Posted by Today is the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week, and we want to highlight what two teachers are doing at West Side Elementary School in Healdsburg, CA. Jessica Martin and Asherah Weiss saw how positive and full of joy their students were each day, and they wanted to help the kids share that attitude. So,…Read more »
Posted by Jordan Spieth won the RBC Heritage Golf Tournament on Easter Sunday. Congratulations to him, but we’re highlighting something else he did that day. Spieth promised a group of kids that he’d come back after a playoff to sign autographs . . . and he kept his promise! We’re guessing he made some Spieth Superfans that…Read more »
Posted by Service + A Big Heart = Joy! Bismack Biyombo and the Phoenix Suns are in the first round of the playoffs, but Biyombo plays for far more then just a win. He recently received the NBA Cares Community Assists Award for donating his entire salary to build a hospital in his homeland, the Democratic Republic…Read more »
Posted by What happens when a second grade class uses a writing assignment to help shelter animals? Well, it warms hearts and spreads joy all around! Students at St. Michael’s Episcopal School went to work on this unusual writing assignment. Write a persuasive letter from an animal’s point of view. The letters were indeed persuasive and effective! Click the…Read more »
Posted by Indiana mom, Angie Carel, looked for ways to deal with her emotions and feelings in the midst of the pandemic. One day, she decided that drawing was her happy place, so she enlisted everyone in her family to draw a turtle by the end of the day. It worked! The family started sharing their silly drawings on…Read more »
Posted by Sometimes joy blooms in unexpected places. A Ukrainian couple on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine decided to tie the knot on the field mixing guns, helmets, and body armor with champagne, flowers, and music. Even in the midst of the darkness of war, light can still shine when people come together to celebrate…Read more »
Posted by For those wondering if it would ever happen, we just completed the Opening Weekend of the long-awaited baseball season. No one could be happier than Rachel Balkovec. She’s the new manager of the Tampa Tarpons, the minor league team of the New York Yankees. Stories of Joy heard this story months ago, and we’ve been…Read more »
Posted by Today we’re offering a “crossover event” with the Desert Cross Faith Formation website. Jon Batiste won five Grammy Awards Sunday night, including Album of the Year. He’s had much to celebrate these last months; yet, there’s been struggle in his life too. In today’s Story of Joy, Jon Batiste talks about how “the joy of…Read more »
Posted by The Grammy Awards were handed out last night. Each year they honor a teacher with the Educator of the Year Award. This year the winner is Stephen Cox of Eastland High School in Eastland, Texas. Mr. Cox says, “Teaching is Beautiful.” When you watch today’s Story of Joy, you’ll see that he’s doing beautiful work…Read more »
Posted by Vladyslav Buialskyi is far, far from home. His hometown in Ukraine is occupied by Russian forces. Vladyslav is currently in the United States and part of the Young Artists Program with the New York Metropolitan Opera. He may be far from home, but as he says, “We are not alone.” The New York Metropolitan Opera…Read more »
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