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Transform Your Life by Finding JOY in the Every Day

JOY in Our Garden: Where’s the JOY?

JOY in Our Garden: Our serenity garden, and indeed many of the majestic four stories tall trees along the driveway, did not fair well in the ice storm of March 24-25, 2016. The garden and our property is strewn with downed branches, some of which are tree sized. It will take a lot of hours…
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JOY in Our Garden: Fixing and Helping

JOY in Our Garden: As I watched cardinals, robins, sparrows and more visiting our feeding stations today I found myself thinking of ways to “help” them. It’s freezing cold out there. Freezing rain and snow have taken turns falling all day. Should I erect an umbrella over the feeder? Open the patio door and invite…
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picture of a stain glass ceiling

JOY in Our Life: Experience JOY When You Look Out and Up!

March 8, 2016 When walking along it is always wise to look forward so you can see clearly where you are walking, and to look up to see the beauty around you. If you look down at your feet, you are more likely to stumble and fall and you will miss so much. While walking…
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Balcony in Cancun

JOY in Our Life: Sometimes JOY Can be Viewed from a Hammock or a Porch Swing. You may have to plan for it!

March 4, 2016 · As seen from the hammock as I awakened from a nap this morning in Cancun Mexico. Gentle breezes, singing birds, a person gliding through the air on a parachute (upper left corner) – Yup – I could enjoy this life! Gently swinging in the hammock was wonderful. Sometimes you just have…
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JOY in Our Garden: Poor Visibility

JOY in Our Garden: Feb. 29, 2016 was a snowy, very windy day with poor visibility.  March 1 has ended here similarly with snow rapidly accumulating. Life can be like that with poor visibility and being blown around. It is wonderful to know God sees what we can’t see and clarity will come in due…
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Feb 29 2016 snow storm

JOY in Our Garden: What Do You SEE in the Darkness?

March 1, 2016 Feb. 29, 2016 was a snowy, very windy day with poor visibility and March 1 has ended here similarly with snow rapidly accumulating. Life can be like that with poor visibility and being blown around. It is wonderful to know God sees what we can’t see and clarity will come in due…
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Feb Heart Tree

JOY in Our Life: Do Not Neglect Connections and Your Mastermind!

February 29, 2016 · On this, the last day of Feb. 2016 I reflect back on our journey of learning during the Love month. To the tree and church each week we added various styles of hearts and lights to represent people and concepts. On the 28th we added large hearts in recognition of the…
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Metal church with candles

JOY in Our Life: They Shall Go Out With Power and With JOY!

February 28, 2016 · During the month of February we have been celebrating God’s love and the power He gives through His love to those who call Him Lord. The little church sitting on the table is filled with lights representing people being charged up and fired up as they meet with God in a…
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Mum - Post Office Cart

JOY in Our Life: Numbers Do Not Define You – Really!

February 26, 2016 · At 86 years of age Mum McLellan still helps me load parcels for our mail order business onto the Post Office cart each week. Over 80 parcels loaded this blustery cold day of Feb. 26, 2016. Next week she is paying for a ten year extension of her Canadian Passport! Always…
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Coby & Smokey in bed

JOY in Our Life: What Unusual JOY Relationship Do You Have?

February 22, 2016 I picked up this small bed a few weeks back thinking one of the cats would like it. Dear chubby Coby enjoys squeezing into it. Smokey, who thinks he is a dog and fully believes Coby is his mommy, rarely strays far from mommy’s side. I just missed getting a picture of…
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