A lemonade stand brings an Alabama community together to mourn

15 днів тому

A few weeks ago, seven-year-old Emouree Johnson, of Scottsboro, Alabama, started her business - a lemonade stand - to raise money to pay for a headstone for her mother, Karli, who died unexpectedly at the age of 29. From that terrible tragedy, Emouree has found an entire community coming to her aid - taking that lemon life handed her and squeezing out hope. Steve Hartman reports.
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 85

@Someone-vj3lj 13 днів тому

Who else is crying?

@artemis009 13 днів тому

Not crying, bawling.

@rubytuesdayphoenix 13 днів тому

I have to be at work in less than an hour and my eyes are all red from this story

@diamonddiva8376 13 днів тому

Absolutely bawling 😭

@michaelmorgan9824 13 днів тому

Me too! Happy but sad at the same time! Bless her!

@Boricua3lions1985 12 днів тому

I’m a 39 year old man and I’m in no way ashamed to admit that I cried while watching this.

@zimtastic1171 13 днів тому

To this baby girl in case she chooses to read the comments: I'm so sorry, honey. I lost my momma when I was 14, nearly 15. She still doesn't have a headstone and I'm nearly 40 now. Way to raise that money, honey! You'll always miss her and want her with you, but it does indeed get a bit easier to handle over the years. Cherish the family you've got left. They'll always be there for you. Never forget that. It's going to be okay, I promise you. ❤❤❤

@tonnialinnen9995 13 днів тому

My dad is gone due to a heart attack! He’s always call me Baby Girl; now I’ll never hear from him again! 💔

@seanpetaia 13 днів тому

Life is short live fully my friend 🙌🏼

@mililaniman 13 днів тому

I love how people helped this little girl honor the memory of her mother.

@Topjake1492 13 днів тому

My mother was born in Scottsboro. I lost her in May, 2022. She meant the world to me. This story really hit home. Good Job, kid👍

@tonnialinnen9995 13 днів тому

I lost my daddy in May 2020. He passed away from a heart attack! I miss him so much! 💔

@jeanetteschock4744 13 днів тому

Steve Hartman always makes me cry

@sjwilloughby-greene8214 13 днів тому

Children can teach us so much.✌️❤️☀️

@Beth-zg6gb 13 днів тому

Now that’s my America! 💕

@bobsiyt6548 13 днів тому

That’s how I wish we all would act like more. Deep down, we are a good country.

@marygoff3332 10 днів тому

@@bobsiyt6548we, the people, are good and kind. The control freaks in charge are the ones trying to ruin our great country.

@munkchip2324 13 днів тому

Beautiful Young Lady & That's awesome for the community to help her and the headstone place to donate.

@fungirl4027 13 днів тому

Shout out to the monument for donating the stone!

@steveconn 13 днів тому

Brave little girl. Way to go with your lemonade stand, Emery. Your mom would be proud ❤❤

@seanpetaia 13 днів тому

She did what most kids fail

@pamelabretschneider3780 13 днів тому

My ♥ is broken for this little girl, but I am singing for joy.... knowing that there are folks out there who really & truly care!!!

@seanpetaia 13 днів тому

I can’t believe she lose her mother ☹️

@pamelabretschneider3780 13 днів тому

@@seanpetaia I agree. So very sad!

@lovelight6973 13 днів тому

Oh my God 😢😢😢. Thank God for kindness of people and the company that helped. My goodness. Probably give her my whole paycheck if I have been there. I pray she and her grandmother get through this stronger ❤🙏🏻 my sincerest condolences.

@bowleggz1003 13 днів тому

That's soon sweet...I couldn't imagine loosing my mother at her age

@melissabusby12 13 днів тому

❤❤❤ I lived in Scottsboro from birth (1974) through 3rd grade. I was so sad when we had to move! Alabama is my home forever !

@grumpyoldlady_rants 13 днів тому

Danone it, you made this grandma cry! I wish nothing but the best for Emery.

@thesampsons8026 13 днів тому

How precious. This made me cry so much. Prayers for sweet Emery and her grandma as they work through their loss.

@karolinefitz130 13 днів тому

That’s my hometown 😢

@horseygurl143 13 днів тому

What an awesome place to live! People with such big hearts live there!

@horseygurl143 13 днів тому

Just WOW!!!

@viviancovington7813 13 днів тому

Absolute sweetheart. She is My hero! 😊❤

@marvinmartin4692 12 днів тому

If this doesn’t bring a tear to your eyes I don’t know.

@fiomcc8298 12 днів тому

Absorbing and enthralling.. Blessings to this Amazing young girl 🌷

@blakebro1 13 днів тому

This is such a cool story!!

@claredunn757 13 днів тому

Warms my heart. Awee, god bless her!! Such a sweet story, thank you. I am so sorry for her loss. Love to her.

@mkflanagan1 13 днів тому

Made me cry!

@grosskid5664 13 днів тому

This is incredible!

@peterGriffin-ug7jv 6 днів тому

THANK U ALL WHO HELPED

@daimonmarioperez9501 13 днів тому

Honey, your mom wasn't left out. She will always have you.❤

@amonrodriguez3518 12 днів тому

No matter everything, forget the circumstances. This is awesome for this little girl

@mjar3799 6 днів тому

I do believe this amazing community would do more to make sure she will not be away from the school.

@mimim8532 13 днів тому

Makes me cry!

@yevaburshteyn6938 12 днів тому

The amazing support from people who's hearts goes after Emily just something very important to know about this country.

@paigegarrison6721 12 днів тому

Crying!!! Hope! So proud of Alabama with this story! 💕💕💕

@elainecoyle2704 13 днів тому

That's awesome. Good for her.

@NYdr 13 днів тому

What a lovely story. And what a tragedy that we need to rely on donations rather than ask why anyone would ever need to do this? We are so okay with those who are in need.

@amylauffer8957 12 днів тому

Crying. Fantastic story and very well Told. Well done on all aspects

@maritzadillingham4008 9 днів тому

Awwww… 🥲 What a beautiful girl ♥️🙏🏽

@amyflores606 13 днів тому

Inspiring story! God bless

@oldschoolel 12 днів тому

Proud of you, Emouree!

@rebeccajuarez2304 12 днів тому

Beautiful child

@Phuschia1 13 днів тому

What a heart-warming story!

@arloafluhr1112 13 днів тому

God bless this baby and her family!

@panchamama 9 днів тому

Warms my heart, blessings to the family

@TheBella2u 6 днів тому

Omg, sweet baby girl.

@kevinstinson4853 13 днів тому

One word. Awesome

@dianabarrick4663 13 днів тому

May God bless you and keep you, Emourie!!!

@drewconway7135 13 днів тому

0:04 The boundless love between mother and child is not something that needs to be “proven,” Jane

@debbieskelly7240 13 днів тому

God bless you sweet little angel.

@shawnlivers2757 13 днів тому

It will always take a village... o matter what OR who...

@lprice5583 13 днів тому

If you have kids, please carry term life insurance. Good luck to this family. I hope your lives flourish.

@ericthagreen5866 9 днів тому

#faith #luv

@libertyann439 13 днів тому

😢❤🎉

@terencem8795 6 днів тому

Yes, we can do better. There's evidence all around, if we just stop and look.

@chckencadet4Life 7 днів тому

Who's cutting onions?

@bobsiyt6548 13 днів тому

This one really got to me. She’s such a sweet, smart little girl. I’m guessing her mother died from a drug overdose - they glossed over that part - regardless, she doesn’t deserve such pain that early in life. Her mother just died in March - I am glad as humans, we aren’t always horrible.

@louisianarainwater 13 днів тому

💚💚💚

@mikeywestside8509 13 днів тому

Are you trying to make me cry? Well it's working.

@Susan-op9pg 13 днів тому

I also bought my mother's and grandfather's headstones no one knows except me know were that they lie in peace

@user-nn7fc7zx9d 13 днів тому

💛💙🙏🌹🌹

@nlp6082 12 днів тому

❤❤❤❤

@PeaceFan1 12 днів тому

Well PRAISE JESUS..THAT is The LOVE of GOD, In ACTION, Folks!!!!! Lord JESUS Please comfort this Sweet Child and CARRY Her for the Rest of her Life!! xooxoxoxo

@HenriettaHudson-we4wv 13 днів тому

Emouree, May God bless you and keep you and your family as you remember your mother. To the haters: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. - Jesus of Nazareth.

@carmarasmussen8118 13 днів тому

❤🍋❤🍋❤🍋❤🍋❤

@igorschmidlapp6987 13 днів тому

Where was her father?

@robwar2288 13 днів тому

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@mikeywestside8509 13 днів тому

@ge2623 13 днів тому

Thanks Democrats.

@madisonvanessaroccoa-teller 13 днів тому

Alabama is apart of the republican state

@DakotaFord592 13 днів тому

A disgusting story about capitalism... Nothing positive here.

@Claudi771 13 днів тому

Steve Hartman you MUST KNOW THAT YOUR SALARY IS PAID FROM THE COMMERCIALS MADE BY THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS THROUGHOUT YOUR PROGRAM.IS THAT A GREAT THING? Not!😝

@madisonvanessaroccoa-teller 13 днів тому

It must be great if you are watching

@BLAB-it5un 12 днів тому

For this young child, this response is perfectly fine and it is great that no money was spent on a headstone. For the rest of us adults, though, this is a commentary on how out of sync our priorities are as well as how far we still need to go in learning better ways to deal with death. Spending huge sums of money on funerals and cemeteries and gravestones makes no sense to say nothing of the horrific nightmare of brainwashing kids with the idea of gods and heavens which didn't come up in this story but is likely lurking in the background. Keeping permanent physical graveyards needs to be outgrown for something better for the long term health of the planet and of humanity.