Hope and Joy

For The Graduates

By |2018-10-26T19:48:41-07:00June 17th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

This week, we sat and reminisced as we waited in the crowded arena for the graduates to file in. We listened to speeches. We waited for his name to be called. At last we hear it: Austyn James Mozena. Grandchild number six to complete high school.

Mountain Tops

By |2018-10-26T19:38:17-07:00June 12th, 2016|Hikes and Walks in Nature, Hope and Joy|

Just last month, I climbed the mountain for the eleventh time. It wasn’t any easier, even though I’d summited it ten times before. The rocks seemed bigger. I carefully picked the safest and steadiest one. I had to work on my breathing as I climbed. I wanted to stop, sit down, rest, and not go any farther. But I wouldn’t have seen the glorious view at the top. I would have missed high-fiving my two grandsons, my daughter--now forty years old.

Super Bowl

By |2018-10-26T19:36:58-07:00June 12th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

I'm getting better. Learning how to live without both of those special men. Learning how to live a new normal. But Super Bowl always brings me back to those sad memories.

Joy Comes in the Morning

By |2018-10-26T19:33:13-07:00June 11th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

I realize joy is not always present in our lives. There are hills and valleys throughout our time on Earth. But dear reader, yet again, I am filled with JOY! And God is the giver of joy--and weeping, too. But for today, I will take the joy!!

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