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 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: these weekly short stories will brighten your day. 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: At eighty eight, she finally flew for the first time 7 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: with her grandson in the cockpit. Written by Heather Rigglemann, 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: read by Jully Provost. At eighty eight, she finally flew 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: for the first time with her grandson in the cockpit. 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: For France's flying had always been a Sunday dream. She 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: told her family she would wait until Alex earned his 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: pilot's license, and she kept that promise year after year. 13 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: Then one February morning, that long held of hope finally 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 2: lifted off the ground when Alex piloted a flight from 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: Wisconsin to Chicago, with his grandmother sitting proudly on board. 16 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: The moment felt bigger than a bucket list item. It 17 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: was a picture of legacy, of generations meeting somewhere between 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: courage and love. Francis didn't just fly, She flew in style. 19 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 2: Smiling from her seat, she joked that she felt like royalty, 20 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: so very very nice. I feel like a spoiled celebrity, 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: she said, soaking in every second of the experience. Alex, 22 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: an airline employee, arranged the trip so his grandmother could 23 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: find the experience what he loved the most, sky itself. 24 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: For him, it wasn't just another flight plan. It was 25 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: a memory he could carry forever. Watching his grandmother bore 26 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: the plane wasn't about miles of altitude. It was about 27 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: giving back to someone who had supported him long before 28 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: he even stepped into a cockpit. And for Fransis, the 29 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: wonder wasn't in the destination, it was in the journey. 30 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 2: She watched the clouds drift past the window like soft 31 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: brush strokes, Amazed by the simple miracle of light. She 32 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: laughed at how everyone was thinking she needed to try 33 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: dramamine for the first time, and fat photos with Alex, 34 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: holding onto a moment that felt both new and timeless. 35 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: Family members filled the cabin too, parents, siblings, loved ones, 36 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: all gathered to witness something sacred, a grandmother stepping into 37 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: a dream she had patiently waited decades to see fulfilled. 38 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: Alex later called it a truly memorable experience, and you 39 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 2: could almost picture why, because sometimes the greatest gifts aren't 40 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: wrapped in They're found in shared milestones and promises kept, 41 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: and the joy of saying I waited for you. That's 42 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: something deeply heartwarming about seeing life from a new perspective 43 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: at any age. Francess's first flight wasn't just about crossing 44 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: the clouds. It was about trust, legacy, in the beauty 45 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: of never being too old for a first And maybe 46 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: that's why this story feels so easy to share with 47 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: a friend, because it reminds us that some dreams don't expire, 48 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: They simply wait for the right hands to lift them higher. 49 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run 50 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: and not grow weary. They will walk and not be 51 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 2: faint Isaiah forty thirty one. Mysterious dog finds a missing 52 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: child was a blessing from God that day written by MICHAELA. 53 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 2: Goardoni read by Jolly Provost. When a three year old 54 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: boy went missing in Louisville, Kentucky, officers couldn't find him anywhere. 55 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: Then an angel in disguise a mysterious dog found the 56 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 2: missing child, even though those who lived in the area 57 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: for years had never seen the dog before that day. 58 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: The Louisville Metro Police Department had been looking for the 59 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: boy for hours when a dog started barking at an 60 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: officer and tried to lead him away. There were over 61 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 2: half a dozen officers looking for him, including a helicopter. 62 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: Just prior to seeing the dog, the officer spoke to 63 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: a woman who said a child had rung her doorbell 64 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: and then run off. It wasn't the same description, but 65 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: it was a young kid who hit her ring doorbell, 66 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 2: camera and ran off. Louisville Metro Police Department seventh Division 67 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: Officer Josh Thompson said she immediately said, he's across the street. 68 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 2: The officer saw the dog, a Collie, and recognized that 69 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 2: I was trying to tell them something, so they followed it. 70 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: It led me all the way to the backyard. At 71 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: that point, I'm thinking, Okay, this kid is in the backyard, 72 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: Josh said. Officer's story followed the dog. I went around 73 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: to check the garage, Josh said, referring to a fellow 74 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: l MPD officer, and the next thing I heard was 75 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 2: officer story, yell, I got the kid. The boy had 76 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 2: been sitting in the passenger seat of an suv and 77 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: locked himself inside the dog would right to the back 78 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: bumper and just sat there. Josh said, I pulled that 79 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: door open quickly, and I don't think I've ever seen 80 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: a happier kid in my life. He jumped out of 81 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: the car, bear hugmaneck and when let go, he said, 82 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: I don't know where the dog came from, but it 83 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: was a blessing from God that day. Officer Thompson has 84 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: patrolled that very neighborhood for two years and I've never 85 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: seen that talk before. The mystery dog has been named 86 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: Louisville Lassie. The wl ky Louisville News scene went back 87 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 2: to the scene a month later to find the dog, 88 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: and they did, giving him lots of pats and belly rubs. 89 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: He still doesn't wear a collar, but everyone knows him now. 90 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: Thank God for that dog. If he hadn't shown the 91 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: officers where the boy was, the child would have been 92 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 2: in greater danger as the hours went by the neighborhood, 93 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 2: and those officers won't forget their new local legend. 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