It seems the only events that make the news are the negative ones. But I believe there has to be some positive news out there. So Friday's news blogs are going to be devoted to finding upbeat, uplifting stories.
CNN posted a heart-warming story about 83-year-old twin sisters who run the Love Kitchen in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since 1986 they have provided over one million free meals to people in need. They serve people they refer to as the five Hs: the hungry, the homeless, the helpless, the hopeless and the homebound. Nearly 2,000 meals are distributed each week. About 1,500 of those are delivered to those who are house-bound, the rest are served to people who come into the kitchen to dine. Founding sister, Helen Ashe, says the motto she lives by is "We work for what we got, and we share what we get." See their full story at www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/11/cnnheroes.ashe.love.kitchen/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
Fox News tells the story of a young girl in Seattle who wanted to raise $300 for clean water in Africa. Just before her 9th birthday on June 12 she'd nearly reached her goal so she closed down her Web site. On July 20 she was injured in a 13-car pileup and didn't survive. An area pastor got the Web site put back up and since then over 26,000 donations have resulted in nearly $1 million being raised. See the story at www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/13/donations-in-honor-dead-girls-charity-top-1m.
Positive stories in the news may be hard to come by, but they're out there and worth reading because they encourage and inspire and we could all use a little encouragement and inspiration now and then - especially at the end of a long hard week.
I love good news! I believe that what we focus on we get more of!
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