Oh the things we do to try to be “healthy.” Have you ever heard of drinking GRASS? I hadn’t either until I went to a smoothie place and saw that you could get a shot of wheatgrass. I thought wheatgrass was a fancy name for some kind of healthy nutrient. I had no idea it was legit grass until I saw them cut grass off a small hedge they had and throw it in a… … Continue reading →

What’s On These Signs Is Enough To Break Your Heart

What’s On These Signs Is Enough To Break Your HeartForgiveness is hard, but all of these signs show specific forgiveness. As God is trying to teach me how to let go and not let bitterness consume my life, this video is a perfect visual of that! We’ve all been hurt and we’ve probably all held onto it for far too long. I dare you to NOT be moved by their honesty.  … Continue reading →

Who do you let speak into your life? Joy here and it’s true, I love people! I may love people a little too much because my inner circle is a bit bigger than it should be. I love to ask advice from lots of people, but last night at Bible Study the topic was choosing careful those that you let speak into your life. God clearly calls us to love everyone. It is completely fine to… … Continue reading →

5 Lies I Used to Believe About Being A Christian

5 Lies I Used to Believe About Being A ChristianJoy here, and this article was exactly the reminder I needed today! Growing up in the church there are so many things that I initially believed about the church that were not true! I specifically related to #3 in this article, the lie that “You shouldn’t express your struggles or doubts.” For the majority of my life I felt like doubts were bad and that God… … Continue reading →

Letters to Heaven

Three kids in California lost their mom to cancer two weeks ago, and they couldn’t pay for a funeral. But they each wrote a letter, tied them to balloons, and let them float away. Luckily they landed in a woman’s yard 35 MILES AWAY and she started raising MONEY for them. She raised over 20GRAND since then…enough to pay for the funeral and then some. WOW! Yeah, that was my response too. Regardless about what… … Continue reading →

Sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone! Joy here, and tonight I’m going to a new small group for the first time. I can’t even tell you how nervous I am! Small groups are important and I am so ready to be in one that will give great community and help me grow in my faith. However, most small groups are in people’s homes and going to a strangers house is just… … Continue reading →

What’s In a Name?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the meaning of a name. In the Bible, God used names to describe who someone would be and to define them. Even in choosing names today, parents often look at the meaning of a name when they choose the right one for their child.  Since my name is Joy it’s pretty easy to figure out what my name means. My parents gave me that name after they had just… … Continue reading →

5 Things Christians Should Stop Saying

5 Things Christians Should Stop SayingYeah, Im guilty as charged with a few of these. #2 for sure.  How often do we just say, “Im praying for you” as a blanket statement to let someone know we care, but only in a passing, surface level way? I know I have. Its taken me some time to get passed the habit of saying something just to make someone feel good. Now, I try my best that… … Continue reading →

Joy here and yes…that is me at my high school graduation. It was years and years ago, but it was still an amazing day!Remember that feeling that you were suddenly entering the “real” world? Graduation day is really the first day of the rest of your life. I thought I knew it all, but I knew very little. My best friend works with high school seniors and asked me to write down advice that I… … Continue reading →

God showed up in some pink earrings today…Joy here and I’ve need to get a blood test for almost 6 years now and I’ve been putting it off! I hate needles. Ok.That’s an understatement. If anyone even speaks of needles I get a little nauseous. I know, I know. I’m a big baby!So I finally decided it was time to go get my blood checked out and suck it up like an adult.  You know… … Continue reading →