Cancer. It’s the word we hope to never hear. As breast cancer awareness month comes to a close, we must remember we are all impacted by cancer. When I heard that C-word from the doctor. I made an unusual decision to fight back with joy. I had been studying joy for the...
I never spoke the significance of the day aloud. To friends. To family. To Leif. Even to myself. But the date didn’t escape my notice. I suspect that combination of month and numeral never will. The anniversary of my cancer diagnosis is branded into my mind, body and...
“Do you limp?” The inquiry caught me off guard. Popular author Gary Smalley and his team were peppering me with questions, determining if I was the best candidate to collaborate on his next project. “Do you limp?” his mentoree, Ted Cunningham, pressed again,...
What begins as a gift soon becomes a grind. Endless demands. Pressing deadlines. Unexpected interruptions. The pressure to perform and produce can leave us feeling weary in the marrow of our being. The joy designed to grow into sweet plumpness soon shrivels. Smiles...
Let me introduce you to my sweet friend and fellow JOY warrior, Liz. Liz Curtis Higgs has one goal: to help women embrace the grace of God with joy and abandon. She’s the author of more than 30 books with 4.5 million copies in print, including Bad Girls of the...
