Gratitude - Joy to the Soul

06 Dec

The Joy of Christmas, Day 4: Give

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7 Ways to Focus on the Joy of Christmas, Guest Writers

One of my favorite activities during the holidays is to shop on Black Friday. After eating Thanksgiving dinner, all of the women in my family open the newspapers to extract and sift through the sales circulars. We search for the best deals on the items we want to purchase for...

03 Dec

The Joy of Christmas, Day 3: Adorn

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7 Ways to Focus on the Joy of Christmas

As a child, looking at Christmas decorations brought me instant bliss. The bright colors and shining lights were happy reflections of the holiday season. But from ornaments to candles, one word stood out to me: JOY. Sure, it is what my parents named me. But I grew to know Christmas...

04 Nov

How will you let your light SHINE?

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Live Your Joy Story, Living With Purpose

As a child, the lyrics “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine” gave me a goal. Singers of the song are familiar with committing to shining “all in their home, on their jobs,” or in any other place they feel their shine matters. The song’s positive...

21 Jul

The Summer of a Grateful Heart

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Joy to The Soul Summer

It’s the last week of this year’s “Joy to the Soul Summer” series. I’m grateful I’ve spent part of the season with you. What are you most grateful for this summer? It may be a seemingly simple joy or the reality of something grand. It’s likely reflecting over the last...

18 Nov

Being Thankful This Thanksgiving

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Affirmation, In Difficult Times

From where I stood in January, this Thanksgiving looked like the same gatherings and same parades I enjoyed in previous years. But a pandemic appeared in February and changed our cherished interactions. Now social distancing, mask wearing, and constant hand washing intrude upon our gatherings or give us reasons not...

13 Dec

Goodness: An Echo of God’s Glory

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The Fruit of The Spirit in Christmas

The best part of anything is its goodness. Sometimes we see it in other people. Hopefully, we desire it in our hearts. But we can always trust goodness is in the heart of God. Even as Christ was born, we see it in subtle and significant ways. As Mary and...

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