Joyce's Journeys

09/30/2024

05/13/2023

My boy is going into 7th grade! 😭😭😭

05/14/2021

05/08/2021

If you're struggling with a sin, whether it is po*******hy, gluttony, bitterness, speeding, not using your turn signal, greed, whatever, here's some steps to correct the problem.

1. Realize the problem. Without realizing it, there's no admittance.

2. Admit that it's a problem. What is this sin costing you? Your rewards, are they material or eternal? What is wrong with your problem?

3. Take it to the cross. There's only one way you can get 100% results of your problem. Accepting Jesus Christ. Confessing to him that you DO have a problem and you are needing Him to help take it out of your life for good.

4. Hang on. The battle is not done yet. Satan will be on you HARD, but after the war is over, you'll have your victory.

There's always Victory in Jesus, my Savior forever. He sought me and He bought me with his redeeming blood. And it was that same blood that He shed on the cross about 2000 years ago that'll set you free as well.

You got this. ❤

04/25/2021

Keep them in church parents. Their hearts will grow into it.

04/24/2021

I want to give a shout out to all the students who graduated to their new belts today. It's hard work, but I am very proud of each and every one of you. Keep up the good work. @ Rising Sun Jujitsu Academy

04/24/2021

He got his orange belt today!

04/22/2021

The Footprints in the Sand has to be one of my favorite poems. In case you never heard it, or perhaps forgot it, let me summarize it for you.

A man was walking along the sand with the Lord. There were always two sets of footprints. One day, man turns around and realizes that during the most troublesome times of his life, there was only one set. He asked the Lord why he would leave him in those times and the Lord's reply was simply that he never left him and that he was carrying the man through those hard times.

You know, sometimes we go through some rough roads. We lose children, parents, spouses, homes, etc. But you are still surviving. You might not even be a child of God's, but he sees your pain. And he cares about you. You might have strayed away like so many of us do, but he still loves you.
There are reasons we go through the stuff we do. We don't see the reasons right now, but they are there. Even if you don't believe in the God that I do, just ride that road. Don't ever give up on life. You made it through it for a reason. Love you guys on my wall. Even if I have never physically met some of you. Just don't give up.

04/17/2021

Less than $5. Great celebration for the kids passing their orange belt test.