Modern technology has been behind some of the most amazing stories of this century. This one comes from social media site, Instagram.

Nia Edwards, 23, had been out of touch with her 42 year old sister Brenda for roughly 18 years. After trying to find her through social networks Facebook and MySpace, Nia turned to Instagram, a photo sharing site. The two were reconnected about 2 weeks ago.

Nia found Brenda’s page and left a comment explaining who she was, asking if Brenda was indeed Brenda Edwards, the daughter of Milton Edwards and told her sister she hadn’t seen her since she was 4 or 5 but loved her very much.

Brenda responded that she was the right ‘Brenda Edwards’ and that she, too, had been looking for her sister. She asked if Nia had a phone.

Because of the social media hook up, not only were the 2 sisters reunited but Nia is going to get to meet an older brother she has never met before, Milton. He is planning a trip to visit Nia in Hazlehurst, Miss. over the summer.

Nia is excited because even though the 2 women barely know each other, it feels as if they’ve known each other their whole lives. The younger sibling is also hoping to reconnect with 2 other siblings, Maurice and Candace. In the meantime, they are keeping in touch via Instagram by commenting on each other’s photos.

An everyday type of event that plays out all across the country, in backyards everywhere, very nearly ends in tragedy except for the quick thinking of a heroic 4 year old. During an afternoon of playing fairytale games, sister Neveah, 4, and Kazmirah, 2, were on an adventure to find would-be princes at a nearby frog pond. The girls had been driving on their “Barbie” car and decided to head for the pond to find frogs to turn into princes. Unfortunately, the adventure took a sour turn.

While the girls were looking around, Neveah turned her back on her younger sibling for a few moments. When she looked back, her sister was gone. The siblings were searching for soon-to-be princes when the 2-year-old disappeared under the water. Neveah later told the story of what happened, saying her sister had fallen into the middle of the pond where they believed all the frogs lived.

Relying on instinct, Neveah knew she couldn’t leave her sister or she would die. Instead, she rescued her by finding a stick and using it to pull the sputtering 2 year-old out of the pond.

The girls’ mother, Nikole Reynolds, described hearing screaming on the security monitor. She ran outside to find her 2 year-old daughter standing next to the pond, soaked from head to foot. In that moment, Reynolds realized she had very nearly lost one of her children. She was overwhelmed with gratitude, tears filling her eyes, by what her older daughter had done to save her little sister. Now, Neveah is the family hero.