1 00:00:04,170 --> 00:00:04,930 Speaker 1: Hello, friends. 2 00:00:05,670 --> 00:00:09,470 Speaker 2: Welcome to Story Behind Podcast. This is the show for 3 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:12,789 Speaker 2: people who love hearing a good story and who believe 4 00:00:12,830 --> 00:00:16,330 Speaker 2: the world could use more positivity. We're the team behind 5 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:19,510 Speaker 2: God Updates and God Too, and we hope these weekly 6 00:00:19,570 --> 00:00:21,470 Speaker 2: short stories will brighten your day. 7 00:00:27,020 --> 00:00:33,610 Speaker 1: Welcome back, friends, neighbors, new subscribers to the Story Behind Podcast, 8 00:00:33,630 --> 00:00:38,190 Speaker 1: where today the hills are alive with the sounds of 9 00:00:38,310 --> 00:00:43,110 Speaker 1: whipped cream. And that is because who doesn't like the 10 00:00:43,190 --> 00:00:45,950 Speaker 1: sound of music or ice cream? I mean, now that 11 00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:49,530 Speaker 1: I've said that, I guess it's possible those amongst the 12 00:00:49,670 --> 00:00:54,500 Speaker 1: lactose intolerant might have the same distaste for, well, either one, really. 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: But We're going to delve into that in just a second, 14 00:00:57,590 --> 00:01:00,190 Speaker 1: and I'll be back with the first of today's stories 15 00:01:00,230 --> 00:01:04,190 Speaker 1: that come from GodTube.com, or you can watch without worry 16 00:01:04,670 --> 00:01:08,110 Speaker 1: on our God Updates blog, where you can find the 17 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:11,550 Speaker 1: background video to any of the stories that we share 18 00:01:11,670 --> 00:01:24,580 Speaker 1: on The Story Behind. All right, today's first story. is 19 00:01:24,620 --> 00:01:29,350 Speaker 1: by Julie Provost. And it's about a granddaughter who stepped 20 00:01:29,630 --> 00:01:33,810 Speaker 1: into the spotlight in the exact same role her grandmother 21 00:01:33,910 --> 00:01:37,590 Speaker 1: famously did 60 years ago. And it starts with, of course, 22 00:01:37,950 --> 00:01:40,350 Speaker 1: everyone loves the sound of music is the first line, 23 00:01:40,390 --> 00:01:44,220 Speaker 1: like I told you. And many different venues perform it, 24 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:47,580 Speaker 1: even all these years later. It is truly a classic. 25 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: But in this Minnesota town, their performance has a little 26 00:01:52,300 --> 00:01:56,650 Speaker 1: something extra special. A young girl, Pfeiffer Steer, wins the 27 00:01:56,670 --> 00:01:59,550 Speaker 1: part of Marta, and it happens to be the same 28 00:01:59,590 --> 00:02:03,670 Speaker 1: part her own grandmother, Debbie Turner, played in the epic 29 00:02:03,670 --> 00:02:08,530 Speaker 1: 1965 film with Julie Andrews. When Pfeiffer's mom heard that 30 00:02:08,570 --> 00:02:10,470 Speaker 1: they were putting on a performance of The Sound of 31 00:02:10,550 --> 00:02:14,010 Speaker 1: Music in their town of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, she 32 00:02:14,050 --> 00:02:17,070 Speaker 1: thought it would be fun to go. Then her daughter 33 00:02:17,250 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: started getting ready to audition, and no one was to 34 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,970 Speaker 1: know the big secret about her grandmother. I couldn't believe it, 35 00:02:24,990 --> 00:02:28,470 Speaker 1: 69-year-old Debbie Turner says. I didn't know she was trying out. 36 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,780 Speaker 1: And it was pretty neat, pretty exciting. Because Debbie played 37 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: Marta Von Trapp in the movie, the second youngest of 38 00:02:37,100 --> 00:02:40,459 Speaker 1: the seven Von Trapp children. Oh, it was so much fun. 39 00:02:40,700 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: All we did was play, she shares, about being in 40 00:02:43,660 --> 00:02:47,030 Speaker 1: the movie. The directors in the Thief River Falls production 41 00:02:47,090 --> 00:02:50,370 Speaker 1: had no idea of this connection when they cast the 42 00:02:50,410 --> 00:02:53,089 Speaker 1: young fighter, as it should be. She just has that 43 00:02:53,150 --> 00:02:56,770 Speaker 1: spark on stage, one of the directors shared. She did 44 00:02:56,850 --> 00:03:00,300 Speaker 1: find out about her grandmother after she was cast. Pfeiffer 45 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: is seven years old, and so was Debbie when she 46 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,460 Speaker 1: filmed the movie, which means both of them had lost 47 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,100 Speaker 1: teeth during their performances. Debbie had to use a false 48 00:03:11,220 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: plate in her mouth for the movie. What an amazing 49 00:03:14,100 --> 00:03:18,150 Speaker 1: thing for a granddaughter and a grandmother to share. We 50 00:03:18,190 --> 00:03:21,550 Speaker 1: wish both of them the best. as it says in 51 00:03:21,590 --> 00:03:26,330 Speaker 1: Colossians 3, 23 and 24. Whatever you do, work heartily 52 00:03:26,650 --> 00:03:29,090 Speaker 1: as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that 53 00:03:29,130 --> 00:03:32,530 Speaker 1: from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. 54 00:03:33,010 --> 00:03:36,460 Speaker 1: You are serving the Lord Christ. I'll be right back 55 00:03:36,540 --> 00:03:51,410 Speaker 1: with the second story in just a moment. Our second 56 00:03:51,490 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: story this week at The Story Behind. Behind what? Well, 57 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,540 Speaker 1: behind all the rotten news out there. We want to 58 00:03:58,740 --> 00:04:02,100 Speaker 1: offer you the stories that still make you feel good inside, 59 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: that still show you that kindness and miracles happen. Well, 60 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,900 Speaker 1: this one is about ice cream. And specifically, a Massachusetts 61 00:04:12,020 --> 00:04:14,780 Speaker 1: ice cream truck owner who did a kindness for a 62 00:04:14,810 --> 00:04:18,410 Speaker 1: little boy. And it's one that keeps on going. This 63 00:04:18,430 --> 00:04:22,530 Speaker 1: story is by Michaela Gordonei And it is titled, When 64 00:04:22,570 --> 00:04:25,630 Speaker 1: a Boy Couldn't Buy Ice Cream, This Vendor Turned the 65 00:04:25,670 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: Moment into Something Beautiful. When a Massachusetts ice cream truck 66 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: owner noticed the little boy wanted a sweet treat but 67 00:04:33,339 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: could not pay, the ice cream shop offered him a 68 00:04:36,339 --> 00:04:39,650 Speaker 1: scoop of kindness. They didn't just give him a free scoop, 69 00:04:39,670 --> 00:04:41,909 Speaker 1: but told him he could always come back to the 70 00:04:41,950 --> 00:04:48,060 Speaker 1: truck for ice cream. How sweet is that? When Madison Silbignoli, 71 00:04:48,380 --> 00:04:51,059 Speaker 1: owner of Maddie's Ice Cream and More, and her cousin 72 00:04:51,100 --> 00:04:54,700 Speaker 1: Mackenzie were serving up ice cream to local kids, one 73 00:04:54,900 --> 00:04:58,510 Speaker 1: small boy said he had no dollars. The little one 74 00:04:58,589 --> 00:05:02,990 Speaker 1: walked away, crying. Maddie immediately asked her cousin to tell 75 00:05:03,029 --> 00:05:05,990 Speaker 1: him to come back. We don't turn kids away when 76 00:05:06,010 --> 00:05:08,630 Speaker 1: they don't have money, Maddie said. You want an ice 77 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,339 Speaker 1: cream from Maddie, you get an ice cream from Maddie. 78 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,779 Speaker 1: After giving him a scoop with ice cream, whipped cream, 79 00:05:14,820 --> 00:05:18,730 Speaker 1: and sprinkles... She told him he could always come back. 80 00:05:19,690 --> 00:05:23,190 Speaker 1: And her video of the interaction went viral. Many people 81 00:05:23,270 --> 00:05:25,590 Speaker 1: asked if they could donate to her business so more 82 00:05:25,670 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: kids could get free ice cream. Now, each child who 83 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: visits the truck this summer gets a free ice cream. 84 00:05:33,220 --> 00:05:36,020 Speaker 1: Maddie continues to get donations from all over the world. 85 00:05:36,740 --> 00:05:39,700 Speaker 1: The world is getting so scary. And I have three 86 00:05:39,740 --> 00:05:42,180 Speaker 1: daughters and nieces and nephews and all that, and I 87 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,450 Speaker 1: want them to have a bright future, she said. I 88 00:05:45,510 --> 00:05:48,550 Speaker 1: feel like if I start something so small that they 89 00:05:48,570 --> 00:05:52,390 Speaker 1: can see my kindness, pay it forward, and it just spreads. 90 00:05:53,270 --> 00:05:56,050 Speaker 1: How sweet is it that this shop owner made sure 91 00:05:56,710 --> 00:06:00,789 Speaker 1: that the little boy wasn't left out? Her kindness transformed 92 00:06:00,910 --> 00:06:05,170 Speaker 1: into something enormous. Because she chose to help one kid, 93 00:06:05,770 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: she gets to help hundreds of them this summer. No 94 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: one in her town will get left out. As it 95 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,580 Speaker 1: says in Psalm 3510, My whole being will explain who 96 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,580 Speaker 1: is like you, Lord. You rescue the poor from those 97 00:06:19,620 --> 00:06:22,350 Speaker 1: too strong for them, the poor and needy from those 98 00:06:22,390 --> 00:06:25,310 Speaker 1: who rob them. Thanks for spending time with us this 99 00:06:25,350 --> 00:06:27,570 Speaker 1: week on The Story Behind. We'll be back in a 100 00:06:27,610 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: couple days with two new positive and encouraging stories. Thanks 101 00:06:31,940 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: for listening. 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