Ann Voscamp says, laughter is God's gift to the weary woman. It is oxygenated Grace. I love that for three reasons. 1. I am often weary. 2. I need grace. 3. I need oxygen to survive. In my quest for joy, I've learned how simply this gift is wrapped and how easy it can be … Continue reading Joy: Gift of laughter
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Joy: Unrestrained
Guilty. I am guilty. I've held joy as a prisoner, a hostage to my circumstances. Chained to my perceptions, it could only be experienced when the situation was joyful. And even under the perfect conditions joy had its limits. After a year of unwrapping joy, the realization saddened me. Joy ought not to be contained! … Continue reading Joy: Unrestrained
Open a New Box of Joy!
Joy. We feel joyful at Christmas. We feel joyous at the birth a of a child, at a marriage celebration. 2015 is the year joy surprised me. In January I was charged with opening a new box of joy each day. Over the course of the year, I learned all the ways I've limited joy, … Continue reading Open a New Box of Joy!
Lonette Baity-Ware 