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July 2016

July 14, 2016

How To Find Joy When Life Hurts…

Life hurts. No one is beyond the touch of pain, although some feel it deeper...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

My Redeemer Lives!

Charles Spurgeon's meditation on April 21st was such a sweet reminder of the intimacy of our...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

Is God Really Good?

I'm so excited to welcome one of my dearest friends to Patheos today - Anna...

December 2015

December 09, 2015

What Does Christ Want for Christmas?

During this Christmas season, I've been going through John Piper's advent devotional entitled "Good News of...

June 2015

June 15, 2015

Elisabeth Elliot – Her Life and Influence (1926-2015)

Elisabeth Elliot slipped into eternity this morning at the age of 88 years old. (Photo from ElisabethElliot.com )...

November 2014

November 10, 2014

Welcome to Joy Indestructible!

Welcome to my first post from my new writing home - Patheos. I'm extremely honored to...

November 03, 2014

Monday Musings – Hello November

Wow, it's been a while since I've done a Monday Musing post. #Oops In case...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

October Joy Project

I absolutely adore the month of October! There weather is still quite pleasant, but it's...

October 16, 2014

Breakfast with Jesus!

This morning was one of the kinds of mornings that I absolutely adore. I woke...

October 01, 2014

September Joy Project

September was probably one of the busiest months I've had to date. While I'm exhausted...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Dear you – A letter for the hard days

This morning, I took an extra hour and snuggled down into my blankets with a...

September 22, 2014

Contentment1

In the past, when people talked about contentment, I used to get annoyed and aggravated....

September 04, 2014

August Joy Project

August Joy Project I know I say this almost every month, but August absolutely...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Monday Musings – Delightful joys

I woke up bound and determined to make today a wonderful day! For most...

August 20, 2014

10 Things I’m Grateful For…

This summer has been one of unusual trial and difficulty. Yet more heart wrenching news was delivered...

August 14, 2014

How To: Make Yourself Miserable

I've been grumpy this week. Typically, I'm a very joyful person and quickly hand over...

August 07, 2014

Through the lens…

A few weeks ago, my friend Daphne asked if I would be interested in doing...

August 04, 2014

July Joy Project

Whooaaaa….Where did July go?! I seemed to have blinked and missed it. July was a...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Look To Jesus…

Looking to Jesus Hebrews 12:2 It is always the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our...

July 11, 2014

That Time I Became An Aunt…

7 o'clock came and went.... No one came. 7:15 rolled around... Still no one. ...

July 01, 2014

June Joy Project

It's that time again. Another month has come and gone, and I'm here to tell...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

My current favorite album – and a GIVEAWAY!

I love music. I'm almost always listening to something, even if it's just background music while I...

June 06, 2014

Where Are Your Eyes?

Where are your eyes? It's not secret that my heart has been hurting...

June 02, 2014

Finding Joy When Life Hurts….

I can't remember my heart hurting anymore than it's hurting right now. My youngest sister is...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Seek out beauty….

Intro... Well, I'm a week late on posting this, but better late than never ;)...

April 2014

April 07, 2014

Monday Musings – Rainy Day Edition

The weather today in DC is dreary. Rain has been sprinkling the nation's...