"While we are living in the present, we must celebrate
life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work,
every action, every deed." ~ Mattie Stepanek
Mattie Stepanek
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Feature Stories
Mattie Stepanek
By: Jim Hawkins
Mattie Stepanek
is a hero to people of all ages around the world.
Dr. Jeni Stepanek
By: Slater Jewell-Kemker
Dr. Jeni Stepanek
is interviewed by MY HERO's Slater Jewell-Kemker.
Mattie Stepanek: For Our World
Mattie Stepanek:
For Our World
Mattie's poems of peace and hope have touched millions of lives
Jeni Stepanek
By: Claudia Herrera Hudson
Jeni Stepanek is an ambassador for Muscular Dystrophy who continues to spread her son Mattie's message of peace.
MY HERO's mission statement, an uplifting song, and a tribute to Mattie Stepanek.
Mattie Stepanek
By: Nathan Smith
A short animated tribute to poet hero Mattie Stepanek. The soundtrack features the St. Paul's Episcopal Day School choir singing a song inspired by one of Mattie's poems.
Art
Mattie and Micah
By: Karen Derrico
The Greatest Gift
By: Mattie and Jeni Stepanek
- The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation -
"Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now." ~ Mattie Stepanek
Audio Stories
Jeni Stepanek
Please enjoy this reading of the MY HERO story Jeni Stepanek by Claudia Herrera Hudson read by Susan Gabriel Bunn.
Mattie Stepanek by Jeni Stepanek
HERO'S HERO: MY SON, MATTIE J. T. STEPANEK
Poet Hero: Mattie Stepanek
Every journey begins With but a small step. And every day is a chance For a new, small step In the right direction. Just follow your Heartsong
Peacemaker Hero: Dr. Jeni Stepanek by Slater Jewell-Kemker
"Peace is possible... it can begin simply, over a game of chess and a cup of tea."
Stories by our Guests: some of our best guest stories from 2005 to 2015.
