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When grief causes your life to feel empty and barren, be like Habakkuk and trust in God even during your suffering or times of confusion. Habakkuk lived in Judah, a morally bankrupt and violent region (hmmm…sound familiar?). His heart was filled with grief. So he took his questions and complaints to God. God assured him… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Every Saturday this month, you will find a quote about joy. Sunday’s posts will be scripture. Smiley Simone will make an appearance in those posts. She was a gift from Joe’s family for my birthday several years ago. You never know where she will pop up; maybe she will go to church with me on… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Look what the Lord has made that sprung up in my yard on Tuesday! Daffodils. Spring is coming. Although this week it feels like it is here. We’ll see how long it lasts. March is not over yet. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures,… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
I had hoped to publish a picture of today’s Blood Moon but the clouds clouded my view. Also, freezing drizzle prevented me from driving somewhere that might be a little less cloudy. So here is a photo of a prior eclipse. The white & gray blob on the right is the pole on my front… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Now that the calendar page has turned to March, that means another anniversary of Joe moving to heaven. I decided the theme for Weekend Wisdom would be quotes and scripture about joy. Because joy and grief can co-exist. Am I still grieving 18 years later? No. But it would be nice to have someone in… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
I know it is February 28, but we are still celebrating Valentine’s Day. Here is a lovely message from Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, from when He walked on water. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Many schools decided to extend the weekend by one more day, so I will do the same. This latest winter storm is once again moisturizing the earth. The snow is doing what God planned it to do, just like His word accomplishes its mission. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,and do not return… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
This photo was taken last week during one of our “False Spring” days. Upon looking out the kitchen window, I thought it was a buzzard sitting atop the tree. But I believe it is a hawk or falcon. God bless you. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Do you have lovely gray, gloomy, overcast skies today with snow in the forecast? If you do, well, here is a little light to break the gloom. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Today is the final Valentine’s Day card. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. Michele is a lover of Jesus, Disco, history, books, and lipstick. She is also the amateur photographer b... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Joe and I did not go out for a romantic Valentine’s Day when it fell on the weekend. Why? In short the whole day is overcooked mostly because it falls on a weekend and the heat is on to make it the best Valentine’s Day ever – at least until the next time it falls… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Here is the second of the Valentine’s Day cards. Praying you always love the Lord, and recognize He is your strength. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. Michele is a lover of…... mehr auf joyreturns.com
These three books by Kate Motaung; make perfect Valentine’s Day gifts for widows or anyone grieving, experiencing difficult times, or just generally longing for our heavenly home. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end. Isaiah 60: 20B (NIV) Letter #3 Letters to Grief Letters to Grief: Finding Healing… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Here is the first of 3 Valentine’s “cards” for you, my dear readers. Besides today’s, there will be one on Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday will be a post about 3 books that make great gifts for anyone missing their loved one, whether at Valentine’s Day or any day. Thursday will be a post about how… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Posting the Five Minute Friday post a day late, as I was in a writing accountability group yesterday. Time: 8:34 – Go! This week’s prompt is Longing I’m longing for the country I grew up in, where people: Longing for a country where we are mostly united in believing the United States of America is… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Good Day! I had a post prepared for Groundhog Day, but I think the groundhog ate my internet line Sunday night. Back up and running now with a fresh new line laid down. Here’s a photo from earlier today of me enjoying a can of Pepsi in this 62-degree weather. Oh, I mean 26-degree weather.… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
In the midst of inches upon inches of snow, unplowed roads, salt shortages, freezing temperatures, water main breaks and boil alerts, let us remember one thing: See how many ways you can find where He shows up during the next few days. The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
I know I posted this picture before, but while printing photos today, I had an epiphany about this one. My thoughts are proof that I do not think like you, normal people. Geese are an example of life’s victors. When Joe and his buddies were golfing, the Canadian geese always made their presence known on… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Five Minute Friday is a Link Up hosted by Kate Motaung. I’ve participated in the past but for some reason got away from participating (probably happened when I started working odd hours as a customer service representative) Now that the job, my days as caregiver, and executor are all Gone With The Wind, I’m attempting… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
A few month’s ago I read Stronger than Stress, 10 Spiritual Practices to Win the Battle of Overwhelm by Barb Roose. One of the spiritual practices is to celebrate with gratitude what God has done. So today we humbly celebrate with gratitude what God has done with JoyReturns since the first post went live 15… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
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There was once a man who prayed five times a day and still felt restless. Each prayer was correct.Each word was said.Each movement precise. Yet when he rose from the mat, the world rushed back in untouched—noise, impatience, hunger for answers. So he went to an old friend of God who lived near the edge … ... mehr auf sumitajetley.wordpress.com
Halloween …. Eine Ausrede, sich als halbstarker Erwachsener oder Möchte-gern-Junggebliebener mal wieder gänzlich daneben benehmen zu dürfen. Reine Geldmache. Kostüm, Schminke, blutrünstige Bowle, Wackelpudding: Wo ist hier bitte Tradition? Das alles ist nichts als aus den USA rüber geschwapptes Gehabe, bei dem sich die Beteiligten hinter eine... mehr auf worldcomesalive.wordpress.com
… I’m blessed I know Heaven sent And Heaven stole You smiled at me Like Jesus to a child … Das war ein ziemlicher Schlag, als ich die News von George Michael‘s Tod kurz nach Mitternacht in den Online Medien … We... mehr auf callmeappetite.wordpress.com
“Experience and success don’t give you easy passage through the middle space of struggle. They only grant you a little grace, a grace that whispers, ‘This is part of the process. Stay the course.’ Experience doesn’t create even a single spark of light in the darkness of the middle space. It only instills in you …... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
from within Learning to Trust Will Make Us Happy “…We find ourselves torn by confusion, by conflict, by affirmation and denial, by emotion congested by fear, congealed by pride. We are afraid of the Universe in which we live, suspicious of people around us, uncertain of the salvation of our own souls. All these things … ... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
Jedes Jahr das Gleiche: Noch kein Geschenk?! Wenige Tage vor Weihnachten werden auf den letzten Drücker die restlichen Geschenke gekauft. Entgegen des Konsums gibt es ganz andere Kleinigkeiten, die unter dem Weihnachtbaum Großes bewirken können. Jedes Jahr schleicht sich die Adventszeit hinterrücks in den überfüllten Alltag. Heimlich, still und le... mehr auf worldcomesalive.wordpress.com
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“The one thing I will tell you So you’ll know me Precisely When you look for me in the Crowd of all those faces Those many, many faces Which always move back and forth like The Sea, Is that I will look nothing like What you expect me to Look like. Do not doubt it, […]... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
“Between where you are now and where you’d like to be there’s a sort of barrier, or a chasm, and sometimes it’s a good idea to imagine that you’re already at the other side of that chasm, so that you can start on the unknown side.” –David BohmFiled under: Morning Trip Tagged: "Elisa's Spot", acting […... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
© Joseph Barrientos I was gifted with this life, vulnerable in tender hands. This intention and love was my blessing to receive, fortunate were we who could count on an unsophisticated love,...
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“Faith and prayer are important elements of my belief in God. Faith is my rock, but it is also the way I align my thoughts, my heart, and my actions to realize my goals. Prayer is the way I connect with the energy of God, it is also the way I clarify to myself what … ... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
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