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Friday, September 16, 2011

Joy

I don't naturally trend toward joy.  Which is not to say that I'm melancholic all the time.  I'm just a person who may need to be reminded now and again that the glass is half full rather than half empty.  This is not easy to admit.



Source: d.yimg.com via Nicole on Pinterest

On,Wednesday, I had my day alone.  Before I blogged, I came across Sara's blog.  And then I couldn't write.  What could I say?  The new perspective silenced me.  I spent hours that day reading her thoughts, and the thoughts of others who spoke with love of how she'd impacted their lives.  I was moved and convicted.  Here was a girl who lived in incredible pain and yet with incredible joy.  And she never ceased to praise God.  She reminded us to praise.  Her testimony so beautiful, so enlightening and I know without a shadow of a doubt that God brought me to her story that day and again today so that I might be reminded that joy is a choice.  That God can give us supernaturally what we don't naturally possess.



Source: etsy.com via Nicole on Pinterest

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Posted by nicolewian at 12:06 PM
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11 comments:

  1. MLHSeptember 16, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Thank you for the reminders...I love the "notice when you are happy". I also don't tend toward joy, but think that today I will do my best to notice when I am happy, and then work to tell my face that I am happy!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Her story absolutely knocks me on my butt too. And it reminds me that joy is a choice. I can be a bit melancholic myself and I need a lot of reminders. What a gift that God gave us through her.

    Val

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  3. faith in betweenSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Oh how I hear you on this. "might be reminded that joy is a choice. That God can give us supernaturally what we don't naturally possess."

    AMEN!

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  4. Maude LynnSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Now you've reminded me. Thank you!

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  5. nicolewianSeptember 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Thanks, guys. Glad to know I'm not alone in my melancholy. :) maybe it's a writer thing?

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  6. Kim, USASeptember 16, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Very stunning photo. Happy weekend!

    SWF

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  7. ArabellaSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Hope you have a "joy" filled weekend.

    Visiting from Pinning & Singing blog party.

    Hugs,
    Marie

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  8. MelanieSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Your honest LOVELY words inspire me.

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  9. nicolewianSeptember 18, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Thanks, Melanie. :)

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  10. leslie@gleaninggraceSeptember 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    WOW! I definitely need to come back and reread this often. I'm not sure melancholy is a writer thing (for me, at least); it's more of a busy thing. Almost like sometimes life is so busy I forget I can still enjoy it; BUT I'm trying.
    ~Leslie~

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  11. KcalpeshSeptember 19, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    That's an amazing color for the sky!! Looks really beautiful!

    Pixellicious Photos

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