An Amazing Person

I'm sure most of you have heard about the 16 year old girl Madison Wallace, that jumped into the Sioux Falls River to save her brother when he fell in. When she jumped in another man did also, Lyle Eagletail. The two of them saved the brother but sadly did not make it themselves. I personally knew Madison and can say that she was a truly amazing person. I learned many life lessons from, including putting others first like she did so many times. She had one of the purest spirits possible. She will forever be loved and missed. I am so grateful for Lyle Eagletail. Jumping in to help strangers and help save her brother, even though he risked his own life. Prayers are going out to both of their families, and I'm never to forget either of them. I think we can all learn a lesson of bravery and putting others first from them and this incident. 

This is a picture of Madison. She was a very beautiful and special girl. 

Now I am not one person to promote things, unless they need to be or I really believe in them. But here is a link to the Madison Family Fund http://madisonwallacefund.com/. Madison had 5 siblings and a Father who is unemployed. They need every bit of help that they can get. Whether is just sending prayers or putting money in the fund. Every little bit helps. You can go to Wells Fargo and ask them to put money in the account. The website tells you all that you need to know about how to give money to the family. 

There is also a Facebook page you can go like and will get updates and other things about Madison. There's pictures, links to videos by her, links to news stories, and a lot of support for everyone. Whether you personally knew her or not. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Madison-Wallace-Family-Fund/151106521720919 

There is another Facebook page that you might want to check out. https://www.facebook.com/LyleEagleTailandMadisonWallaceMemorialFallsPark. It's the Rename Falls Park: Lyle Eagletail and Madison Wallace Memorial Falls Park page. Someone started in trying to get the park renamed. I personally think it would be an amazing thing to do. But go check it out, give it a like, and spread the word if you would like. 

Today I was going to post about getting in shape, or school, or something else that is going on in my life. As I thought about it I realized that this is a much more important thing to post about. These two people are examples to all of us. I think we should take their heroic acts and apply it to our own lives. I'm not saying go jump into a freezing river like they did, but we should all look out for each other, help each other, cheer each other up when we're down, do service for each other, anything. I think this world and society is starting to teach kids to think about themselves and only themselves a little bit too much. It would be a much happier world if we were all nice and helped each other. Madison taught me that. We will be happier and get more blessings if we help others more than ourselves. Always take care of yourself, but don't be selfish. If Lyle and Madison were selfish, her brother wouldn't have made it. 

If any of you have any questions about Madison, what happened, or where to send support I will gladly answer them.

This is a time to stick together, not fall apart. 

Lots of Love ♥