Joy Archives - DaLee J. Kicker https://daleekicker.com/category/joy/ Encouraging YOU to Find Joy through Everyday Living Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:24:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://i0.wp.com/daleekicker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-IMG_8350.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Joy Archives - DaLee J. Kicker https://daleekicker.com/category/joy/ 32 32 165370130 Who is your Anchor? https://daleekicker.com/who-is-your-anchor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-is-your-anchor Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:23:44 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=210 The beach is God’s most beautiful work. I see HIS majesty in the vastness of the oceans’ multi-colors, His strength in the pattern of the crashing waves, His creativity is shown in the array of shells, sand dollars, plants, and animals that live in the ocean. The beach, any beach, is my happy place.  On …

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]]> 210 Have you missed it? What is the message? https://daleekicker.com/have-you-missed-it-what-is-the-message/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-you-missed-it-what-is-the-message https://daleekicker.com/have-you-missed-it-what-is-the-message/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=61 Have you missed it?

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]]> https://daleekicker.com/have-you-missed-it-what-is-the-message/feed/ 2 61 How do all those pieces fit together? https://daleekicker.com/how-do-all-those-pieces-fit-together/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-all-those-pieces-fit-together Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=245 After Labor Day, it is time to put out the Fall decorations. In my fall decorations boxes, I keep a Fall puzzle. I don’t know why or when this tradition started, but during this time of year, we always have a puzzle out on the table for anyone who walks past the dining room will …

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]]> 245 Location, Location, Location, Living where God placed us! https://daleekicker.com/192-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=192-2 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 11:14:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=192 I spend a few days every other month in the city where my dad lives.  While I am there, I have been fortunate to stay with my nephew.  The lake view from the back deck is ladled with stately oak trees, the sun reflecting its glory, and an occasional animal scampering about.  During one visit, …

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]]> 192 Practicing Thankfulness for this journey called Life https://daleekicker.com/practicing-thankfulness-for-this-journey-called-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=practicing-thankfulness-for-this-journey-called-life Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:10:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1231 It has taken me a long time, almost decades in fact to settle into writing. For so long I resisted doing what I was called to do. I resisted sharing with others what I had written. It was scary for me to put myself out there. In ten seconds I can find a writer on …

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]]> 1231 Welcoming the Holy Spirit to Counsel, Convict, and Correct me. https://daleekicker.com/welcoming-the-holy-spirit-to-counsel-convict-and-correct-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcoming-the-holy-spirit-to-counsel-convict-and-correct-me Wed, 22 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1026 I find myself thinking a lot about choices in this season of uncertainty. The decisions that I am consciously and unconsciously making. Several years ago, I resolved to live life with no regrets. I believe this came in the wake of my Dad being diagnosed with Vascular Dementia and knowing that I would be entirely …

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]]> 1026 How do we respond to our sin? https://daleekicker.com/how-do-we-respond-to-our-sin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-we-respond-to-our-sin Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1089 James 4:9: “Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow”. I am a mostly glass half full kinda gal. I try to live my life with a positive attitude. My current boss calls me “Miss Sunshine.” So, to tell me a I need to be miserable, …

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]]> 1089 Are we living with a Spirit of Fearfulness? https://daleekicker.com/are-we-living-with-a-spirit-of-fearfulness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-we-living-with-a-spirit-of-fearfulness Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1083 2 Tim 1:7; “For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness,  but one of power,  love,  and sound judgment. “ Each day through July, I am praying scripture for America. So far, most days, I have been reasonably familiar with the verse as I was today: 2 Tim 1:7. I feel like our culture …

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]]> 1083 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. https://daleekicker.com/draw-near-to-god-and-he-will-draw-near-to-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=draw-near-to-god-and-he-will-draw-near-to-you Mon, 06 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1058 James 4:8, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!” My heart skips a beat as I ponder the first part of this verse, “draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” The imagery that immediately comes to mind …

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]]> 1058 The Spirit Yearns Jealously for us! https://daleekicker.com/the-spirit-yearns-jealously-for-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spirit-yearns-jealously-for-us https://daleekicker.com/the-spirit-yearns-jealously-for-us/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1014  James 4:4-5: Adulteresses!  Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.  5 Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?  If you have accepted Christ as your personal Lord and …

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