Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

I just LOVE words..

I LOVE reading them, hearing them,

saying them, and writing them.

I am always on the lookout for wonderful

sayings, quotes, or phrases to put to good use.

SO... I decided that each Wednesday

I would try to spread a few of my favorites

on to you..

I hope they find their way into some hearts out there

and I sincerely hope that

a few simple words

will work the wonders for your soul

that they have done for mine.

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I have been on the search of what makes

TRUE JOY now for almost 4 straight years.

I have read countless books, listened to bazillions of cd's,

watched many wonderful speakers,

and filled my soul with the WORDS of God.

I have learned so many incredible lessons along the way...

and have grabbed ahold of some amazing things.

All of which have left me in

the most JOYFUL time of my life.
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The most important of all things that

I have realized however is that

REAL JOY comes from within.

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AS I watch my "little man"

I am ever reminded of just that fact.

He wakes up thrilled to start every day.

He NEVER dreads Monday, or worries if the house is clean.

He doesn't count calories, care if his pants are too tight,

wonder if his hair-do is making him look tired,

or most of all ... he NEVER blames any outside factor

on the reason he has NO JOY...

If it fads out for a moment...

It quickly builds right back up...........

because it comes from within HIM..

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Today we got a knock on our door from the neighbor.

He said a package had been delivered to his house

that was addressed to us.

It was to BRADY...

a precious friend from Snyder

(who I now only get to visit through the wonderful world of BLOg)

had sent him a little PRIZE....

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Oh my goodness...

He could hardly get that box opened fast enough.

And WHAT a wonderful surprise to find

A MONKEY inside...

I have decided that the world might could just

use a few more monkeys and maybe we'd all be happier.

Besides the fact that this was for sure the

nicest thing in the world to do....

IT was the most darling monkey I have ever seen...

Who could ask for more out of a Wednesday.

Thank you bunches Leslie !s

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So.. as I sit here in my chair
ready to place an end to this particular Wednesday.
I will leave you with a hint of my backyard makeover
that is about 2/3 complete.
and I will leave you with my first
Wednesday's Words of Wisdom.
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Real JOY bubbles up from the inside out
it doesn't leak in from the world outside.
Dianna Booher
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May we all be ever mindful
that JOY is a choice.
One we must make on a daily basis.