Most Loved Stories of 2025: Feel Good Friday Recap

Recap of 2025's Most Loved Feel-Good Stories

• 🐶 Valerie, a miniature dachshund, survived 17 months alone in the Australian wilderness after vanishing during a camping trip, eventually being rescued using a custom trap.
• 🌊 A father's split-second decision saved his 5-year-old daughter's life when she fell from the fourth deck of a cruise ship into the Atlantic Ocean.
• 🏅 Natalie Greybo, an 80-year-old from New Jersey, became the oldest woman to complete the Iron Man World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, finishing the 140.6-mile course.
• 🧬 Identical twins Bridget and Paula Powers, founders of a Pelican rescue nonprofit, went viral for their mesmerizing synchronicity during a TV interview about their mother's encounter with an armed carjacker.
• 💌 A Texas mail carrier, Ian Burke, adopted Floyd, a 70-pound dog whose owner had died, after having delivered mail to them for over a year.

Amy's Altitude Check: Trusting the Future

• ⛰️ Host Amy Hess reflects on the year's inspiring stories, emphasizing that we are often carried through unforeseen moments.
• 🕊️ Quoting Corrie Ten Boom, she encourages listeners to "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God," finding comfort in not walking into the unknown alone, whether through grace, providence, or God's care.