Sparkle Stories Blog

In this episode, Laura, David, and Rebecca use the By Thistle By Thimble story “Purple” as the focus of a conversation about inspiring service in children and families. Laura tells the story of how Her Best Foot Forward was started and then talks about how service is central to her family’s life.

We've gathered a few tips for both children and their grown-ups to learn how to take good care of our wild spaces – just like Martin and Sylvia do.

This week at Sparkle, we're looking at one thing each of us can do to help our beautiful planet. There are so many small things we can change to help the earth be healthier and cleaner and happier.

Here are recordings of the live stories David has been telling these past few weeks!

Let us take a moment to find calm.

How do you bridge the gap?

One thing I have learned about my two boys is that all they really want to know are two things: They are Safe, and The World is Good.

Now, more than ever, it is necessary to remember our common history. Here are a few stories to help us remember.

It will take a long time for the people of Texas to recover from the church shooting in Sutherland Springs. There will be strong emotions and a flood of support (as was the case after the Houston flood) — but there will also be a deep desire to find meaning. How did this happen? What do we need to do to make sure this never happens again?

Over the past 3 weeks, Austin has been on edge as bomb after bomb has killed or injured people around the city. People have been afraid and confused and not sure what to do.