For The Love of Joy Blog

Turning my messy story into a beautiful testimony of His unfathomable grace + mercy.

Tag: Friends

  • The Great Divide: It’s Time to Close the Gap

    The Great Divide: It’s Time to Close the Gap

    I’m going to give you fair warning that my post today is as hard for me to write as it will be for you to read. I’ve noticed a problem with today’s culture and it has spread even into the realm of infertility. The problem is this… 

  • The Baby Hope Chest

    The Baby Hope Chest

    H O P E Happy New Year! We’ve entered into a new stretch of days, weeks, and months all conjoined together. Full of seasons, greens, flowers, fluffy white snow, beautiful fall foliage, beach vacations, peach picking, and barbecuing. I am not someone who gets too wrapped up in the world’s hoopla over “New Year New You”….

  • Trip to the Southern Living Idea House 2015

    Yesterday, a bunch of girlfriends and I got to take a much needed, and albeit rare, break from life and mommyhood to do a girls’ day. It has been hard to get together lately, so I was completely overjoyed when I was able to pull a few of them away from their busy lives just to…

  • First and Only Option: THRIVE

    First and Only Option: THRIVE

    When I read things like this, I’m empowered to create a better environment in hopes that I will become a better person. Changes that perhaps change the course of my marriage or the life of another. I want to be careful about the company I keep, the food I eat, the things I say “yes”…