Make Your Own Sunshine
Inspiring Stories of People Who Find Light in Dark Times
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Publisher Description
The New York Times bestselling author and Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean returns with more inspiring stories of people who know how to find light in dark times.
While the news is filled with villains and villainy, we do see a few famous heroes now and again. But what about the everyday heroes? The people going out of their way bring a little love into someone else's life? They deserve a time in the spotlight to inspire us all.
Life can be tough—but it helps to know other people have come through hard times with a smile on their face. In Make Your Own Sunshine, Janice Dean shares inspiring stories that will lift your spirit and touch your heart. Good people are all around us doing selfless deeds, from a firefighter who bravely battled for his colleague’s health after 9/11 to a good Samaritan who secretly pays for the coffees of everyone in line behind him. You can’t help but smile reading about the teacher who cut her hair to make her student feel better. And you may shed a tear when you hear the story of the dad who never missed writing a napkin note for his daughter, including stashing extra notes in case he lost his batter with cancer. From a young man who makes bow ties for dogs waiting to be adopted to an Uber driver who brightened a new mom’s day by helping her buy baby clothes, the heroes in this story will warm your heart and stick in your mind.
Janice has made it her mission to uncover and document these good stories to inspire us and gives us a much-needed boost of optimism. All we have to do is open our minds and our hearts, to look for the light on a cloudy day. Because as she reminds us, if we don’t make our own sunshine—who will?
Heartwarming True Stories: From a 9/11 firefighter battling for his colleague’s health to a father leaving napkin notes for his daughter through his fight with cancer, these accounts prove goodness is all around us.Everyday Heroes: Meet the teacher who cut her hair to boost a student’s confidence, the young man who makes bow ties for shelter dogs, and the Uber driver who turned a new mom’s day around.A Boost of Optimism: Feeling overwhelmed by the news? This collection of uplifting stories is the perfect antidote, designed to restore your faith in humanity and touch your heart.Making a Difference: Discover the incredible impact of small, selfless deeds and find the encouragement you need to spread a little light in your own community.
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These joyful portraits from Fox News meteorologist Dean (Mostly Sunny) offer uplifting accounts of everyday heroes from across America. There's Uber driver Belinda, who helps the mother of a seriously ill infant find joy in choosing clothing for her son; five-year-old Katelynn Pardee, who, upon hearing that some of her classmates didn't have enough to eat, sold cocoa and cookies to pay off the unpaid lunch debts of 123 students; and the stranger who gave up his airplane seat so a 16-year-old who'd missed her connecting flight could get home to see her dying mother. "You never know what kinds of burdens other people are carrying," Dean writes. "However, you never know how easy it might be for you to lift a little bit of that weight off them for a while." Dean is no stranger to adversity she was diagnosed 15 years ago with multiple sclerosis but she's managed to find benefits even in that. "I think MS has helped me be a better person, a better parent, a better sister, wife, and mom," she notes. These heartwarming stories will bring a smile to any reader's face.
