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Joy in the Storm

Joy in the Storm

Kathy Gifford, M. Ed
Crown Rocking

Joy in the storm. When the storms of life come we can rely on the underlying currents of love, peace, and joy that we’ve established by faith and the forgiveness of sin, and the hope empowerment of the Holy Spirit. The Lord sustains us, strengthens us, His hope anchors our soul, His word guides us, His love and joy lift us. The Lord sustains us, strengthens us, His hope anchors our soul, His word guides us, His love and joy lift us. We can have joy, we can live joy, because He has redeemed us and given us the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit produces joy in us as we dig deep and lean on God’s word in reading and praying.

Joy!

Joy!

Tamara Carroll
Crown Rocking

Joy. I am affectionately known as The Joy Queen.  I can’t remember who started calling me that, but it kinda stuck and in all honesty, I like it! Am I always “happy?” Nooooo, not by a long-shot! But I do live in a place of joy in the Lord! Why is this important? Because in times of living in the messy, we need to know where our Joy comes from so we can live free from fear, oppression and anxiety! Recently I asked a handful of my friends what the meaning of joy is to them and here are their responses:

Joy in the Mourning

Joy in the Mourning

Dr. Karen Lindwall-Bourg
Crown Rocking

Joy in the Mourning. Let’s be honest, before we even coined the term Covid-19, because of the world we live in, we were all experiencing some level of grief and mourning. My family was adjusting to the ups and downs of my husband’s recent forced retirement, the death of a beloved uncle, concern for a daughter-in-love due to have a baby, and more.

What were you struggling through? The struggle is a guarantee. John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation...

Joy and Freedom

Joy and Freedom

Carol Griffiths
Crown Rocking

Joy and Freedom. [In the voice of Sophia on Golden Girls] Picture it...Nassau, Bahamas. It's the year 2020. We're in the midst of a global pandemic. I'm sitting at my dining table in front of the laptop with my eyes closed. A breakthrough coach is guiding me through a visualization via Zoom.

The coach tells me to picture a peaceful place. I do. Then she says to imagine that God is there with me. I look around and there He is, just up yonder over there. She asks if I can see God. I don’t want to disturb this sacred moment so I breathe out a quiet “yes.”

Type A Spring Cleaning

Type A Spring Cleaning

Autumn Hoover
Crown Rocking

Type A Spring Cleaning. The Type A’s of this world find joy in making lists of what to clean, what to organize, what to donate, and what to declutter! All the while our spouses and children seek new hiding spots with hopes of being forgotten, but they will be found and (strongly) encouraged to comply with detailed cleaning instructions from their Type A leader. And fortunately for the Type A family, daylight savings time indicates more time to attain more goals.