1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, Welcome to Story Behind podcast. This is the 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: show for people who love hearing a good story and 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: who believe the world could use more positivity. We're the 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: team behind God Updates and God Too, and we hope 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: these weekly short stories will brighten your day. 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: The food stand started by his mom is helping this 7 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: fourteen year old with autism thrive. Written by Julie Provost 8 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: read by Julie Provost. Special needs parents always have to 9 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: be one sup ahead and look for creative ways to 10 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 2: help their child through life, from when they're younger through 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: their adult year. One California woman Brewon has to fund 12 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 2: a great way to help her fourteen year old son 13 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: with autism, sky Thrive. He's having her with their business 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: Free Sky's Case. Idias Bree and her Son's Sky head 15 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: out every weekend to serve customers. They are set up 16 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: in Koreatown every other Saturday and have pop ups in 17 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: Santianna on Sundays. They started the business with just one tent, 18 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: one pan, and a cooler. We would go out from 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: nine am all the way to seven pm, and we 20 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: would sell like one casadia maybe three. Re said it 21 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: was very very hard. Now there are long lines and 22 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: days when they sell out. But for Brie, the Casadia 23 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: sayan isn't just about making money. It's a way to 24 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 2: help her son. Sky has autism, and life has been 25 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: more difficult for him than it is for other children. 26 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: Everyday tasks and situations can be harder for kids on 27 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 2: the spectrum from making friends to learning life's lessons. For Brie, 28 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: she has always looked out for her son. She moved 29 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: into a new school district after years of bullying, and 30 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: he started to thrive. He's also taking college classes at 31 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: just fourteen years of age, and of course helping with 32 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 2: the family business. I told him he can do it, 33 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 2: she said, just because you have autism doesn't mean you're 34 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: not capable of learning and doing everything. Sky helps with 35 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: the business by taking orders and processing payments, which Brie 36 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: feels has helped him build social skills and independence. As 37 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: the business blew up on social media, people and other 38 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 2: single moms, as well as families with children you will 39 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: also have autism, have come to support them. I wanted 40 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: to come support. Laura, who has a grandson with autism, 41 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: says I'm a single mom too, boy, so I do hustles. 42 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: Another customer, Tina client chairs, but I'm proud of her. 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 2: Soon she will have her own restaurant. Special needs parents 44 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: have to walk that fine line between protecting their child 45 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 2: and pushing them to learn something new that will build 46 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 2: confidence and other life skills. For the longest time, I 47 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: kept him in a shell free shares. Now I realize 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 2: he can do it. We wish her ands Guy the 49 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: best as they continue their business. We hope and prayer 50 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: that they get their restaurant one day. I have said 51 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 2: these things to you that in me you may have peace. 52 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart, 53 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: I have overcome the world. John sixteen thirty three. Firefighter 54 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: saves puppies from a fire, brings one home that adopts 55 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: his brother too. Written by Heather Wriggleman, run by Julie Provos. 56 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 2: A firefighter says puppies from a fire, brings one home, 57 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: and then adopts his brother. If you need some good 58 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: news to uplift your day, look no further. The fire 59 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: came fast, the kind that steals breath and leaves no 60 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 2: room for hesitation. When Pickens County, Georgia firefighters rushed into 61 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: a burning home last March, they weren't just battling flames. 62 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: They were racing against time to save lives. Inside the 63 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: smokefield house, they found a mother dog curled around her 64 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: newborn puppies, her body a shield. She shielded the babies. 65 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 2: She lost her life protecting them, said Jennifer Siegeal, founder 66 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: of Bosley's Place. Firefighters moved quickly, passing tiny suit covered 67 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: puppies through a window to safety to mother. Didn't survive 68 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: despite every effort. Me and my crew went in and 69 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: they told us what room they were in, whereabout, And 70 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: I was able to find them because of their mother, 71 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: said Pickens County Fire Lieutenant John Isaac Collaway. I just 72 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: started picking up every puppy that I could radio to 73 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: the chief that I had found them, and then I 74 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 2: started passing the puppies out the window. The puppies were 75 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,839 Speaker 2: taken to two rescues, pupp and Cat Company and Bosley's Place, 76 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 2: where they were nursed, loved, and eventually adopted. All but 77 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: one creed. Just the other day, I was on social 78 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: and saw a post on their site that showed a 79 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 2: dog that looked very familiar to me. Jennifer said. It 80 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: said it needed a foster and they couldn't find one. 81 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: She reached out to the other rescue. I reached out 82 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: to Patricia over at Pup and Cat Company, and I said, 83 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 2: is this my step son? She said, puffing. Jennifer recognized 84 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 2: him in a social media post. His first adoption had 85 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 2: worked out, not because of anything he'd done, but because 86 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: the timing simply wasn't right. As Jennifer followed the threat 87 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: of his story, one name came to mind immediately. The 88 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: firefighter who had carried the puppies out of the flames 89 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: and had already adopted one of Creed's brothers, Lieutenant John 90 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 2: Isaac Holloway, had named his puppy she Flew, and the 91 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: dog had grown strong and secure in his care. When 92 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: Jennifer reached out, John didn't hesitate. He suggested reuniting the 93 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 2: brothers to see how they would do together. The reunion 94 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: was instant and unmistakable. Despite months apart, the bond was 95 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: still there, tail wags, playful energy, and a sense of 96 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 2: recognition that needed no explanation. Now Create is being fostered 97 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: by the same firefighter who saved his life, reunited with 98 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 2: his brother, and welcomed into a home and a firehouse family. 99 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: For John, there's a deep connection in caring for the 100 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: dogs he once rescued from the fire. For Jennifer, the 101 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: story feels complete, a reminder that rescue doesn't end at survival, 102 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 2: but continues until love finds its way home. Sometimes what 103 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: survives a fire is more than life. It's belonging. The 104 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those 105 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 2: who are Qrushian Spirit, Psalm thirty four eighteen. 106 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening to Story Behind podcast. 107 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: We're really glad you joined us for this week's story. 108 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: To see photos and videos that may have been referenced 109 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: in this episode, check out the links and the show notes, 110 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: and if you enjoyed what you heard today, subscribe to 111 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: our podcast and please tell a friend about us. We'd 112 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: also love it if you'd rate us and leave us 113 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: a review. 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