Joy Note #7: Turn worries to blessings

Joy Note #7: Turn worries to blessings

It’s the Sunday before Christmas.  A perfect time to reflect on joy.  Today our Joy Note #7 is about turning worries to blessings. I realize I have shared these song lyrics with you before from the movie “White Christmas.” This song, performed Bing Crosby, takes a focus off worries and turns them to blessings. Betty…

Joy Notes #6 – Learn to Ponder

Joy Notes #6 – Learn to Ponder

Welcome everyone to a glorious Sunday and to Joy Notes #6: Learn to Ponder! It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through Joy Notes…they were to continue until the Sunday after Christmas. I am always blessed and receive important reminders for my own life when writing about joy and encouraging those of…

Joy Notes #5: Joy is all around you

Joy Notes #5: Joy is all around you

Happy Sunday, everyone.  Welcome to Joy Note #5: Joy is all around you.  I have been writing these Sunday Joy Notes for five weeks.  They are meant to encourage those of you who struggle with joy this time of year. I also think our world news and happenings have robbed many of us of our…

Joy Note #4: Legacy of Joy

Joy Note #4: Legacy of Joy

  Happy Sunday, everyone.  Welcome to Joy Note #4: Legacy of Joy. Today’s Joy Note is a somber one…yet a very joyful one.  I want to dedicate today to the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies. This message is for the memory of Lee Owen, Tamara Durand, Jenny Sorenson. Wilhelm Hospel, and Jane Kulich….and their joy.    …

Joy Note #1: Mornings Matter

Joy Note #1: Mornings Matter

  Happy Sunday, ladies!  Welcome to Joy Note #1: Mornings Matter. There are eight Sundays during my Season Of Joy posts….that is right…only 8 until the end of the year! I am going to spend Sundays to send to you little Joy Notes! These are meant to inspire, encourage, and prepare you for a hopeful…