Blizzards and Contentment and Trust
We had a blizzard last week. I live in the DC area — you might have heard. I find with a blizzard, people tend to either love it or hate…
Category: Joy
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Reading to Children
Yesterday I posted about reading Fox in Socks for our library’s Seussathon. (I also read The Sneetches and Other Stories, Horton Hatches an Egg, Green Eggs and Ham, and Mr.…
Delight
Happy New Year! I’m thinking about a Theme for 2015 and verses for 2015, and I’m coming up with “Delight.” I want to especially remember to Delight in the Lord…
Sunday Songs – “Psalm 23” – Peter Furler
Today I just want to post a song that feels joyful. So here one is: Our pastor’s been preaching in Malachi. The passage about divorce reminds me what a horrible,…
An Opportunity To See What God Will Do
Today’s sermon resonated with me on several levels. Our pastor spoke about giving and generosity and money — a very timely topic, since I expect to lose my job in…
Journeying On
I had a lot of uncertainty at the end of 2009. It started with headaches that lasted for weeks. Then came news that I would probably lose my job. My…
Christmas Letter
Life is FULL of reasons for Joy! That’s the motto I’ve adopted for my life as a single Mom and a career woman. Indeed, 2009 was full of lots of…
Shining Like Stars
God did a beautiful thing for me today. I was feeling down, shaken at the core of my being, who I am. Let’s just say that some hurtful words in…
Moving
I haven’t written on this blog for awhile. I needed to find a cheaper place to live. I did find one, and I think it’s much nicer than the old…
Rain and Lessons in Contentment
I fully believe that Joy is a choice. I am currently reading several books that tell me it is not my circumstances that determine my happiness, but the story I tell…