Tag: joy
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“What Does It Mean?” Week 3: Joy.
Joy A source or cause of delight –Merriam-Webster Joy differs from happiness in that it is an emotion. -Wikipedia Is there greater delight than the wonder of Santa, or the glee witnessed as a child unwraps the present they wished for? Can there be a sweeter tear than the touch of a Christmas memory? Yes. Set a part from…
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The Audience
“Sorry!” My oldest called out as she sent her Daddy’s peg flying off the game-board. “What?!?” he retorted, “You just broke your own rule!” My little one lined up a teeny tiny animal audience as they argued. The table melted down into assigning blame, hurt feelings, and an unfinished game. It’s impossible to declare the…
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The Auto-Correct
“I DIDN’T SAY THAT!!!!” One sister yelled. “YESSSSSSS YOUUUUUUU DIIIIIIIID-AAAAAAAA,” the other retorted. “WELL THEN YOU HEARD ME WRRRRROOOONNNGGGG-AAAAAA,” she snapped back. “Ugh,” I sighed, listening to them pile frustrated syllables on top of simple words, “they’ve BOTH gotten that from me.” Faces twisted into eccentric versions of craziness, both seethingly glared into the review…
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The Preview of “The Space…”
God gave us grace to enjoy this place. The space He creates to replace our race …just for a little while. Life’s rip current can relentlessly grip and pull… It’s essential to bask in the space of blessings. Where time stops …and minutes stretch. Joy’s beach. Waves of emotion may ebb and flow, and even…
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The Over-Answerer
Solutions are revealed through noise, and hidden in the slow silence of subtlety. “Lo, you can’t cheer in flats.” I harped. “UUUGGGHHHH!!!!” She exasperated as she stomped off to change her shoes. “Mom…” My oldest began…and then I really can’t tell you what she said after that. It was too long and drawn out, and…
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