By Lindsay Detwiler I Took a Ballet Class at 36—Because It’s Never Too Late To Try Something New
My potentially ill-fitting ballet shoes from Amazon on my feet and my all-black outfit strategically selected to blend in, I…
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By Jennifer Thompson Life is Good. And It’s Hard.
The good things in life are also the hard things. Raising children is good. And it’s hard. Marriage is good.…
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If You’re In the Middle of a Storm, Hold On—Joy Is Coming
What do you do in the middle of a stormy season? You know the season I’m talking about—when your faith…
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By Christie Pike Nelson When it Feels Like God’s Not Listening, He’s Still Working
It was early one morning in 2010. I had just dropped my daughter off at preschool and my 2-year-old son…
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In Our Marriage, We Choose Joy
While I was engaged to my now-husband, people often gave me their two cents on marriage. “It’s really hard,” they’d…
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By Sarah Moore 3 Ways To Create Christmas Magic in a Lonely Year
This may be a very lonely Christmas. We’ve already resigned ourselves to an “atypical” December if I’m to be kind…
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By Cat Borg Choose Joy Even Now
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if I’m dreaming. Some moments are perfect and happy tears form. I…
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By Lauren Wiatrek I Choose to Believe the Best is Yet to Come
Call me naïve. Each morning I wake up with a heart full of joy. I do. Some may scoff, but…
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By Leslie Lucadou When You Don’t Feel Like Choosing Joy, Choose it Anyway
It was a seemingly normal day, considering the move we were in the middle of. Boxes everywhere, counters covered with…
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