Comments on: On Finding Joy

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:47:13 +0000

Does the town of Tuna have somewhere you can research who lived there etc? I think that would be fascinating.

By: Jenny F.

Jenny F. — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:03:00 +0000

I had a flash back of my childhood and my mom telling me to stop calling mom. That was the day that “mom” became George. When ever she would get tired of being called mom, us kids would start calling her George. I remember growing older and being out in a crowd and not being able to get her attention by calling out mom. She then became Joanne Francis. I still call her that when I can not get her attention. I’m now 45 years old and she is 71. Thanks for your wonderful posts. They always leave me smiling. -Jenny F.

By: Ann Kroeker

Ann Kroeker — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:50:41 +0000

You wrote, “joy is deep and abiding and resides somewhere up under the sternum.”

I guess that silly kids’ song was right:

I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart…down in my heart *to stay.*

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:03:39 +0000

Aaaaaaaamen! Boy, did I need to read this today! I’m waiting for my own ski lift……disappointments are hard to recover from…..not tragic but hard. Thanks for lifting me up this morning!

By: Dana~Are We There Yet?

Dana~Are We There Yet? — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:14:59 +0000

So I’m looking at two speaking engagements later this month, and I could use any run-off Lysa wisdom you have to spare…

By: Narelle Nettelbeck

Narelle Nettelbeck — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:43:44 +0000

I have been doing lots of thinking about this topic lately; how we try to find joy in life – expecting it from people (including our children) and things around us, only God can fill our lives with true joy that does not fail us or depend on our mood. I have also blogged about the difference between happiness and joy. Maybe we should compare notes!!

I’ve blogged just recently about having an abundant life in Christ.

I had to laugh when you shared about the irony of trying to write about the joys of motherhood while yelling at Sean – I can relate, hehe!

All the best with your speaking engagement

By: Southern Mom

Southern Mom — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:17:49 +0000

So, so, so good. I feel a little bit better now that I’m not the only mom in the world who is struggling to find joy in motherhood. Love my kids. But there are moments, ykwim? The funny thing is, the very things that anger me at times are what I end up laughing about later. Life would be so empty without children.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:19:38 +0000

We were just talking about this type of thing in Bible study today…about how life is a series of ups and downs, but you can usually find something good even in the “downs”.

I’m good in the downs as long as the snack bar serves chocolate! =-)

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:41:05 +0000

In my classroom, I have the word Joy in various fonts and various patterns of paper and colors all over the walls. The kids always ask why I’ve picked that word. Joy is granite happiness. It’s the deeply imbedded grain of peace that passes understanding. It is a God given gift.

By: rememberlinda

rememberlinda — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:21:32 +0000

Great. I laughed and I’ve been there! Listen:
HAPPiness depends on our HAPPenings–We are not happy when the kids are rude and we must interrupt good writing/thinking to fix rudeness. Again.

Contentment is a command–We are supposed to be content in whatever state we find ourselves. Like the state of motherhood.

Joy, however, does reside somewhere deep, as you said, and is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. (Galatians 5:22, or so. I’m far from a Bible.

Never been to this site before, but loved it.