Sparkle Stories Blog

Some of the stories this week feature the superheroes of everyday life, while other stories help us find the true superhero in each one of us.

In the northern hemisphere, we are enjoying our last summer adventures while gathering supplies for the school year ahead! Here are several stories to help build excitement, focus, and anticipation — and mediate nervousness — about the first day of school.

These stories effectively counter that tendency towards fear controlling actions by encouraging small kindnesses – planting flowers, anonymous gifts, kind words, and indeed building connections, rather than divisions.

These stories are all about "coming home" and the gifts that home can uniquely bring us all.

Patience. Something we all have to learn and something many of us continue to learn into adulthood...

Nature is wonderful! It's big. It's filled with every color imaginable. It can be exciting and scary, awesome and intense — all at once...

Mothers. They are pretty awesome. They change diapers, dig stuff out of the trash for you, clean up messes and wipe away tears, listen to complaints, and dole out endless hugs and kisses. This playlist is all about celebrating moms and recognizing the hard and rewarding job they have.

Animals are awesome! From the tiniest toad to the giant blue whale, they come in all different shapes and sizes and personalities. This week I've rounded up some of our favorite stories about animals.

This is a collection of Sparkle Stories to add to your conversation about injustice, and how to make things right.

In summer we make some of the greatest stories of our childhood. Learning to ride bikes, crazy camping trips, backyard water parks, watermelon eating contests and ice cream for dinner...