Emmy Russell earned a ticket to Hollywood after bringing fans to tears with her emotional American Idol audition‚ and she’s feeling grateful for everyone who is continuing to support her while she works her way towards the top 10. The 25-year-old shared a “video of gratitude” with her Instagram followers the morning after her audition aired. In it‚ she gave a deep and heartfelt thank you. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emmy Russell (@emmyroserussell) “Hey‚ y’all‚ I just wanted to get on here and say a big thank you this morning‚” she began. “I’ve just been‚ like‚ flooded with tears how like grateful I am. And honestly‚ really how humbled.” “… I don’t know. I’m just feeling super grateful‚” Emmy continued. “A lot of gratitude this morning and thank you for every person that’s been so supportive about my American Idol audition and commenting and sharing it‚ and I’m trying to get back to everybody. It’s gonna take me some time. I have so many thoughts. But I wanted to get on here and just have a video of gratitude. So‚ thank you.” Emmy Russell Auditioned For American Idol to “Challenge Herself” American Idol highlighted Emmy Russell’s audition on Feb. 25. Before singing her original song Skinny‚ she shared her backstory‚ which was huge. Emmy is the granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn‚ and Loretta helped shape Emmy’s budding career. However‚ Emmy Russell saw Loretta‚ or Memaw as she often calls her‚ from a different perspective. “She’s one of the biggest country music singers of all time‚ but to me‚ she’s just Grandma‚” she told the judges. Emmy went on to admit that she’s struggling to create her own identity in the music world‚ and doing so gives her some anxiety. So she chose to compete in Season 22 as a way of pushing herself out of her comfort zone. “I think I am a little timid‚ and I think it is because I want to own my voice‚” she added. “That’s why I want to challenge myself and come out here.” Watch Emmy Russell’s fight to the top every Sunday on ABC at 8 PM ET. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Emmy Russell “Flooded With Tears” As She Gushes Gratitude Following “American Idol” Audition appeared first on InspireMore.

This is one lucky puppy! A golden retriever in China bit a lottery ticket and ended up giving their mom a few extra bucks in her pocket because of it! Oh‚ and they looked awfully cute while they did it. This golden retriever wandered into a convenience store and‚ by chance‚ bit into a lottery ticket. The store couldn’t take the damaged ticket back‚ so the woman went ahead and purchased the ticket for herself. When she scratched it‚ she discovered she had a winner! The ticket totaled about $140 USD‚ which is no small feat for a dog-selected ticket! This image is from YouTube. The dog owner then returned to the convenience store the next day and allowed the golden retriever to pick yet another lottery ticket. This one wasn’t a complete bust‚ but only resulted in about four US bucks. While this doggie may not have been on a streak‚ it’s still a fun stroke of luck to select two winning tickets! Golden retrievers are some of the sweetest pups around. They’re cuddly and athletic‚ full of life and joy. And now we know they might have a paw up in the lottery world! What do you think? Would you let your dog choose your lottery ticket? The featured image for this post is from YouTube. The post Golden Retriever Steals Lottery Ticket‚ Ends Up Winning Cash Prize For Mom! appeared first on InspireMore.

'Everybody’s gotta show up'

'That got so dark so quickly‚' Cornish remarked

'Taking a very hard look'

'Over-structured'

'True effect'

She seemed to have a tough time getting her friends on board

Seems a little hypocritical

'Pretty intense'