Joy – FMF

Today’s word is JOY and the linkup is hosted by Heading Home.

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JOY – while I do see the word “joy”, I also see J – O – Y. Makes me think of the song we often sing with our children.

J-O-Y,  J-O-Y
This is what is means:
Jesus first, Yourself last, Others in between.
J-O-Y,  J-O-Y
This is what is means:
Jesus first, Yourself last, Others in between.

The holiday season is filled with many opportunities for JOY. We do some of the obvious – giving gifts to family and friends, donating money to certain causes, visiting or writing notes, participating with giving.

But, what else could we do? I have been wondering about opportunities missed. What am I not seeing that we could do?

We have been working on a unit study that includes a couple of opportunities such as making and giving hot chocolate or going caroling to your neighbors homes. We are planning to add these things close to Christmas. We are also working harder at writing notes to mail to those we know of who might need some encouragement this time of year (and actually we are trying to do that at least once a month).

What other opportunities do you take advantage of to apply JOY? Please share!

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One of the “joys” of Five Minute Friday is that once the writing begins, it sometimes takes an unexpected turn. This post is one of those. When I saw the word “joy”, I knew just what to write about – Miss J’s favorite song: Joy to the World. But look at what happened? I typed the word and it went somewhere completely different. I sure do enjoy seeing that happen.

At Home.

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