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Meeting at the Manger
HopeJoyMinistry to Incarcerated WomenUncategorized

Meeting at the Manger

ChooseJoyDaughterDecember 24, 2025

Sometimes we experience things in life which unexpectedly fill our hearts with joy. Recently, I had the privilege of witnessing…

Rejoice Always
Joy

Rejoice Always

ChooseJoyDaughterDecember 19, 2023January 10, 2025

Walking through the dark streets of Westchester on a cold and rainy night was not what we felt like doing.…

Side Gifts
FamilyJoy

Side Gifts

ChooseJoyDaughterDecember 21, 2022January 10, 2025

The holiday season is a time when many of us think about buying presents. If we’re not careful, it’s a…

Make Every Moment Count
FaithGratitudeJoy

Make Every Moment Count

ChooseJoyDaughterJanuary 13, 2022January 10, 2025

The restaurant was bustling with holiday shoppers. Folks were standing in the doorway hoping to get a table. The air…

Can You Drink the Cup?
JoySuffering

Can You Drink the Cup?

ChooseJoyDaughterJuly 9, 2021January 10, 2025

I remember the day as if it was only yesterday. It was summertime, she arrived with a homemade dinner and…

Shine Bright Middle Child
FaithFamilyHopeJoyLove

Shine Bright Middle Child

ChooseJoyDaughterJune 20, 2021January 10, 2025

The pandemic has caused many folks to refrain from the once familiar family gathering. The carefree atmosphere and simple joys…

Seeing Clearly
FaithJoyPrayerSuffering

Seeing Clearly

ChooseJoyDaughterMarch 21, 2021January 10, 2025

He greeted me with a warm smile beneath an all too familiar mask. The brightness in his eyes revealed a…

Put Out Into the Deep
FamilyJoy

Put Out Into the Deep

ChooseJoyDaughterOctober 30, 2020January 11, 2025

It’s easy to avoid doing something which causes pain. I don’t mean physical pain, rather emotional pain related to the…

Changing Colors
BeautyFaithJoyPrayer

Changing Colors

ChooseJoyDaughterOctober 2, 2020January 18, 2025

The evening chill silently crept in through the door. Although the sun still shone brightly on most days there was…

Beach Chair
FamilyJoyLove

Beach Chair

ChooseJoyDaughterJune 20, 2020January 11, 2025

The humidity and heat of the past week brought back fond memories of lazy summer days on the beaches of…

It’s All how You Look at It
FaithJoySuffering

It’s All how You Look at It

ChooseJoyDaughterFebruary 27, 2020January 11, 2025

We were walking in silence together on a familiar wooded trail lined with frozen pine trees and bare oaks whose…

Play in the Rain
HopeJoy

Play in the Rain

ChooseJoyDaughterJanuary 14, 2020January 11, 2025

Watching the neighborhood kids play merrily in a mid-winter rain delighted my weary soul. Inclement weather does not seem to…

Like A Million
JoyLove

Like A Million

ChooseJoyDaughterDecember 3, 2019January 11, 2025

His greeting was like a warm blanket on a cold winter’s night. It put an instant smile on everyone’s face.…

Through the Red Door
FaithFamilyJoySufferingTrust

Through the Red Door

ChooseJoyDaughterOctober 16, 2019January 11, 2025

The car pulled up to the curb just at the prescribed time. We scrambled to move our huge bags down…

Beauty and the Beach
FamilyJoy

Beauty and the Beach

ChooseJoyDaughterAugust 24, 2019January 12, 2025

The air is light, the soul is content and the heart is happy when one departs from worldly concerns to…

The Kitchen
FamilyJoy

The Kitchen

ChooseJoyDaughterJuly 23, 2019January 12, 2025

The stately Cape Cod home beckons you forward from its hilltop perch above the Atlantic. As you approach the side…

Sunrise
BeautyFaithHopeJoy

Sunrise

ChooseJoyDaughterJune 10, 2019January 18, 2025

Reflections from our 20th Anniversary trip to Hawaii – 6 years ago. It’s the last precious morning of our tranquil…

JoyLove

Greyhound Forever

ChooseJoyDaughterJune 7, 2019January 11, 2025

The balmy Baltimore air greeted me like an old friend. I had spent four memorable years of my young life…

Ordinary Life – Called to Greatness
FamilyJoy

Ordinary Life – Called to Greatness

ChooseJoyDaughterFebruary 22, 2019January 18, 2025

“You really did a terrific job with the conference today – you should feel great about yourself.” These kind words…

Storms & Sun
FaithHopeJoySuffering

Storms & Sun

ChooseJoyDaughterFebruary 2, 2019January 18, 2025

Plans we make and dreams we hope for don’t always turn out as imagined. In times like this, one can…

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