Book Drawing: “Growing a Joyful Heart” by Karen Whiting and Pam Farrel
Need more joy? Everyone can appreciate having more joy. I have great news for you.
Need more joy? Everyone can appreciate having more joy. I have great news for you.
If God didn’t want us to imagine what Heaven will be like, He wouldn’t have told us as much about it as He has.
I'm raw today, so I might as well be real, even though I chose "joy" as my word of the year for 2023. I'm not feeling it.
Jim Elliot, a famous missionary to the Auca Indian tribe in Ecuador, once said, “Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” Jim died a martyr in Ecuador, leaving his wife Elizabeth and daughter Valerie behind. He gave his life for the sake of the gospel in a remote jungle with little to no access to the outside world. How many of us would willingly give up our first-world conveniences and move to a remote jungle for the sake of the gos...
Have you ever felt like you just wanted to quit this thing called the “great race” of life? That’s your spiritual legs ache and you would much rather sit on the side of the road and have a good pity party than take one more step? I certainly have. And then I think of my nephew Stu and his mom, Read more...
If you’ve recently been divorced, you may be in a world of hurt. Finding joy may seem impossible. In addition, you’ve most likely been affected in some way by the current pandemic. How can you...
The truth is that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one’s real life. Choose what you did not choose. And you will choose joy.
"We've moved on with another player. The offer is off." When that punch-in-the-gut news came, this is the only way I could choose joy.
we are encouraged by my sweet friend and fellow blogger, Deborah Rutherford, as she shares the Joy of unexpected blessings with us!
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo Societal, cultural, financial, economic, political collapse. Some say all this collapse is ear. It may be, or. But either way, things seem in disarray. A prophecy fr…
Have you ever delighted in someone without having strong feelings about that person?
It can be easy to forget the simple things that make us happy in a world that is getting more complicated. However, as the saying goes, "The best things in life are free." Moreover, yes, there is a lot to be said about the easy pleasures of life, like spending...
I'd like to tell you about a lesson learned in my life, and the credit goes to my 18 year old daughter, Allie.
The left brain runs at the speed of words, the right brain runs at the speed of joy--which runs a bit faster. Joy is needed to lead your brain.
#choosejoy is a popular hashtag but have you ever realized that you and your brain cannot have joy without relationships?
Joy centers on faces and that face is happy to see you. You need the gift of people in your life to live this #choosejoy life.
After David became king of the united monarchy, one of his first acts as king was to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. According to the Book of Chronicles, David gathered his officers, th…
By Elizabeth Prata EPrata photo The cafeteria is crowded with first and second graders when I am on duty there. It is full, and it is loud. VERY loud. It has to be, with nearly 200 children talking…
I have been reluctant to post to my blog because I really don’t like the way it is setup now. But this post is taken from Medium.com where I now do all of my blogging. Check it out. . This is Five-Minute Friday. (posted on Sunday.. lol 🙂 Time to write for just five minutes. Now,… Continue reading How Can We Make the Work We Do Enjoyable and Do It for the Lord?
For the believer, the ultimate circumstances are happy facts.