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 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: these weekly short stories will brighten your day. 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: Ninety one year old man becomes grandfather for the first 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: time and beats a world record. Written by Micayvith Gordoni, 8 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: read by Julie probost A ninety one year old is 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: one proud Poppy after getting the world record for the 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: oldest grandfather in the world. Charles Smith became a dad 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 2: at fifty five and his son Ashley didn't become a 12 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 2: father till last year. Ashley and his wife Hannah submitted 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: an application to Guinness World Records and now it's official. 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: Charles is the oldest first time grandfather ever. The Australian 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: Natives spent much of his work life promoting motorsports such 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: as the Grand Prix. His new baby, granddaughter Isla, will 17 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: call him Poppy. There are a lot of grandpas and 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: granddads around, he said, I feel poppy. Excuse me. She 19 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 2: melted his heart from the first time he held her. All 20 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: I can say is I picked her up and didn't 21 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 2: want to give her back except for the nappy changes, 22 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 2: Charles said. Charles doesn't care that he broke a record. 23 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: He's just happy to have his son and family around. 24 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: He said, well, I love her and she looks like 25 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: me with my poppy hat on and laughs. I look 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 2: at my son Ashley, my daughter in law Hannah, and 27 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 2: my granddaughter Isla, and I know that this is it family. 28 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 2: Ashley says his father is very independent despite his old age. 29 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: He lives a great retirement. Traveling around in Australia and 30 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: his camper van and heading out on the boat around 31 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: Morton Bay. Age hasn't slowed him down at all, and 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: I think he's more active than ever. He has a 33 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: positive attitude and a strong circle of friends, which says 34 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: so much about him and knowing him. That amount of 35 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: tea drinks probably has something to do with it, he joked. Equally, 36 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: Hannah loves having him as a father in law. Neither 37 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: is worried about not being around for Isla. He completely 38 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: ready for his poppy duties. It is so wonderful that 39 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: Isla will have her spirited grandpa around to love on 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: her as she grows up becoming a dad of fifty 41 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: five surely prepared him for becoming a grandfather late in life. 42 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: Isla is ignant Hands. Teens received unexpected surprise after being 43 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 2: spotted praying before prompt written by head the Rigoman, read 44 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 2: by Dully Provost. Teens received an unexpected surprise after someone 45 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 2: saw them praying before prom Supposed to be a simple 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: but monumental night his five friends grabbing dinner before prom 47 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 2: laughing over advertisers, fixing corsages, and soaking in the once 48 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: in a lifetime kind of excitement. Kate JT. Nolan, Chase, 49 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: and Mattie, teens of High Tide and Chandler, Arizona, gathered 50 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: around the table at a restaurant in Arizona, dressed up 51 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 2: and ready for the night ahead. But before the food 52 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 2: even arrived, something quiet and sacred unfolded. They bowed their 53 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: heads and prayed. They weren't thinking about anything else except 54 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: thanking God for the moment, with Nolan leading and others 55 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 2: joining in, right in the middle of a busy restaurant, 56 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: and someone noticed a stranger sitting nearby watched that small 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: act of faith and kindness, and instead of interrupting, they 58 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 2: responded in the most unexpected way, without saying a word, 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: They paid for the teen's entire meal. They didn't bother 60 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: to compliment the kids or interrupt their meal. Instead, it 61 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: was just a quiet gift left behind with a handwritten 62 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 2: note reperencing Matthew five sixteen and a few stamp pennies 63 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: with crosses tucked inside. By the time the teens realized 64 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: what had happened, the stranger was gone. They learned a 65 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 2: stranger had paid for their meal and left to know. 66 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 2: It truly caught them off guard in the best way. 67 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 2: Jat's mom, Jill Thompson Scoffridge said, and you can just 68 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: imagine it, can't you That moment at the table, the confusion, 69 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: the smiles, the realization that something bigger had just happened, 70 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 2: that someone saw them in the moment of the night 71 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 2: of fun, thanking God for their blessings. As a mom 72 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: it meant so much. It's such an unexpected and meaningful 73 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: moment for our kids, Jill shared. It was a powerful 74 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 2: reminder that there is still so much good in the world. 75 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: But here's the part that lingers, the part that makes 76 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: your heart catch a little. Those teens didn't just receive 77 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: the kindness they carried it forward. Even though their meal 78 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: had been paid for, they still left a tip for 79 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: the waiter, turning their gratitude into action. What made me 80 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: even prouder was how the kids responded. Jill said. They 81 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: were genuinely grateful and wanted to pass along that generosity 82 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: in their own way. And isn't that how it works? 83 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: One quiet act of faith, one unseen moment, one stranger 84 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 2: choosing kindness, and suddenly it ripples. It reaches beyond one table, 85 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 2: one dinner, one night. This active kindness didn't just bless 86 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 2: them for one night. It left an impression on all 87 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 2: of us. Jill said, it inspired our families to continue 88 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 2: paying that kindness forward because sometimes the most powerful testimonies 89 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 2: don't come from a stage. They happen in the middle 90 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: of ordinary moments, like a group of teenagers who remind 91 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: us all what it looks like to shine a little 92 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 2: light in the watching world. Let your light so shine 93 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: before men that they may see your good works and 94 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: glorify your father, which is in heaven. Matthew five sixteen. 95 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: Thank you. Thank you so much for listening to Story 96 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: Behind podcast. We're really glad you joined us for this 97 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: week's story To see photos and videos that may have 98 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: been referenced in this episode. 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