Posted by Maksym Kryshtafor loves playing chess, and it’s been a great joy for him these last months of his young life. Maksym is an 8-year-old boy from Ukraine. Earlier this year he and his mother escaped the war by going to Romania, now they’re living in York, England. The one constant has been chess. Click the…Read more »
Posted by The US Open begins today in New York. Tennis fans will be bleary-eyed these coming days after staying up late watching the night sessions on TV. In 2017, the all-time great tennis player, Roger Federer, made a promise to an eight-year-old boy named Izyan Ahmad, better known as Zizou, at that year’s tournament. Zizou wanted…Read more »
Posted by Who doesn’t love a dog story? Today’s Story of Joy is dog story like no other! Folks in Ouray, Colorado are accustomed to seeing Dexter walking around town . . . and we do mean walking! After a devastating injury, Dexter adapted and learned to do things in a new way. Click the link below…Read more »
Posted by Like a lot of cities around the country, Pensacola, Florida is experiencing a shortage in school bus drivers. Stories of Joy bets that districts wish they could clone Darius Jones. Mr. Jones is also known as Mr. Bus Driver. His road to driving a bus came from some sad days, but that time led him…Read more »
Posted by So, there IS crying in baseball! Bruce “Papa” Carrier was brought to tears over a baseball given to him by his grandson, Felix. The family lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where Felix hit a homerun and wanted to honor his grandfather with a special gift. Click the link below to see the video. Be…Read more »
Posted by Jeffery Wall is a special teenager. First, he earned his black belt in karate at only thirteen. Then, he founded Golden Age Karate. Now, at seventeen, he’s teaching karate at senior centers and nursing homes. Through the karate skills he’s giving folks confidence and helping them improve their physical condition. Click the link below to…Read more »
Posted by Life in Ukraine these last months has been full of great tragedy and broken hearts. Today’s Story of Joy begins in Ukraine with a heart defect and ends in the United States with a Mended Heart. Click the link below to meet Polina Shchepaniak. Like her heart surgeon, Dr. Sean Levchuck, you’re going to fall…Read more »
Posted by Second Chances. Hope. Support. Work. Joy! Reginald Dwayne Betts went from prison to poet to playwright to performer to attorney. Click the link below to watch Betts share his story of falling and failing, his story of forgiveness and freedom. All of this resulted in a new life mission, starting a nonprofit called Freedom Reads.…Read more »
Posted by Earlier this year Stories of Joy shared a story with you about teens who are making a difference in their community serving as volunteer EMT’s. Today’s story is similar . . . teens who left their own graduation ceremony to help their community put out a fire. Like superheroes changing from their graduation gowns to firefighter gear! We think this town…Read more »
Posted by Small acts of kindness like the one in today’s Story of Joy occur everyday without many people knowing about them. But what if every person did one kind act each day? That would add up to a whole world of kindness, and the ripple would extend even further. Click the link below to read how…Read more »
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