A one-handed football player? A one-handed college football player? A one-handed NFL football player? Yes! Shaquem Griffin made history a couple of weeks ago when the Seattle Seahawks drafted him, and football fans can’t stop talking about this amazing story. You probably have a team you cheer for, but here’s a player we can all…Read more »
Author: storiesofjoy
We Did It!
Sunday is Mother’s Day, and Ieshia Champs will be celebrating Mother’s Day with her five children. They are a very special family who will also be celebrating Ieshia’s graduation from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law this month. Her dream is coming true thanks to people believing in her and the support of…Read more »
A Gift for a Teacher
As we continue Teacher Appreciation Week, let’s celebrate some kids as they give their teacher a very special gift. These students came together to give their teacher the ability to see colors. He thinks he’s dressing up as Harry Potter, but the glasses are a BIG surprise! Click the link below to see the story.…Read more »
Open Up the Sky
Stephen Sondheim has known tremendous success writing music and lyrics for Broadway and Hollywood. This story of joy isn’t about that success . . . it’s about teachers. Stephen Sondheim recognizes the power of a good teacher so much so that there’s an Inspirational Teacher Award given out annually in his name. He says a…Read more »
Three Billboards . . .
National Nurses Day is Sunday. It marks the beginning of National Nurses Week which ends May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. Today’s Story of Joy celebrates a nurse in Oregon. Roxanne Loomis needed a new kidney. One act of kindness after another brought her the chance for a healthier, better life. Click the link…Read more »
A Mare and a Foal
A Mare and a Foal Saturday is the Kentucky Derby. Jockeys are preparing and training the horses for the big race. Some folks are focused on preparing their fancy hats! One horse farm in Kentucky is celebrating new life this week. Carrie Brogden of Machmer Hall Farms in Paris, Kentucky tells this beautiful story of…Read more »
Truckers Delivering Hope
Last week thirteen truckers came together to deliver hope to a struggling man. Their story is a powerful demonstration of how we can help in big and small ways to make a difference for others. They will probably never meet the man they helped, but he won’t forget what they did for him. And neither…Read more »
“Have a Good Workout”
My husband LOVES going to the gym. He loves everything about it. The sweat. The smell. The sauna. All of it! I go to the gym because I LOVE dessert. I make the gym part of my schedule because I know I need the exercise. The other day, however, I went in smiling from ear…Read more »
A Letter to Dad
Emily writes an annual letter to her dad. It’s her only way to communicate with him. Her recent letter found its way to a stranger who made a dream come true. Click the link below to watch Emily’s story. A Letter to Dad
Weather Report
It is a joy to watch a kid just being a kid. In these difficult times of bad news, fear, and violence, it is a relief to see a young child doing a school assignment and just having fun with it. Six year old Carden Corts from Nashville, TN shares with us the joy that only childhood…Read more »