tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35257168891248625472024-03-12T21:02:06.136-07:00LET'S BE JOYFULA daily reminder.Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-29592545654255616852012-03-04T20:33:00.000-08:002012-03-04T20:33:35.465-08:00Virginia in the Fall <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWxVrhLCg8b49VXum4l3oag9unXlu9tzqUNEYtkbOoZBGk_TiOPJXhBtDIS_B9CG0mKcV-HMO7v1ha4FSmX7TcjfZSCTPUYkwJstS4Xj33og1vVtpLUJ_hu3_kznAeF9QLdxwMZrfwDmt/s1600/Virginia+2011+fall+382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWxVrhLCg8b49VXum4l3oag9unXlu9tzqUNEYtkbOoZBGk_TiOPJXhBtDIS_B9CG0mKcV-HMO7v1ha4FSmX7TcjfZSCTPUYkwJstS4Xj33og1vVtpLUJ_hu3_kznAeF9QLdxwMZrfwDmt/s320/Virginia+2011+fall+382.JPG" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div>Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-63823894997573591652012-02-25T17:48:00.000-08:002012-02-25T17:48:09.101-08:00The Dog<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oYkS9L_PT-RAD_-5M893Pu3gyb1dPu0C099BC8Rr0vyydFNps47MD8GBfni4jsQm5x4MR4CKoKze11sR8gJk9Uuo_1Jo0uTqypc-gVEyRSmuH_FjRYhTZB_grrMnAdNxff3RbSRTuKcX/s1600/Madisons+quilt+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oYkS9L_PT-RAD_-5M893Pu3gyb1dPu0C099BC8Rr0vyydFNps47MD8GBfni4jsQm5x4MR4CKoKze11sR8gJk9Uuo_1Jo0uTqypc-gVEyRSmuH_FjRYhTZB_grrMnAdNxff3RbSRTuKcX/s200/Madisons+quilt+009.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Lazy and rotten dog- SonnyD.Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-77456472708253110762012-02-23T06:29:00.000-08:002012-02-23T06:29:44.300-08:00 <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been busy quilting this past year and hope to do a lot more of it. Right now I am working on another lap quilt for one of my other daughters. This gives me joy.</div>Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-14808773423564084592012-02-22T18:53:00.000-08:002012-02-22T18:53:28.391-08:00Haven't ForgottenI haven't forgotten my blog spot - just haven't gotten around to posting anything. I enjoy visiting others. Maybe that will be a goal of mine - update my blog spot soon.Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-68081877515525133102010-11-27T20:04:00.000-08:002010-11-27T20:08:02.156-08:00Thanksgiving has come and gone. Now-ChristmasThanksgiving with family was a joyful occasion. I absolutely ate too much.<br />
I decorated for Christmas with Christmas music playing and an evergreen candle burning. Rearranging the furniture was necessary in order to fit a Christmas tree into our livingroom. It took me all day but it was great. I really would of liked it if my grown children could of been here to help. My husband was at work - he is not into decorating. He did comment that it looked like Christmas had hit our house.<br />
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</div>Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-56685167266354517642010-10-20T11:45:00.000-07:002010-10-20T11:45:29.110-07:00Pumpkin joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7QwY7UWdnlQ0IYTCu09OqQGvnzjsEJACcdD35f5aXJX8QAy0G1SFia_txCXhamF_wNsyA6jwx7FDmqNb2esujuDK6305GfqvbmfEqwDFy3E4nLlHbSAT6HYkBICmsc8gM7VAI6kR2QSD/s1600/oct.20+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7QwY7UWdnlQ0IYTCu09OqQGvnzjsEJACcdD35f5aXJX8QAy0G1SFia_txCXhamF_wNsyA6jwx7FDmqNb2esujuDK6305GfqvbmfEqwDFy3E4nLlHbSAT6HYkBICmsc8gM7VAI6kR2QSD/s320/oct.20+047.JPG" width="320" /></a>Made these little pumpkin cupcakes for the teachers at my granddaughter's school and they were gone within the hour! This brought the teachers joy and knowing they enjoyed them brought me joy.</div>Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-70772988380092780922010-09-29T17:22:00.000-07:002010-09-29T17:22:00.786-07:00Mom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIsIbSZG1UxB5trKn_lWEThdMLU7R8aAwwe710O0xQvfsqPyI5GwCMipWeICCJ54v8j9e_qotdNpGw8zoU5jdslMbvaYB-NMHItyFKShkNS_lo8yfrUqyakEHbKBCbNlBFCqbGzL_mzfC/s1600/9-22-10+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIsIbSZG1UxB5trKn_lWEThdMLU7R8aAwwe710O0xQvfsqPyI5GwCMipWeICCJ54v8j9e_qotdNpGw8zoU5jdslMbvaYB-NMHItyFKShkNS_lo8yfrUqyakEHbKBCbNlBFCqbGzL_mzfC/s200/9-22-10+061.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>My mom is 77 years young and when I asked her what gives her joy she started singing. "The joy of the Lord gives me strength". <br />
The Lord gives her joy and another song," Joy unspeakable and full of glory, full of glory, full of glory. I have joy unspeakable and full of glory". <br />
What gives you joy? Make a joyful noise!Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-28799499661297903262010-09-24T17:25:00.000-07:002010-09-24T17:27:06.505-07:00DadMy dad is 81 years young and he said ,"What brought me joy was driving the bus and it makes me joyful just remembering thoses many years of driving," He drove Greyhound buses for more than twenty years.<br />
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This happens to be the first Saturday in October.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqHoN-kvO5jRQLJZTczWQf_WPxJehuxx0TrQilDA7LdsggI7xCNcpRagtHIIDqvmJAIWTWCITyuM7_P3Mq7Q6UvHuneIpVSKoYdUlDvrB6BYdW2D_uv0gxfWYlxMe-7mKXnxuJ12lKsRt/s1600/100_3798.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 128px; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519857461165435138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqHoN-kvO5jRQLJZTczWQf_WPxJehuxx0TrQilDA7LdsggI7xCNcpRagtHIIDqvmJAIWTWCITyuM7_P3Mq7Q6UvHuneIpVSKoYdUlDvrB6BYdW2D_uv0gxfWYlxMe-7mKXnxuJ12lKsRt/s320/100_3798.JPG" /></a> I put this on our front porch.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPfRD43wkJ5GRoNd2khqfMKn-_dDzo1CmyaS0JZdiFVjlnYEPsAgA2zuULU5NnN-m4fDlG6yuUlnZSgNhoZVV0TGVaA5HnZIwqLKvUiPNNbJ9QxV_NHwZHWuzgnjZ_RTNtCc_Mquy82Q9/s1600/scarecrow+001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 167px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519854623321304322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPfRD43wkJ5GRoNd2khqfMKn-_dDzo1CmyaS0JZdiFVjlnYEPsAgA2zuULU5NnN-m4fDlG6yuUlnZSgNhoZVV0TGVaA5HnZIwqLKvUiPNNbJ9QxV_NHwZHWuzgnjZ_RTNtCc_Mquy82Q9/s320/scarecrow+001.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>A couple of days ago I sewed and glued a scare crow together to</div><br /><div>put in our entry way. This has given me such joy. The cooler weather, even if it is still in the 80's, feels wonderful. </div><br /><div>Hope you can let the fall season give you joy.</div><br /><br /><div>Joyfully Yours<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-NITiFGnXZhHUMQD9W2C8n8KPgUXK4tQWVwB-cAFjaGxJCOF8tsYzmndGiA39ZcieuAgkJEDcnlbBAv2fYvXxdUcKguT44yIxM-wmBZaMlFF_lY1PGSFK6vhbPEyvE7-j4c54gf-vyT8/s1600/9-08+034.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-NITiFGnXZhHUMQD9W2C8n8KPgUXK4tQWVwB-cAFjaGxJCOF8tsYzmndGiA39ZcieuAgkJEDcnlbBAv2fYvXxdUcKguT44yIxM-wmBZaMlFF_lY1PGSFK6vhbPEyvE7-j4c54gf-vyT8/s1600/9-08+034.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-NITiFGnXZhHUMQD9W2C8n8KPgUXK4tQWVwB-cAFjaGxJCOF8tsYzmndGiA39ZcieuAgkJEDcnlbBAv2fYvXxdUcKguT44yIxM-wmBZaMlFF_lY1PGSFK6vhbPEyvE7-j4c54gf-vyT8/s1600/9-08+034.JPG"></a></div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-NITiFGnXZhHUMQD9W2C8n8KPgUXK4tQWVwB-cAFjaGxJCOF8tsYzmndGiA39ZcieuAgkJEDcnlbBAv2fYvXxdUcKguT44yIxM-wmBZaMlFF_lY1PGSFK6vhbPEyvE7-j4c54gf-vyT8/s1600/9-08+034.JPG"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-NITiFGnXZhHUMQD9W2C8n8KPgUXK4tQWVwB-cAFjaGxJCOF8tsYzmndGiA39ZcieuAgkJEDcnlbBAv2fYvXxdUcKguT44yIxM-wmBZaMlFF_lY1PGSFK6vhbPEyvE7-j4c54gf-vyT8/s1600/9-08+034.JPG"></a></div>Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-35993916854782620732010-09-21T06:21:00.000-07:002010-09-21T06:29:32.933-07:00The DefinitionWebster"s Ninth New Collegiate <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Dictionary</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">joyful</span>-experiencing, causing, or showing joy<br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">joy</span>- the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires-happy- delight-gaietyJoyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525716889124862547.post-30455467725065539432010-09-20T19:16:00.000-07:002010-09-20T19:26:11.398-07:00Why am I doing a blog?Why am I doing a blog?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8MCk1ph52Cddhu3RUurBOMOidcfgz7k1oj_NsW65v_Nr-JQShX1ewNb1HECIVMoNvIx3LDosZw-MPSsd0swpo5Eku7fdtUF2OE8sAPXDN6rN6WUamxE4goH_ZPku3qlF-7b7h3ZhgG71/s1600/My+new+hair+cut+-3-2010+006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519186974129821442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8MCk1ph52Cddhu3RUurBOMOidcfgz7k1oj_NsW65v_Nr-JQShX1ewNb1HECIVMoNvIx3LDosZw-MPSsd0swpo5Eku7fdtUF2OE8sAPXDN6rN6WUamxE4goH_ZPku3qlF-7b7h3ZhgG71/s320/My+new+hair+cut+-3-2010+006.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I asked myself this as I was playing around with setting up a blog site. I like reading the other blogs and boy there are a lot out there. I thought someone might enjoy reading mine. Not that I have exciting things happening in my life---but I want to focus on being joyful---finding things to be joyful about. I need this daily. </div>Joyfully Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484373402648878921noreply@blogger.com1