Category Archives: Joy Challenge

40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Conclusion

I’m concluding that I’ll never get caught up on this since it’s now December and the holidays are in full swing. So I’m just going to wrap up by saying two things. One, if you ask and purposely set your … Continue reading

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still thankful

we’ve been having internet problems here at the house and didn’t have access while we were gone over the holiday, so I’m a bit behind. But we’re still thankful and hope to be caught up soon!

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Day 35

I’m pretty sure I’ve been thankful for this before, but it’s okay to repeat it. Today, I’m so thankful for my friends here in Houston. Friends just don’t come better than these girls. Today was pretty stressful since Mar and … Continue reading

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks. – Day 34

Today, I am thankful for unexpected three hour naps. Oh, the wonderful, blissful sound of silence!

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40 Days of Joys and Thanks – Day 33

Today, I’m thankful for my fourteen month old baby girl Letters to my daughter, letter 1.2 And I’m stealing this idea from a friend who has monthly “conversations” with her daughter

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Days 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & 32

Such a cheater post, I know, but again, when you put it out there that you’re bound and determined to be thankful and joyful, you get tested on that! So to back up a little bit, when Marion had her … Continue reading

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Day 26

Freedom makes me joyful and I’m thankful to those who have made my freedom possible today.

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Day 25

Today, and every Tuesday and Thursday actually, I’m thankful for the wonderful Kristie, co-owner of Nia Moves. Nia offers classes throughout the week that actually have childcare, for no extra charge! And they have an awesome program where if you … Continue reading

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Day 24

Okay, so this is an odd thing to be thankful for…but today I’m thankful for the Couch to 5K training program. Like so many others, I struggle with keeping up my exercise routine during the holidays and all the eating … Continue reading

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40 Days of Joy and Thanks – Days 22 & 23

This weekend, I’m so thankful for quiet family time! This is our last weekend alone and at home before January 2010 and we made the best of it by doing absolutely nothing! So we tried to capture some of the … Continue reading

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