The Joy of..Connecting with a close girlfriend :)

Tonight I spent some time with some wonderful women exploring the gifts God has given us.  It is a pretty intense study.  OUTSTANDING time!  After the study, I went for coffee with one of my "lifetime" friends.  I trust and cherish her friendship.  God is so good to send friends like her that I can totally be honest with.  She is a lifetime friend and I find so much JOY in that.

The Joy of..Watching my boys grow.

It is bittersweet to see them growing and becoming more independent every day.  The "joy factor" is..I know they still depend on my love.  Time has passed so quickly..they are 13,11 and 10 years old.  I continue to pray, pray, pray..thank you Lord, that you hear my prayers and are ALWAYS there!  Children have to be the GREATEST creation of the Father's hand.

The Joy of...God's Word

Oh how I LOVE to worship.  Lead worship this morning at Newport Dove, (my church family).  Sang an old song from 1984.  Thy Word..by Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant.  We "juiced it up" a bit for more modern worship.  God really layed on my heart this morning to share about getting into His word.  The Bible is FULL of LIFE..a place of refuge..a place where we can experience JOY!  So, if someone out there is reading this..ask the Lord to speak to you..open your bible randomly..it is AMAZING how He can breathe His messages to you through His Word.  If you read this and you don't have a bible.  Let me know..I will send you one :)  That's all for now.

The Joy of...Having Indigestion

We had a great family day today.  Manheim was celebrating their town..drank some coffee, did a little shopping and had a late lunch.  I ended up having a terrible stomach ache..probably something I ate.  The food was delicious and well worth the pain, (I guess).  Anyway, it gave me an excuse to try the new TEVANNA at our local mall.  Delicious tea..helped to settle my stomach.  The "Joy" part of all of this?  The stomach pain only lasted a couple hours..it is gone now..and I brought some WONDERFUL smelling tea home to sample this evening..Gotta go have a cup now :)

The Joy of..FIGURING OUT HOW TO BLOG.

Okay..first blog..nothing special..just figuring things out.  Chose "The Joy of" as my blog title.  I believe we can find joy in just about everything..it is a matter of choice.  So, today I am finding joy in starting something new.  Blogging.  That's all for now.  As soon as I hit Publish..I have no idea where this will go..just hope whoever reads it will experience joy today 2 :)