Posted by Are you taking up running in the New Year? Maybe this story will motivate you! Duncan McCabe had a vision, and he had the patience to bring that vision into reality. You see, Duncan is a long distance runner, and he tracks his runs through an app called Strava. It has become increasingly popular to create…Read more »
Posted by Earlier this month Yo-Yo Ma performed at the reopening of Notre Dame. You can watch his performance below, and you can see pure joy on his face. When he posted the video, he included these words: I was so moved to witness the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris. It’s an example of what the combined…Read more »
Posted by What do you give your twin sister? You’ve been together since the day you were born, and you’ve celebrated many, many Christmas mornings and birthday dinners by each other’s side. Linda Thomas needed a new kidney, and it was her twin sister, Karen Rodman, giving the gift no one else could give. They celebrated Thanksgiving…Read more »
Posted by It’s the gift-giving season. John Reichart lives in Indianola, Iowa with his wife. He wanted to give her an extra special gift this Christmas. In his words, he wanted to give her Christmas, and that meant lights. Lots and lots of lights. In fact, a street of lights. With the cooperation and help of his…Read more »
Posted by There are lots of moments in life . . . moments of joy, sadness, tragedy, celebration and more. Today’s Story of Joy is a viral video that captures a moment of celebration and joy for a single mom and her two supportive kids. Rhiannah Gordon recorded herself as she checked her score on a life-changing exam. The video will make…Read more »
Posted by Love has no age limit. Jo Cartwright, 96, and Bernard Snyder, 98, both lost spouses of more than a half century in the past few years. Both of them also happen to live in the same retirement community in Austin, Texas, and they were lonely. Snyder admitted that he would often eat meals alone in his…Read more »
Posted by College football bowl game season is upon us. Even if you’re not a Colorado Buffaloes fan, you’ll be a fan of today’s Story of Joy. Imagine 50,000 people singing Happy Birthday to you in unison! Colorado Buffs superfan “Miss Peggy” had this honor for her 100th birthday which produced tears of joy and tears of sadness…Read more »
Posted by Will your Christmas shopping trip include filling a shopping cart at Target? Fourteen-month-old Ellis was at a Target store recently, and his reaction was priceless! Oh, Wow! He repeated the phrase again and again and again. Click the link below to read about it and watch the video made by his mom. We think Target…Read more »
Posted by It’ll be a festive night in New York City Wednesday when they light the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. It’s a tree with a story. Earl and Leslie Albert planted a small tree in their Massachusetts yard in 1967. All these years later, it stands at 74 feet! Earl says having the tree decorate the…Read more »
Posted by It’s Thanksgiving, a time to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. It’s also the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season. Jared Guynes wanted to thank his dad for a gift he gave his family many years ago, but Jared’s thank you took three years to put together. Today’s Story of Joy shows…Read more »
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