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>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, HAPPY FRIDAY.
HAPPY FRIDAY. HAPPY WEEKEND.
HAPPY WEEKEND. I WAS GOING TO SAY HAPPY LABOR
DAY BUT THAT IS NOT THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. WE HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL
THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WEEKEND. WHAT YOU THINK?
THAT'S RIGHT, -- EVERYBODY.
SHE JOINS US ON THE LINE.
SHE IS THE ONE, THE ONLY, THE
INCOMPARABLE, CARA KNEER .
EVERYBODY PUT YOUR HANDS
TOGETHER FOR HER.
COME ON GIRL.
HAPPY FRIDAY.
HAPPY FRIDAY. GO ON GIRL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I LOVE SOME STEVIE WONDER TO
START MY DAY AND I HOPE YOU DO
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. I
TOO. I HAVE TO SEE IF YOU NOTICE I'M
NOT IN THAT LUXURIOUS BACKYARD.
I AM IN THE WILDERNESS OF THE
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS RIGHT ON
THE LAKE.
THE LAKE.
THE LAKE. I THOUGHT I WOULD COME UP YOUR
FOR A FEW DAYS IN OUR LOVELY
LAKE HOUSE.
LAKE HOUSE. SO IT WAS SO NICE AS WE WERE
PACKING UP YESTERDAY AND --
SENT ME A TEXT AND SAID LOOK
OUTSIDE BECAUSE THERE IS
SOMETHING ON THE DOORSTEP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
BASKET.
BASKET.
BASKET. SO THINK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO CRACK OPEN THAT
BUBBLY TONIGHT.
BUBBLY TONIGHT. BUT THAT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> WELL I WANT YOU TO GO OFF
AND ENJOY YOURSELF AND KNOW WE
ARE THINKING OF YOU.
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
WE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE
PICTURE MONTAGE OF THE HAPPY
TIMES THAT WE HAVE HAD ON THE
SAID AND WE JUST ENJOY YOU AND
ALL OF OUR LIVES.
AND WE LOVE YOU AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU AND YOU ARE OUR
ARRAY OF SUNSHINE.
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
I MEAN THAT.
>> I'M GOING TO CRY.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> THANK YOU.
THE FEELINGS ARE SO MUTUAL AND
I FEEL VERY SURROUNDED BY LOVE
EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T BE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK
YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU BRING TO
ME EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AND WE WILL CELEBRATE THIS
MORNING LIKE IT'S EVERYBODY'S
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. SO WHAT STARTED OFF WITH OUR
FEEL-GOOD STORY, A LIFE MANTRA,
A MOTTO IF YOU WILL FROM -- AND
THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS.
HE SAYS HE IS DRIVEN BY FAITH,
NOT BY FEAR.
AND I LOVE THIS BECAUSE HERE IS
WHY.
WHY.
WHY. SO
WHY. SO -- HAS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
BUT THAT IS NOT STOPPED HIM
FROM REACHING AND ACCOSTING HIS
GOALS.
GOALS.
GOALS. RECENTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
-- BUT HE SCALED THE 400 FOOT
SUMMIT WITH FOUR OF HIS
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. HE JOINED THIS GROUP AND IT IS
A FAITH BASED ADVENTURE GROUP.
BUT HIS BUDDIES JUST HAVE MADE
SURE THAT HE IS ABLE TO DO ALL
THE THINGS THAT HE WAS TO DO.
HE SAID FOR A WHILE HE LET
HIMSELF BE HELD BACK BY MS. BUT
HE SAID HE'S NOT GOING TO DO
IT.
IT.
IT. HE
IT. HE SAID I'M 30 YEARS OLD AND
I'M GOING TO DO ALL THE THINGS
I WANT TO DO.
HE JUST RECENTLY DID A FIVE
MILE TREK THROUGH ZION NATIONAL
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. IT
PARK. IT IS TRULY INCREDIBLE.
SO WE'LL GET BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS.
AND WE ARE DRIVEN BY FAITH, NOT
FEAR.
FEAR.
FEAR. I
FEAR. I LOVE THAT.
LET'S TAKE THAT INTO THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. OH MY GOSH.
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. WHAT AN INSPIRATION.
AND THE FACT THAT HE REALIZED
THE CIRCUMSTANCES STINKS, BUT
NOW IT IS UP TO ME TO MAKE A
LIFE FOR MYSELF AND NOT LET
THESE CHALLENGES BEAT ME UP
EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AND THAT IS AGAIN, WHAT MAKES
ALL OF HER PROBLEMS SEEM VERY
MINOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT HE
HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.
>> IT REALLY DOES.
TO PUT ITS THINGS IN
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. SO KEEP GOING, WE ARE ROOTING
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. AND -- I FELT LIKE, LIKE MAYBE
SHE WAS OUR SISTER, SISTER
SISTER, BECAUSE SHE IS A NUN.
SO SHE SAID, LISTEN, I AM A
RUNNER, THIS IS NOT WHY SHE'S
HER SISTER.
HER SISTER. SHE SAID I'M A RUNNER AND I
WILL NOT GET ON A TREADMILL AND
DO A MARATHON FOR NO REASON.
NO, THERE HAS TO BE A REASON.
SO SHE IS AN AVID RUNNER BUT
WITH COVID-19 A LOT OF
MARATHONS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
SO THE CHICAGO MARATHON WAS
CANCELED AND SHE SAID I'M GOING
TO DO IT BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT
FOR A PURPOSE.
SO SISTER STEPHANIE DECIDED SHE
WAS STILL GOING TO RUN THE 26
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. AND SHE WAS GOING TO HELP RAISE
MONEY FOR OUR LADY OF THE
ANGELS.
ANGELS.
ANGELS. AND HERE IS WHAT SHE DID.
IN CHICAGO, IT HAS BEEN RAVAGED
BY COVID-19 AND RAVAGED BY
SOCIAL INJUSTICE . IT HAS BEEN
RAVAGED BY UNEMPLOYMENT.
SO SISTER STEPHANIE RAISED
$92,000 FOR HER COMMUNITY.
AND THAT CHURCH SPECIFICALLY.
>> OH MY GOSH.?
AND SHE DID IT ALL ONE STEP AT
A TIME WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM
HER TREADMILL.
HER TREADMILL. AT THE END OF THE RACE SISTER
STEPHANIE SAID, I FEEL PRETTY
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. BECAUSE THAT WAS HARD.
BUT NOW I FEEL REALLY GOOD
BECAUSE I RAISED $92,000 FOR
PEOPLE WHO NEEDED.
SO THAT'S WHAT I TAKE AWAY FROM
IT.
IT.
IT. 26
IT. 26 MILES ON THE TREADMILL WILL
MAKE YOU FEEL KIND OF BAD.
SO DO IT FOR A GOOD REASON.
>> IN A GOOD WAY.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. SISTER, THAT IS WHY I CAN
BARELY DO FIVE MILES.
I DON'T.
I DON'T.
I DON'T. IN FACT I USE MY TREADMILL AS A
LAUNDRY HOLDER.
LAUNDRY HOLDER. >> I'M JUST KIDDING I DON'T.
>> NO YOU DON'T.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THE STORIES WITH US ON
YOUR BIRTHDAY WEEKEND.
I WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SOCIALLY
DISTANT.
DISTANT.
DISTANT. AND JUST APPRECIATE AND ENJOY
TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
WE LOVE YOU AND THANKS SO MUCH.
LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU. >> LOVE YOU LONG TIME.
LOVE YOU ALL, THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU HONEY.
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