Category Archives: The Joy Journey

Building A Life of New Habits, New Priorities

We’re full swing into a pandemic this generation, or any alive, has ever seen.  It’s a perfect time to establish a new habit.  That’s probably occurred to a number of people, and yes, I’ll be taking advantage of this amazing … Continue reading

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Love notes

Do you ever think about writing a note to someone, but it just never happens? Yeah, that’s me sometimes, too. I had the pleasure of reading an article about the #yearoflove, a project of Jen Kramer’s, who wanted a way … Continue reading

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A few joyful things…

The last two weekends have brought a good amount of snow to this Hoosier state. And, I’m glad for it. Oh I know that it won’t be but another week or two before I’m thoroughly over it, but when the … Continue reading

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Marital Longevity

Imagine being married 79 years. You don’t hear of that too much. If my parents were still alive, January 20th of this year would have been their 79th. I ponder the good days and, well…not so good days in all … Continue reading

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The Joy Around Me

Several years ago, I read a wonderful little book called One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. It came at a particularly difficult time in my life when the negative in my world seemed to swarm around me, almost in a … Continue reading

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Start to New School Year

“What?! Summer’s over?” Nope, it’s not. Not really. In fact, I predict many more beautiful days for about three months! What’s over is sleeping in, but late mornings are over rated if you ask me. So, how did you spend … Continue reading

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