In Honor of . . .

Micah Herndon, a Marine veteran, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday.  He runs in memory of fallen comrades, Mark Juarez, Matthew Ballard, Rupert Hamer.  When he hit “the wall” during the run, he didn’t give up.  Instead, he crawled across the finish line in honor of them. Click the link below to hear his story.…Read more »

New Shoes

Addy Tritt bought 204 pairs of shoes . . . and then gave them all away.  Today’s Story of Joy brought a bright spot to those hit by the flooding in Nebraska.  What a gift.  To be more precise . . . 204 gifts. Click the link below to read today’s story. New Shoes

Bigger Than Basketball

We’ve been bringing you a lot of basketball stories lately, but today’s story is too good to pass up.  The NBA Season ended last night, and the playoffs start in a couple of days.  Dwyane Wade is finishing an amazing career as a star player, but he’s bigger than basketball.  Today’s Story of Joy shows…Read more »

Underrated? Not So Fast!

The NCAA Men’s National Championship Basketball Game is tonight, so we have one more basketball story for you.  Steph Curry is better known for being an NBA All-Star rather than a three-star player, but he knows what it’s like to be underrated.  He experienced that in high school, so he’s giving back to the game…Read more »

Lin and Charles

If you’ve been watching March Madness, you’ve seen a lot of Charles Barkley during the studio segments.  Barkley is known for his NBA basketball career and for his commentary as a sports analyst, but Lin Wang knew him as a friend.  Today’s Story of Joy comes from Lin’s daughter, Shirley Wang.  It’s a different side…Read more »

The Legacy of Logan

Next week is the one year anniversary of the horrific bus crash in Canada that devastated the Humboldt Bronco Hockey Team.  Logan Boulet was on that bus.  Logan died, but a decision Logan made lives on today.  About a month before he died, he signed an organ donor card.  That signature gave life to others…Read more »

From Meme to Fundraiser

We just completed the first weekend of March Madness.  Is your bracket busted?  You may remember John Phillips from the tournament two years ago.  Not because of his play but because of his passion.  His reaction as a fan in the stands turned him into a meme.  This year you’ll see his image again, but…Read more »

Smiling Again

Today’s Story of Joy features Mission of Mercy.  The organization recently held a free dental clinic in Oklahoma.  It takes hundreds and hundreds of volunteers to put this event on for those needing dental care.  One of the volunteers received care there in the past, and now he’s giving back.  If you’ve ever had a…Read more »

The Economics of Giving

Alvin Roth is a Nobel-prize winning economist . . . so, what does he know about kidney transplants?  A lot.  He designed a transplant chain.  He got the idea after hearing a story about two spouses who met in a hospital waiting room.  They were unable to donate to their own spouses, but they were…Read more »