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Continue reading →: Little Blessings All AroundBeing a typical weekday, I had errands to complete: picking up a handful of items at the grocery store, purchasing some stationery for the children, dropping off a bag of donations to the charity (thrift) shop, and returning some library books. In many ways, it was an ordinary, routine morning,…
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Continue reading →: Checking My Prayer MotivesPrayer is a meaningful exercise of our faith in which we approach God asking for something or petitioning on behalf of someone else. Varying from great to small, there are many prayer requests that are presented because we need wisdom to come to a decision too hard to make on…
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Continue reading →: Focus on the LightHello Friends! It’s been SO long since I have shared on the blog. I’ve come close to writing many times throughout the autumn months but just haven’t managed to do so, and now, we’re already starting a new year! October was my birthday month and what a special treat it…
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Continue reading →: I’m Letting Another Piece of My Heart GoMaybe it was hearing my son talk more positively about school in recent months or perhaps it was realising that I no longer get a wave back from him at school drop off; he now confidently walks through the school gate to start his day of learning without looking back…
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Continue reading →: Be A BlessingWe had just enjoyed afternoon tea in a picturesque, historic landmark in London with my parents visiting from California. As I was walking through the restaurant toward the exit, I observed a father trying to take a selfie photo of himself with his large family seated at a table near…
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Continue reading →: Grace Over JudgmentJust recently, I saw a social media post by a Christian woman who was slamming five books which, according to her, do not meet a strictly Christian standard. She then went on in the comments to encourage her followers to list other books which aren’t Christian enough—ones that should be…
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Continue reading →: The Little JugTo anyone else, this just looks like a basic jug for water. And it is practically a useful item, but, to me, it represents so much more than that. A few years ago now, my husband accidentally broke one of our jugs and then unfortunately last year, I broke another…
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Continue reading →: The Memory MakersI could feel my anxiety level rising. It was their winter break with both my daughter and son at home from school. Within the first day, my thoughts raced to questions of what activities we would do together for the next week. As nice as going on trips and vacations…
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Continue reading →: The Rescue Plan“Are you sure this is what you want me to do, Father?” “It is the only way, Son. I love my people, though they continue to go astray like sheep. Sending you to save them is the only way to get them back.” “Your will be done, Father. I will…
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Continue reading →: Measuring Mama’s WorkI often cringe at being asked this question, “What did you do today?” As a stay-at-home mama and homemaker, I often wonder how do I even begin to quantify my day’s work? It’s complex and really doesn’t fit into a neat box of what society tells me to be aiming…
Hello,
I’m Joy
Welcome to my blog! I hope you will be encouraged by my Christian reflections on everyday happenings, motherhood, and transatlantic life.
Joy A. Mead 