Joy

Hi there.

It's me again. Been awhile huh? But I'm back.

I took a little time off from blogging. Between birthdays, our 9th anniversary (woohoo!!), and our family vacation I felt I needed to stop for a bit and enjoy life. And the people around me. And that I did.

The next few blog posts will include:

1. Our Vacation

2. The third and final one of our Mexico trip (Yes, it was almost 6 months ago!)

3. Somethings I'm learning about life, family, kids, God, and keeping a home.

4. The progress on our basement.

5. Some fun projects around our home.

Also I've been thinking about the name of my blog. And why I picked it.

(I have this art on my fridge!)

To start my middle name ( as well as my eldest daughter's) is Joy. And I've always loved the meaning of joy.

joy

joi/

noun

1. 1. 

   a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.

   "tears of joy"

   synonyms:

   delight, great pleasure, joyfulness, jubilation, triumph, exultation, rejoicing, happiness, gladness, glee, exhilaration, exuberance, elation, euphoria, bliss, ecstasy, rapture;

What do I want to write about in my blog? And why am I blogging? 

Well, I want others to see me, my family, my home, "who I am, and whose I am" (love that quote). I want to share the joy, because I know it's contagious.

I have to say it doesn't always come natural to have or choose joy, which is why I have to be intentional about doing it daily.

Our home is filled with joy in the form of three littles. Each one given by a joy filled God. As I watch them grow each day I can not help but think of the innocence of being a child, and the joy that comes with playing and enjoying "life" with little care what others think. Ahh...to be a kid again. Our home is full of that kind of joy, lots of it. Not that it's perfect, even a little bit. The days have a good mix of tears and crazy as well. It's a very imperfect joy. But mostly joy and good things. Again, I don't wake up thinking "Woohoo...it's a Joy Filled day!" Mostly I wake up, thinking "Why do they have to eat breakfast everyday?" Haha. But when I'm intentional about choosing Joy, it changes it all.

And I absolutely LOVE being a mom and seeing them grow, that in itself brings so much joy.

So here we have it. A (an imperfectly) Joy Full Home.

Thanks for reading.

Melissa