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I’ve been toying with an idea and decided that today, the 14th anniversary of Joe’s passing, would be a good day to make my decision public: 40 Days of Joy will return this year starting on 22 November and ending on 31 December. For those of you new here, 40 Days of Joy was a series I ran for a... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Love to sing along to Christmas songs but find arrangements from today’s artists hard to sing? Then purchase Home For Christmas by Cheyenne Grace. The songs sound like they are from a soundtrack of a 1940’s Christmas movie and are easy to sing along with. Plus you can understand the words she is singing. Her… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
For years I’ve used Ann Voskamp’s The Greatest Gift as my advent devotional and I am still using it this year. However, this year I discovered All Creation Waits, The Advent Mystery Of New Beginnings by Gayle Boss; Illustrated by David G. Klein. It deals with the natural rhythms of the seasons. Harvest time is… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
For those of you unable to attend a Christmas Eve service, here is a candle and the lyrics to Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr Silent Night 1 Silent night, holy night,All is calm, all is brightRound yon virgin mother and child!Holy Infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Merry Christmas Everyone! May your day be filled with lots of love and laughter as you spend time with family and/or friends. But mostly, may your day be filled with thanking God for sending His son to rescue us from our sins. Was Jesus born on this day? No. It was August or September if… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
In the past I’ve done a series titled 40 Days of Joy which ran the last 40 days of the year (usually starting around Nov 22, depending upon if it is a leap year). I thought about resurrecting it this year but physically did not feel like it. The series contained recipes, videos, and other… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Earlier this year, I stated that on November 22, 2022 I would start the 40 Days of Joy series again. It consists of recipes, quotes, scripture, gift ideas, regular blog posts and anything else. However, there will not be a 40 Days of Joy this year. My year has been very productive just not in… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Sorry it’s been quiet here on JoyReturns this week. The only words I’ve had were for the year-end post. There is still time for you to go to grocery store for the ingredients to make this recipe. I’ve shared it before but never had a picture then lo’ and behold what did I find in… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
It’s not what you buy that makes Christmas memorable, it’s how you wrap the present. Since Mom played the piano, Edvard Greig’s Piano Concerto in A Minor Opus 16, and Bent Fabricius-Bjerre’s Alley Cat were her signature pieces, I bought her Walter Murphy’s A Fifth of Beethoven (disco version of Beethoven’s Fifth ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
