Feelin’ Flat

Feelin’ Flat
I’m feeling flat today. You read that correctly, I said “flat”. F - L - A - T. No, not fat . . . FLAT, the result of fizzled joy.
Could be an accumulation of things slowly building over time that have led to this present state. Banging my shin on [...]

Joy is a fruit

Joy is a fruit…
…of the Spirit!
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23

Real joy is cultivated by the Spirit….anything else is artificial.
I’ve known both types of joy…the artificial and the real.
When I try to do things on my own, in [...]

Head to Toe JOY!!

Head to Toe JOY!

I have a cold. I’ve had it for a week now. Along with my cold, I have a sore foot.  To be more accurate, a sore toe.  Honestly, there’s nothing joyful about a tenacious head cold and a swollen appendage…even if it is a toe.
In my clouded congested condition, I still long [...]

I’ve got the joy!

Have You Got The Joy?

Are you ever heavy hearted?  Downcast?  Depressed?  Just feeling blah?
Sometimes I do.
It’s part of the human condition.  And, I’m very human.
How do I deal with it?  Being human?  Oh, you’re wondering about the joy I’ve got.
No, I’m not on medication.  Yes, I do take “happy pills”. . . CHOCOLATE!  Though, chocolate [...]