100 wonderful things that happened in 2016

Sometimes it's hard to read the news.

We decided to take a quick break from sad stories to compile a list of 100 upbeat articles we've written in 2016.

No matter who you are or what you believe, we hope this will lift your spirits for a bit today:

1. Dad passes out candy on flight so child won't miss trick-or-treating

2. 85-year-old man serves as flower girl at his granddaughter's wedding

3. Nurses make tiny costumes for NICU babies

4. Family gives dying dog the best last day ever

5. Teen girl with cancer uses her 'Make-a-Wish' to feed the homeless

6. Young boy wants to give a doughnut to every cop in America

7. Special education teacher invites her whole class to the wedding

8. Police officer lies on the ground to comfort a child

9. 9-year-old college student wants to become an astrophysicist

10. Polite guy wins $1 million in lottery store after letting someone cut in front

11. Baby lights up with joy after seeing her mom for the first time

12. Heroic 'bag ladies' weave plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless

13. Boy grows out his hair to donate to kids with cancer

14. Monkey rescued from a street vendor is as spoiled as he can be

15. Kids separated by adoption have an emotional reunion in the airport

16. Man accidentally FaceTimes a random kid, becomes his friend

17. 92-year-old woman has been bringing the same sign to Pride marches for decades

18. 400 students come to cancer-stricken teacher's house to cheer him up

19. Strangers donate more than $140,000 to help elderly street vendor

20. Kids who posed identically at Hersheypark 20 years ago got married

21. Teenager prays with homeless man, gives him his shoes

22. Couple celebrated 57 years of marriage with 'Notebook'-inspired photoshoot

23. Couple married for 70 years shares the secret to lifelong romance

24. Kindergartner running late for school stops for pledge, prayer

25. Dog groomer caught dancing with pets will melt your heart

26. Teen and her 82-year-old grandfather are enrolled at the same school

27. Dad gets son's surgery scar tattooed on his chest

28. Retired bus driver wins $2 million lottery while riding bus

29. Photographer gives family with terminally ill baby free portraits

30. Unlikely best friends have a 6 decade age gap

31. With 1 photoshoot, this teen proves that cancer can't stop her from being a princess

32. 911 call prompts dispatcher to complete act of kindness for elderly woman

33. 8-pound miracle dog home after 2 years in the wild

34. 91-year-old hospice patient knits hats for homeless

35. Hard-working 5-year-old girl breaks pull-up world record

36. Photo of dad sleeping under his son's hospital bed goes viral

37. Starving dog rescued and now eats at LA's best restaurants

38. Outrage over man's letter bashing yoga pants leads to parade protest

39. The heartwarming reason this dog made a mother cry

40. Letter reveals advice George H.W. Bush gave Clinton before his presidency

41. Bar has clever tactic to prevent sexual violence

42. 85-year-old man breaks world marathon record

43. Adorable service dog gets caricature done at Disneyland

44. Mom's hilarious note on the thermostat goes viral

45. Fifth grader's love letter to crush is extremely adorable

46. Elementary school principal sends heartwarming letter to parents

47. Dog survives 6 months alone in the woods

48. Nine-week-old's full head of hair is shocking the internet

49. Pug named a hero after saving lives

50. Everyone's talking about this woman's hilarious Disneyland photo

51. These photos of fathers and daughters at Disneyland will make your day

52. Co-workers have hilarious argument -- over a note on the water cooler

53. This teen with Down syndrome opening her college acceptance letter will make you sob tears of glory

54. Study shows that drinking tequila could help you lose weight

55. NASA grew the first-ever space flower, and it's absolutely beautiful

56. This British model responded to a body shamer with the most epic photo of all time

57. When critics went after this 9-year-old reporter, she shut them down like a true professional

58. Mariah Carey threw herself a Mariah Carey-themed party because she's Mariah Carey and she can do that

59. Emotional reunion between Holocaust survivor and WWII veteran who saved him caught on video

60. This freezing lamb born without wool got an adorable handmade coat to keep him warm

61. This touching photo of a waiter helping a man without hands eat his meal is going viral

62. 'Scary' dog and mailman share the world's most beautiful friendship

63. Smiling Hawaiian volcano is so thrilled you stopped by

64. 100 kids who didn't have beds got to sleepover at AT&T Stadium -- and that wasn't even the best part

65. Colorblind brothers are moved to tears after seeing color for the first time ever

66. Police officer rescues tiniest fawn from road after it became too exhausted to walk

67. Firefighters rescue ducklings while anxious mother duck watches nearby, quacking and pacing

68. Flight attendant adopts stray dog who waited for 6 months outside her hotel

69. Tiny mockingbird gets custom snowshoes to fix her broken feet

70. Baby born with adult-sized tongue smiles for first time after undergoing surgery

71. Rescued goose who received 3-D printed beak falls in love and becomes a mom

72. This dog meeting a human dressed as her favorite toy is the best thing you'll see today, maybe ever

73. Boy spends his allowance to buy books for prisoners

74. Puppy born without front legs finds new hope thanks to good Samaritan

75. Army veteran saves bald eagle by shooting it out of a tree

76. Crowd cheers as student in wheelchair walks to receive diploma

77. 'I won today': Teen paralyzed by stray bullet gives empowering graduation speech

78. Puppy presumed dead at sea is reunited with family, thanks to Facebook post

79. Man frees 1,000 dogs from China's dog meat festival

80. Dad gets a tattoo of son's surgery scar to help his self confidence

81. Dad makes incredible Disney princess costumes for his kids

82. Puppy on the brink of death is totally transformed by love

83. Police do the kindest thing for a bird nesting on their car

84. Dog who lost his ears after a decade of abuse now has a home

85. Man shares grandmother's hilariously polite Google searches

86. Teacher writes letters to 100 students after heartbreaking scare

87. Police cooked lonely elderly couple dinner after they heard them crying

88. Adopted boy, 11, mows lawns all summer to buy tombstone for father he never knew

89. Police step in when boy's party plans fall through

90. Featherless penguin warms up with adorable tiny wetsuit

91. Mama dog and her day-old pups rescued right before being put down

92. 86-year-old grandma impresses on her wedding day in gown of her own design

93. Watch: Baby elephant rushes to rescue 'drowning' human friend

94. Sweet 'naked' bird with rare condition will steal your heart

95. Loving dog who had tongue cruelly cut out wins incredible honor

96. Maid of honor carries her sister's dying dog down the aisle

97. Twin sisters take wedding dress pics with their 80-year-old dad who has Alzheimer's

98. 7-year-old dog rescued from small barn after years of neglect gets much-needed haircut

99. Dog called Romeo rescued from rubble 10 days after Italy quake

100. Elementary school custodian gifted a new car after traveling 2 hours by bus every morning