother acted and helped save her daughter’s life.

While warming up prior to a cheerleading competition, 17-year-old Keianna Joe experienced a scary medical episode. She collapsed suddenly and went into cardiac arrest. 

Andrea Joe, Keianna’s mother, said her daughter’s cheer coach ran frantically, screamed for help and asked someone to call an ambulance. Andrea then witnessed her daughter unconscious and without a pulse. 

Andrea, a certified medical assistant, sprang into action, working to save her precious daughter’s life.

“I just took over,” Andrea said. “I know CPR. I know how to do this. This is my baby and I have to save her.”

For about 10 minutes, this loving mother worked to save her daughter as she performed CPR on Keianna, hoping to get her heart beating again.

Then, as the video on YouTube mentions, a portable defibrillator arrived on the scene. Thankfully, Andrea had received training on these devices, but there was something different about this one.

“The machine said, ‘shock required,’” Andrea said. “And I mean, I’ve trained on these AED devices before and they’ve never told me, you know, ‘shock required.”’

Nevertheless, Andrea used the defibrillator to shock Keianna’s heart back into rhythm and performed even more CPR on her. 

Finally, a heartbeat returned! Andrea had saved her daughter’s life!

After a 10-day hospital stay, Keianna is out, but with a miniature defibrillator in her chest. It remains unclear what caused Keianna to go into cardiac arrest.

Andrea stated, with tears welling up, that on the way home from the hospital, she made Keianna hold her hand. 

“She’s with me, she’s here, she’s right next to me and I’ve got her,” Andrea said. “And it’s the best feeling ever.”

What a scary, but beautiful story about love and a woman who refused to let her daughter die.

3 John 1:4 “I have no greater joy than to hear my children walk in truth.”

One couple was taken aback, the bride was even brought to tears, because of an expected and beautiful show of love and support from guests during their wedding ceremony. 

Weddings are joyful occasions in which two people vow to stick together through the good and the bad. That pledge of love and commitment for and to another is made public before those in attendenace and God. 

However, guests at one wedding also vowed to love, support and “stand by” the newlyweds. In a display of their commitment to the happy couple, several attendees stood up throughout the church and sang different portions of the 1960s classic “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King.

Some of the guests who participate even have a fair amount of musical ability. The gentleman who sings first, kicking off the incredible performance, has a ton of talent. With just a few lines, he shows off his stunning voice!

The performance caught the bride and groom completely off guard. The bride, throughout the song, has tears in her eyes. At one point in the video, her husband even hands her a handkerchief. 

Near the conclusion of the 3-and-a-half-minute clip, several guests march toward the front of the room. When they come within a few feet of the platform, they split, with half going to either side as they serenade the bride and groom.

The clip ends with a well-deserved and thunderous round of applause. 

What a lovely and sweet moment that took the newlyweds by complete surprise! It’s also one they will likely cherish for the rest of their lives!  

Others who commented on the YouTube video pointed out how much they loved the touching and surprising performance.

“This gave me chills, what a wonderful tribute to them on their wedding day!!!!” one person wrote.

“What a wonderful wedding gift for the bride & groom! It brought tears to my eyes. It was just beautiful! Congratulations,” a second person added. 

Numbers 30:2 “When a man takes an oath to the Lord, or gives an undertaking having the force of an oath, let him not go back from his word, but let him do whatever he has said he will do.”

There are a variety of ways to display kindness and one bus driver in New York state has found a unique approach to using her talent to bless others. 

Patty Reitz drives a school bus in the suburbs of Buffalo, New York. But to Patty, the school children are more than just passengers she picks up and drops off every day. They are her “school bus family,” she said.

So, much like in any other family, Patty gives each of the children who ride her bus a gift. He gives each child a handmade hat. Patty has been crocheting for more than 18 years, ever since she picked up the hobby in 2005.

Patty, lovingly known as “the hat lady,” buys the materials herself and then spends the hour and a half that it takes to make each hat.

At this point, Patty estimates she has made more than 7,000 hats for children in nearly two decades. 

The children who ride Patty’s bus love the homemade gifts from their kind and loving bus driver.

“I think it’s cool,” one young lady said.

“I love her hats,” a second girl said.

One young man described Patty’s handmade hat as “really nice and comfy.”

So, what keeps Patty motivated and continuing to crochet hats for the elementary school children who ride her bus? Why does she spend all the money and invest all the time into the hats? For Patty, the reason is very simple and also sweet.

She states that it’s all about seeing the smiles on the children’s faces, claiming that “it’s worth it.”

What a terrific and creative way to exhibit Christ-like love to some of the smallest and most vulnerable members of our society. 

Colossians 3:12 “Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility and perseverance.

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One young child was unable to contain himself and got up and strutted his stuff during a school function.

Children, for the most part, are uninhibited and likely to do or say anything without regard for social norms. This type of blunt honesty can be refreshing and even amusing at times. But there are other instances when, for the parents, a child’s carefree actions and words can result in headaches and apologies.

However, one clip is a child simply enjoying and participating in a school concert. The video, posted on YouTube, displays the little guy sitting in the front row, when the music hits him. 

Unable to contain himself, the little boy must get up and dance as Rema’s “Calm Down” is played. He is putting on a dance clinic all by himself. The rest of his little friends sit, seemingly oblivious to the show in the front row. 

The child’s initial dance moves elicit a few laughs and even several shouts from the crowd. He is having the time of his life and doesn’t care who is watching!

Also, his moves would probably put most people to shame!

But as has been said, joy is infectious, as is seen in the video. Seconds after the child stands up and begins twisting, turning and letting the music guide him, other children get in on the act. Several children around him take to the floor, dancing and hopping around to the popular track. 

The short, cute video is an excellent reminder of the innocence and joy of childhood. Most children simply want to have fun and just enjoy themselves. Adults in that situation would have been too concerned with appearances and what others might think to ever even consider doing something similar. 

Psalms 149:3 “Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and harp.”

Good reporters can tell a story, report from a scene without adding their thoughts, feelings or opinions, but for one journalist, this was easier said than done, and for good reason.

Unfortunately, it feels like every other day there is a new school shooting. At this point, the way these horrible and devastating events play out are all very similar. Schools are placed on lockdown for hours as authorities hunt for the perpetrator while journalists update the public on the number of people injured and killed.

However, for Fox News reporter Alicia Acuna, a school shooting in Denver, Colorado became extremely personal. She was sent to report on a shooting at a high school where her 17-year-old son is a student.

That mother must have been experiencing overwhelming fear, dread and anxiety while wondering whether her child was unharmed or injured. 

Luckily, Alicia was able to reunite with her son. While reporting about the shooting, with yellow police tape behind her, Alicia gave her son a big embrace live on air.

However, prior to the hug, Alicia, with obvious emotion in her voice, mentions that she has not seen her son since word of the shooting first broke. 

After the quick but loving hug with her son, the mother actually apologizes for the show of emotion.

“I’m so sorry,” she said. “I just, there’s no way you would have let your kid walk by.” 

There probably isn’t anyone who would blame the concerned mother for showing emotion and hugging her son in such a situation. Most people, more than likely would not have been able to keep it together long enough to report, knowing that their child may have been a victim. 

What a beautiful reunion and display of love from a woman who is a mother first and a reporter second. 

Romans 12:9 “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”

One man, while working, spotted an elderly woman in distress and sprang into action, lending a much-appreciated helping hand.

It does not require a lot to provide someone with assistance, to make their day a little better. Really, the only elements necessary are spotting a need and someone who is willing to act. Joey Herrera, a 29-year-old pizza delivery man, is that kind of person as he became a Good Samaritan for a 90-year-old woman.

In the clip posted on YouTube, Joey had just completed a pizza delivery in a Tampa Bay, Florida neighborhood when he spotted Annie Goshen. Annie, while out working in her garden, tripped over a rock and fell. The 90-year-old grandmother was unable to get up.

Luckily, Joey saw Annie in distress and came to her rescue. The clip shows Joey guiding Annie into her living as she sits in a chair.

After she gets settled, Joey isn’t done with his good deed. He remains concerned about her, offering to provide her with even more help. Joey also called 911 to check on Annie. 

“Do you want me to get you any water or anything?” Joey asks Annie.

In the video, Annie expresses her sincere gratitude and embraces Joey lovingly. 

“It literally felt like I saw my own grandmother on the floor,” Joey said.

After learning about their mother’s episode and how much worse it could have been if Joey hadn’t shown Annie love, compassion and kindness, they were eternally grateful. They referred to Joey as a “blessing.”

Joey, for his kind act toward Annie, received a $350 check from her daughters.

But that’s not all. Joey’s place of employment also bestowed a bonus upon him for his good deed.

What a beautiful act of kindness from a man who was concerned enough about the well-being of another person to lend a helping hand.

Ephesians 4:32 “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”

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The old has passed away and a new life begins in Jesus! We are a new creation in Him!

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Paukl mentions in Galatians we are all one in Christ, including male and female. But doesn't he say women have to be silent and are not permit to teach? Is Paul confused? How do we rightly interpret those words?

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In this powerful video, a TV Star shared Jesus with a 'Back to Future' Actress and changed her life.

Claudia Wells was 18 years old when she earned the role of Jennifer Parker in ‘Back to the Future.’ She shares how excited she was to receive the part because she had gotten so close to landing lead roles so many times. 

Claudia lived in LA and was the youngest of three children. She was not a stranger to the camera and loved putting herself into her roles. 

It is sadly revealed that Claudia’s mother was an alcoholic and verbally abusive. Claudia shares, "I thought everybody grew up hearing, I regret the day you were born." Claudia says that she was either the best or the worst to her mom, and she had an identity issue. She would control her daughter’s weight and call Claudia fat. 

She tried to take her life on her mother’s prescription medication at age 14 and was rescued. Claudia was then found and became bulimic. She was given a role in Herbie the Love Bug and Dean Jones, who talked about the hole inside of her that only Jesus could fill, and she prayed a prayer of salvation that day at lunch with him.

Claudia struggled with her body image as she was the lead actress in ‘Back to the Future.’ Shortly after, her mom was diagnosed with cancer, and she left acting to take care of her mother. After this time bulimia, drugs, and alcohol were struggles of hers for years. In 1992 she went to a rehab clinic and got help.

She started a men’s clothing store called Armani Wells. In 2008 Claudia’s mother passed away. It was then that she realized that her mom was broken and a sinner, just like she was too. 

She then realized why she continued to live the way she did. She prayed to the Lord and said, “I am not a mistake,” coming to the understanding that she was an intentional creation of God. She closes by sharing the truth and the power of Jesus being real and that He has changed her life, and she now lives in peace. 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Watch this heartwarming moment when Sawyer, a four-year-old boy, hears his mama for the first time. Be warned. It will bring tears to your eyes. There is so much joy! Sawyer Moreau suffered from a disorder that led to being unable to hear the world–including the voices of his family. It’s one thing to experience a mother’s love but to not know her voice must have been heartbreaking for his mom Christina Moreau. 

In a miracle journey, Sawyer became a candidate for the cochlear ear implant. A device “that receives sound from the environment which then processes sound and sends small electric currents near the auditory nerve. 

These electric currents activate the nerve, which then sends a signal to the brain.”

The surgery for the implant took just over four hours. After the successful surgery, his family wanted to capture the moment when Sawyer would hear them for the first time. The moment was captured on film at the clinic when his implant was slowly turned up to hear the world. The moment he hears his mother’s voice, Sawyer smiles so big and begins to dance a little when she said, “I love you.” The expression on his face says it all–it was a moment of pure joy. 

“It was pure magic to know that he can finally hear his name and he can hear us sing to him and participate in the hearing world with us, that's amazing,” his mother Christina said. She added, “Other than giving birth to children this is the most emotional moment of my life,” his mother said. “I’m the luckiest mom in the world.” I disagree. She isn’t lucky, she is blessed. Thank God for technology and the gift of hearing. Praise God for this little miracle. 

“As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience,” Luke 8:15.