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The Joy Page

Submissions

We'd like to expand this page slowly with quality stories that both inspire and warm the heart. Should you have any suggestions, please email us at janice@janice142.com
Thank you.

Looking for Stories

We remember eons ago a tale which we'd like to include here. If you can locate this one and share, please do so.
#1 - This story featured a returning soldier who is to meet a woman wearing a flower on her coat who had been his pen-pal during his time overseas.
Story Located!
Thank you Karen.
Thanks to your submission (including the title) I found the complete story. Be sure to read "Appointment With Love" (it's wonderful)

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No, not all of the things listed here are attributed to their originators. If you know who or where they came from we'd like to recognize their contributions. They all touched us, so you might want to have tissues handy. Enjoy...

	1000 Marbles
	Activities - Miniature Fun for the Whole Family
	Angel in Uniform by Jeannie Ecke Sowell
	Appointment With Love by Sulamith Ish-Kishor
	Blessed by Tammy Laws Lawson
	Blossoms for Belle by Carol McAdoo Rehme
	Bopsy, the Littlest Fireman by Canfield & Hansen (Chicken Soup)
	Bringing the Chicken by Harriet Kaye in Heroic Stories
	Cat's in the Cradle song lyrics by Harry Chapin
	The Christmas Train by Ronnie Polaneczky
	The Circus by Dan Clark
	Computers are Down comic-strip by Six Chix
	Connecting the Generations by Gina Klonoff
	Dachshund on Safari
	Daddy's Day by Cheryl Costello-Forshey
	Dog Rules (sent to me by a website visitor)
	Driftwood Horses - amazing artistry by Heather Jansch
	An Elf's Tale by Tyree Dillingham (Chicken Soup)
	Exercise is a dirty word. by Charles M. Schultz
	The Eulogy adapted by Kidlet and I
	The Fence
	Fire on the Mountain (spectacular photograph by John McColgan)
	Five More Minutes
	Garfield Is Smart
	A Gift to a Family by Jo Ann Larsen
	Great Advice (from an internet visitor)
	Health & Diet Tips for the New Year! (shared with me by a website visitor)
	Highway 109
	Mark's Legacy by Sister Helen P. Mrosla (teacher's assignment makes a difference)
	Mother and Child by Patricia A. Habada
	The Nickel Story by Hana Haatainen Caye (Chicken Soup)
	Nobody Believes Old People but they should (smile)
	Only Brave Men Need Apply - job offer from Hagar the Horrible
	Outside the Circle of Possibility by Patricia Lorenz
	The Perfect Dress (from an email acquaintance)
	Picking Marshmallows (making memories) by Nancy Sweetland
	Please God, I'm Only 17 (the car-wreck heartbreaker by John Berrio)
	The Price of a Dream by Ricky C. Hunley
	The Price of a Miracle I've heard this is an Urban Legend, however I like it.
	Puppies for Sale
	The Real Thing by Frankie Germany
	The Red Mahogany Piano by Joe Edwards
	The Rifle compassionate giving at Christmastime in olden days
	Robbyn's Gift by Janice Marois
	Sgt. Rafael Peralta, Hero by Oliver North
	Shannon, an internet warning for online teens
	Show Love by Bob Perks
	Signs of Aging a warning for husbands
	A Soldier Remembers by David R. Kierman
	A Soldier's Prayer
	Stolen Body Parts (not an Urban Legend)
	The Teacher's Gift I'll Never Forget by Linda DeMers Hummel
	Thank You by Donn Esmonde
	Thanks for your time A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.
	The Thermodynamics of Hell college chemistry examination bonus question
	Thoughts on a wonderful early life: From a woman who is 90 by Pauline Oates Glenn
	To Remember Me by Robert Test
	True Forgiveness by Jerry Harpt from Chicken Soup
	The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood by Lindy Bradshaw
	'Twas the Month after Christmas a holiday poem
	The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden
	Urban Legend Extraordinaire by Dr. Don Harper Mills
	When Winter Was Warm by Storm Stafford

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P.S. - Thanks for visiting. The site is being updated (sporadically!) so enjoy what's here.

Activities - Miniature Fun for the Whole Family

Angel in Uniform by Jeannie Ecke Sowell

Appointment With Love by Sulamith Ish-Kishor

Blessed by Tammy Laws Lawson

Blossoms for Belle by Carol McAdoo Rehme

Bopsy, the Littlest Fireman by Canfield & Hansen (Chicken Soup)

Bringing the Chicken by Harriet Kaye in Heroic Stories

Cat's in the Cradle song lyrics by Harry Chapin

The Christmas Train by Ronnie Polaneczky

The Circus by Dan Clark

Computers are Down comic-strip by Six Chix

Connecting the Generations by Gina Klonoff

Daddy's Day by Cheryl Costello-Forshey

Dog Rules (sent to me by a website visitor)

Driftwood Horses - amazing artistry by Heather Jansch

An Elf's Tale by Tyree Dillingham (Chicken Soup)

Exercise is a dirty word. by Charles M. Schultz

The Eulogy adapted by Kidlet and I

Fire on the Mountain (spectacular photograph by John McColgan)

A Gift to a Family by Jo Ann Larsen

Great Advice (from an internet visitor)

Health & Diet Tips for the New Year! (shared with me by a website visitor)

Mark's Legacy by Sister Helen P. Mrosla (teacher's assignment makes a difference)

Mother and Child by Patricia A. Habada

The Nickel Story by Hana Haatainen Caye (Chicken Soup)

Nobody Believes Old People but they should (smile)

Only Brave Men Need Apply - job offer from Hagar the Horrible

Outside the Circle of Possibility by Patricia Lorenz

The Perfect Dress (from an email acquaintance)

Picking Marshmallows (making memories) by Nancy Sweetland

Please God, I'm Only 17 (the car-wreck heartbreaker by John Berrio)

The Price of a Dream by Ricky C. Hunley

The Price of a Miracle I've heard this is an Urban Legend, however I like it.

The Real Thing by Frankie Germany

The Red Mahogany Piano by Joe Edwards

The Rifle compassionate giving at Christmastime in olden days

Robbyn's Gift by Janice Marois

Sgt. Rafael Peralta, Hero by Oliver North

Shannon, an internet warning for online teens

Show Love by Bob Perks

Signs of Aging a warning for husbands

A Soldier Remembers by David R. Kierman

Stolen Body Parts (*not* an Urban Legend)

The Teacher's Gift I'll Never Forget by Linda DeMers Hummel

Thank You by Donn Esmonde

Thanks for your time A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.

The Thermodynamics of Hell college chemistry examination bonus question

Thoughts on a wonderful early life: From a woman who is 90 by Pauline Oates Glenn

To Remember Me by Robert Test

True Forgiveness by Jerry Harpt from Chicken Soup

The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood by Lindy Bradshaw

'Twas the Month after Christmas a holiday poem

The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden

Urban Legend Extraordinaire by Dr. Don Harper Mills

When Winter Was Warm by Storm Stafford

Stolen Body Parts (not an Urban Legend)