Not All News is Bad!

Matt Lima said the children reminded him of his kids and he could not charge the women for wanting to give them Christmas dinner.

Source: Policeman pays for family’s Christmas dinner instead of charging them for shoplifting

Nicely done, sir.

Trucker Joe Hylton rescues baby along highway after terrifying accident flings her into the darkness and her father couldn’t find her.

Source: Trucker Hero Pulls Over When He Sees ‘Frantic’ Man Running Up Highway After Wreck Flings His Toddler into the Dark

Wow.

A cookie competition between two dads turned into a heartwarming effort that has resulted in over 18,000 cookies being delivered to essential workers across Pennsylvania.

Source: Bake-Off Between Two Dads Turns Into Movement To Deliver Cookies To Essential Workers

I love it!

G.E.’s giant machine, which can light up a small town, is stoking a renewable-energy arms race.

Source: A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry

Amazing.

They responded to the pandemic and the protests by helping their communities

Source: Pies, 76,000 books and medical equipment: Meet 4 women (and 1 girl) who made a difference in 2020

A few of many who shined last year.

in a year filled with so much bad… our dogs were very, very good

Source: The Dogs of 2020 (YouTube)

This just felt like the pallet cleanser we all need. Six and a half minutes, and worth twice that easy. (Indeed, I watched it twice. So far.) 14/10.

May you be happy. May you be healthy. May the new year treat you well.

“I can’t thank him enough for saving my animals,” Hamlin said. “I’m still in disbelief, because I’ve been around a fire and I know how fast they flare up. He is my hero.”

Source: A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire

Nicely done.

Jewish paramedic Avraham Mintz faces Jerusalem, his prayer shawl hanging off his shoulders. Muslim paramedic Zoher Abu Jama kneels facing Mecca, his prayer rug unfurled before him.

Source: Muslim and Jewish paramedics pause to pray together. One of many inspiring moments in the coronavirus crisis

Inspiring.

Envelopes marked ‘Secret Santa’ and delivered anonymously to homes in west Edmonton contained a poem championing hope in dark times and a $250 gift card for Walmart.

Source: Secret Santa delivers poems and $250 gift cards to hundreds of Edmonton homes

Neighbors helping neighbors.

Shoppers would “come up and we’d say, ‘Your groceries are paid for,'” a manager at one of the Kroger supermarkets in Arkansas told local news.

Source: ‘Are you serious?’ Arkansas woman surprised shoppers after spending nearly $30,000 on their groceries

I truly appreciate seeing those who have help those who haven’t. There’s more of this happening, I think, than we realize, and in many different forms. Large and small it all makes a difference.