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RIP pre-COVID-19 normal: Dad recreates ‘outings’ for daughter, and it’s the sweetest

Since many places have been closed and social distancing has been required or encouraged, people have had to find ways to cope with the changes.

15 quarantine home renovations from our viewers, readers -- and the photos are amazing

We asked our viewers to send us photos of their DIY home renovations that were completed during quarantine -- and we were absolutely stunned by the responses.

These ‘teddy bear toss’ videos will warm your heart

Did you know this was a thing?

One seemingly small project for this family leads to fun discoveries around town

When the world as we knew it went into quarantine status back in March, an Orlando-area kindergarten teacher and mother felt ... well, a little bored, to be honest.

Something Good: ’To hold him again after 114 days is just an amazing, amazing feeling’

How have you been? It’s been a few weeks since I popped into your inbox.

How a pineapple brought joy to one family during quarantine

Lots of people started their own home gardens during quarantine and grew copious numbers of veggies and herbs, but we bet most of them weren’t growing a pineapple.

Ultimate motherly love: Why Mother Teresa was such a saint

Everything was seemingly good about Mother Teresa.

Teen creates pen pal project with nursing home residents, hopes to ’bridge the gap’

Some people may have tried yoga or knitting, leatherwork or gardening, maybe even learning a new language or instrument. Joven Tapiador, a teen from San Antonio, landed o...

Meet the Sugar Land mom delivering hope one pair of shoes at a time

Young boy consoles upset classmate with autism on first day of school

The first day of school is hard, but one 8-year-old boy helped his classmate with autism, who was having a particularly hard time.

Changing the world, book by book: Inside one woman’s mission to spread messages of inclusion

Deeply impacted by recent events, one Florida native has made it her mission to spread messages of love, diversity and inclusion through books.

10 nonprofits Houstonians want to recognize for their outstanding pandemic response

‘My Favorite Quarantine Things’: Girl parodies classic song, and it is life

After school had gone online and going out into pubic became quite strict, Ryanne found things to keep herself busy.

This teacher found a unique way to keep her students engaged with their class pets during quarantine

When schools shut down in the spring due to COVID-19, teachers across America had to get creative with how they’d teach remotely.

You tried out some delicious new recipes during quarantine: Check out our readers’, viewers’ culinary creations

We asked you what special or new recipes you whipped up during the early days of quarantine, and man, did you deliver.

My pandemic pregnancy: ‘If we make it through this, we’re really meant to be'

When Jennifer Cardenas found out she was pregnant, she envisioned a baby shower surrounded by her friends and family, carefree spring days filled with walks in the park, ...

Have you reunited with a loved one after months of being separated by quarantine?

Quarantine was tough on everyone, but it was even more tough for folks who were separated from loved ones.

Field of dreams: Volunteers keep baseball going in this community after COVID-19 cancels league play

Even Smalls, Squints, Benny and Ham would be envious of this sandlot.

School bus driver doesn’t think twice when asked to make special food deliveries: ‘Anyone would do it'

This past year was Lisa LiGreci’s first as a school bus driver. She absolutely loved it, she said.

4-year-old’s lemonade stand raises thousands of dollars for Beirut blast victims

A father and his 4-year-old daughter had talked about a plan to one day host a lemonade stand. They chatted about the concept, but never really got around to bringing the...

Something Good: Welcome! Anyone need a pick-me-up? We have 3!

Welcome to our very first “Something Good” email newsletter. We’re so glad you’re here.

My pandemic pregnancy: ‘We were sitting there with a happy, healthy newborn, and then suddenly, it switched’

When Melissa Vick gave birth to her first child, a son, in May 2017, she and her husband Greg felt like they were able to share him with their friends and family, almost ...

Did you master a new recipe in quarantine? Tell us about it!

We all had to get creative at the beginning of quarantine when restaurants and bars suddenly closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, and, for some people, that meant ...

Children’s hospital’s creative ‘Button Project’ is the perfect way to calm intimidated kids

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has come up with a creative way to keep everyone safe and allow its patients to actually see the face of the nurse...