Posted by What did you do on your first date? When Max had a heart attack on their first date, Andi saved his life. Now they’re both CPR instructors and educate people on the benefits of learning the life-saving technique. Click the link below to read about them. First Date
Posted by A follower of Stories of Joy recently shared this story with us . . . Their granddaughter is 13 years old and in 8th grade. At dinner last week, she related a great story. In her social studies class, one of her classmates is autistic. She helps him, gives him high fives, and befriends him. …Read more »
Posted by Jacqueline Zinn died five years ago from glioblastoma, the same brain cancer that recently took the life of Senator John McCain. Jacqueline Zinn spent her last days writing letters to her children. What a gift to them. Steven Petrow was her friend and pays tribute to her in this essay. Click the link below to…Read more »
Posted by Have you heard of Be More Us? It’s a campaign to end loneliness. Watch this video as kids interact with adults at a coffee shop to help end loneliness. To remember when making friends was child’s play, click the link below. Be More Us
Posted by To some, Ikie Brooks is an unlikely college student. He grew up in West Virginia and witnessed the struggle of drug addiction daily in his home. To fight against that, he started the Gear Up program as a seventh grader. The program encourages kids to seek higher education. It’s an amazing program, and he continues…Read more »
Posted by Wally is 94 years old. They’re in junior high school. And they love spending time together and learning life lessons together. Today’s Story of Joy will put a smile on your face! Click the link below to meet Wally. Wally
Posted by The US Open tennis tournament finished yesterday. If you’re like me, you’ve watched A LOT of tennis in the last two weeks, but I’ll bet none of us has the tennis enthusiasm of the kids involved in Buddy Up Tennis. The group got to show off their skills on Arthur Ashe Stadium! Buddy Up is…Read more »
Posted by Sunday is Grandparents Day. Grandparents are special people. My own grandmother turned 96 last month, and I feel so blessed that she has been a part of my life and my kid’s lives. Whether you are currently a grandparent or have special memories with your own, this article reminds us of the JOY of being…Read more »
Posted by “How to Raise Optimistic Kids in Pessimistic Times” by KJ Dell’Antonia appeared in Time recently. In the essay, she wonders at how our behavior as parents can make our kids lean towards pessimism or lean towards optimism. If focusing on bad news can change our mood and outlook in a negative way, it makes sense…Read more »
Posted by When students head back to West High School in Newark, New Jersey tomorrow, they can do so with clean clothes. Thanks to their principal, Akban Cook, and a grant from a local foundation. When Mr. Cook realized kids were being bullied because they didn’t always have the means to clean their clothes, he did something…Read more »
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