{"id":11904,"date":"2017-01-27T16:56:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T21:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/?p=11904"},"modified":"2017-01-27T16:56:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T21:56:29","slug":"uplifting-news-1272017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/2017\/01\/27\/uplifting-news-1272017\/","title":{"rendered":"Uplifting News (1\/27\/2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Uplifting News (1\/25\/2017)<\/b><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Rescued Elephants Get Giant Sweaters to Keep Them Warm<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWildlife SOS, a nonprofit wildlife and conservation organization based in India\u2026staff members designed and created the sweaters for the elephants at its Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura, India.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CuRiBK42uE8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/rescued-elephants-giant-sweaters-warm-cold-spell-india\/story?id=45036920\">http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/rescued-elephants-giant-sweaters-warm-cold-spell-india\/story?id=45036920<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Waitress Pays Kind Diners\u2019 Bill, Gets Free Dental Work In Return<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paying it Forward in a Big Way! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiY2JzIiwidiI6IjM2MTE3OTYiLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImNvbXNjb3JlIjp7ImNsaWVudElkIjoiMzAwMDAyMyIsImMzIjoibmV3eW9yay5jYnNsb2NhbC5jb20ifSwiZGZwIjp7ImNsaWVudFNpZGUiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A waitress working at a New Jersey diner paid a customer\u2019s tab ($20.22). In turn, the customer, a dentist offered the waitress dental care at no charge! The waitress\u2019 teeth were damaged in a car accident months before and it was too much of a financial hardship to have her teeth repaired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The man said he could see a deep sadness in her face, and told her she could feel free to talk about her troubles with them. She did, with gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey listened to my every word, every single word, and said they were interested in what I was saying,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She noticed later that the bill\u2019s total was $20.22, and saw it as a sign: her later father\u2019s lucky numbers were \u201c222.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter he passed away, he said if you ever see \u2018222,\u2019 I\u2019ll be thinking of you,\u201d she said. So she decided to thank the customers for their kindness, and paid the bill herself.<\/p>\n<p>He just so happened to be a dentist, and was so touched by the act, he brought her to his office a few weeks later and repaired her teeth for free. He also brought a smile to the woman\u2019s face and fresh confidence, she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have my life back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerist.com\/2017\/01\/25\/waitress-pays-kind-diners-bill-gets-free-dental-work-in-return\/\">https:\/\/consumerist.com\/2017\/01\/25\/waitress-pays-kind-diners-bill-gets-free-dental-work-in-return\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Instead of birthday presents, 12-year old organizes skating fundraiser<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11922\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11922\" src=\"http:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ellen-Carragher.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen Carragher\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ellen-Carragher.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ellen-Carragher-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ellen-Carragher-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ellen-Carragher-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Ellen-Carragher-74x49.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stratford Elementary School student Ellen Carragher says she has battled anxiety almost her entire life. So, she decided to cancel her birthday party (on Jan. 20) and instead hold a fundraising skate for mental health in February at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown. Her mother, Denise, says she couldn\u2019t be prouder of her little girl.<br \/>\u00a9Dave Stewart\/TC Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellie Carragher \u201ccancelled her birthday party\u2026and has replaced it with a public skate called Skate for Mental Health&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.pe.ca\/news\/local\/2017\/1\/24\/instead-of-birthday-presents--12-year-old-organizes-skating-fund.html\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.pe.ca\/news\/local\/2017\/1\/24\/instead-of-birthday-presents&#8211;12-year-old-organizes-skating-fund.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>75-Year-Old Texas Woman Flies Through Tornado in Bathtub, Lands in Woods Unharmed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KSLA reported: \u201c75-year-old Charlesetta Williams was watching television with her son on Saturday when the twister approached her home. They then raced to the bathroom and hid under a blanket in the tub\u00a0for shelter, a choice that proved to be wise.\u201d The tornado tore the roof from Ms. William\u2019s home. The tub was lifted out of the home and deposited it in the woods. Ms. Williams was not injured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/ksla.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=116598780;hostDomain=www.ksla.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=13055123;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed;galleryType=wnstory;galleryId=34328012'><\/script><a title=\"KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather &amp; Sports\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ksla.com\">KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather &amp; Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/75-year-old-texas-woman-flies-through-tornado-in-bathtu-1791594682\">http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/75-year-old-texas-woman-flies-through-tornado-in-bathtu-1791594682<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Volunteers are cuddling vulnerable babies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVulnerable babies born addicted to painkillers or heroin are being soothed through their first difficult weeks by volunteers whose sole task is simply to cuddle them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vxp1lO09-c8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-38732789\">http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-38732789<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uplifting News (1\/25\/2017) Rescued Elephants Get Giant Sweaters to Keep Them Warm \u201cWildlife SOS, a nonprofit wildlife and conservation organization based in India\u2026staff members designed and created the sweaters for the elephants at its Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura, India.\u201d (Source:\u00a0http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/rescued-elephants-giant-sweaters-warm-cold-spell-india\/story?id=45036920) Waitress Pays Kind Diners\u2019 Bill, Gets Free Dental Work In Return Paying &#8230; <a title=\"Uplifting News (1\/27\/2017)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/2017\/01\/27\/uplifting-news-1272017\/\" aria-label=\"More on Uplifting News (1\/27\/2017)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25747,"featured_media":11923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,12],"tags":[6915,7025],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11904"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25747"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}