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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “joy”

It’s My Joy

Traci Hoy December 18, 2020 we love

I can’t feel my arm; it’s bent around the headrest behind me to hold your hand as you fall asleep. Your tiny fingers use mine to rub your eyes and fight for comfort. But in the mirror I see your …

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It’s Not About the Cheese

Juanita Rasmus July 27, 2020 soul care

I almost banished my beloved to the hinterland because he ate my cheese. I was fuming! The appropriate response from therapy and married retreats: “I felt _____ when you _____,” just didn’t pack enough punch for this personal attack! In …

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Adventure Together

Greta Eskridge June 1, 2020 Influence

  All of my children love adventure, but my second son, William, actually needs it. Adventure feeds his soul. He is always the first one to jump into a body of water fully clothed, to get dirty, climb higher, stay …

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Birthdays Are Not Canceled

Bethany Ramse May 8, 2020 home

  Birthdays are not canceled. Parties? Yes. Travel? Definitely. But birthdays are not canceled. I celebrated my son’s second birthday in the last week of March, just days after our state called for everyone to stay home. We had originally …

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Let’s Get Real: Imperfection Is the New Perfection

Sarah Ferraro April 30, 2020 honestly

We live in a time where online is king and we can pretty much order anything we need at the touch of our finger tips. Most of us have shelter, technology, ongoing Amazon orders to keep the kids busy (sure, …

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Call for Submissions – April 2020 (magazine August issue)

MOPS International April 20, 2020 Spotlight

We are seeking a wide variety of content. We highly value unique perspectives or novel thought processes with a diversity of voices and experiences as well as variations in content lengths. These types of pieces will have a better chance …

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The Comparison Cure

Angel Cachero February 2, 2020 honestly

The “comparison game” is one that most of us are familiar with playing and the key to beating, even the hardest of levels, is different for everyone. For me, the answer to my longing heart came during one of the …

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6 Gifts to Give Yourself and Your Family This Christmas

Gaye Groover Christmus November 25, 2019 self

The Christmas season is almost upon us, and if you’re like most moms you’re both anticipating it with joy and approaching it with a bit of dread. After all, the weeks from Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) through Christmas and …

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The Anticipation of Waiting

Nicole Robie December 24, 2018 soul care

There are a few events in my life that I can vividly remember the wait: My wedding day and the birth of my two sons. I remember the feeling of complete and utter lack of control I had on the …

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Quiet Sacred Moment

Cari Jenkins December 3, 2018 soul care

The baby had just been born, the sounds of the animals huddled in the stable are the backdrop to the quiet cooing of the child. Mary and Joseph in wonder. They feel both terrified and in awe. They live, for …

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