YES! Many times! “My Joy has been stolen and I want it back!”, was given to me in the predawn hours of a drive on I-10 back to Texas from Florida many years ago. Several of my children and I had been visiting family which ended with much discourse and arguing. To say I was drained and lacked Joy was an understatement. So on the way home, this message was drafted. Now, I am a slow learner and it took me over a year to complete the study. Then, the book sat on a shelf for another 7 years before it was published.
We have many choices in this life on how we live, our attitude, how we handle day to day life and difficult circumstances. I believe this message was given to me so long ago for me to change how I view all things, and to pay that forward by investing in women through blogging, speaking and teaching.
I believe this life is to be lived with gusto and abundantly. We can get bogged down in changing diapers (both for our children and our parents!), shuffling from one activity to the next, schooling, parenting, housekeeping, working, part-time or full time, volunteering, and the list goes on and on. But, there is so much more to life than our day to day if we take time to stop and EnJoy the Journey. My desire is to give encouragement to do just that! EnJoy the Journey.