Yesterday was Selection Sunday.  March Madness begins this week.  Is your bracket busted yet?!  This year’s NCAA men’s basketball season has been tainted by rumors of recruiting scandals and FBI investigations.  Today’s Story of Joy reminds us of the goodness found in sports.  One Iowa Hawkeye player recently paid tribute to another player in an…Read more »

“Oma” was what Barbara Longova’s grandchildren called her.  She loved to read, and she shared that love of reading with her family.  She took her grandchildren shopping for books each Christmas, and it grew to be one of their favorite traditions.  After her death, they found a unique way to honor her and share that…Read more »

This is “pawsitively” joyful! What a gift that is shared with the peaceful and loving presence of these dogs dispatched in anxious times of tragedy. Giving thanks for the dogs but also for the people behind the paws who bring these angels of love into difficult places to grieving people. Click the link below to…Read more »

What’s the most popular club at your local school?  At Truesdell Education Campus, it’s a Book Club!  A group of boys started reading and discussing books together, and now the library is having trouble keeping books on the shelves.  What a great problem to have!  The club started because one boy complained about his low…Read more »

Robert Liebowitz needed a kidney.  He sent that message out in an unusual way.  Richie Sully saw a Facebook post about it, picked up his phone, and made a call.  Now both men are changed for life! Click the link below to watch their story. The Cure is Humanity

Students are returning to class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School today.  It will be an emotional day for the entire community.  After the Florida shooting, teachers around the country faced their own students and their “what if” questions.  When such tragedies strike our nation, it is sometimes difficult to see light amid the darkness. …Read more »

A friend of Stories of Joy shared the following story with us . . . I hadn’t done much shopping for groceries recently, and I needed to fill empty shelves in the pantry and refrigerator. I went to my favorite store, Trader Joe’s, and proceeded to fill my basket. When I finished shopping and went…Read more »

Anita lived in a Phoenix neighborhood.  She didn’t live in a home in the neighborhood.  She lived on the street.  She was a fixture in the neighborhood.  Folks saw her on the sidewalk.  They saw her at Safeway.  People gave her money, food, water, blankets.  Sometimes she accepted their help.  Sometimes she refused.  When she…Read more »

This isn’t a Story of Joy.  It’s a Story of Honor.  A Story of Comfort.  Peter Wang dreamed of attending West Point.  He won’t.  He was killed at Stoneman Douglas High School last week in Parkland, Florida.  He was shot as he held the door for other students.  Held the door so that they could…Read more »

I was checking in on a couple I know who just returned from a difficult trip, and they told me a beautiful Story of Joy.  They traveled across the country to visit their son who is battling terminal cancer.  They usually stay at the same hotel and sometimes visit with the staff. Because of their…Read more »