Living for Joy Week 4

Hows your week going?

I have had a very busy, but very good week! 

I'm feeling very blessed.

This is the last week of the challenge,

but I hope that I will 'see' the daily reasons I have to be joyful!

Reasons I have to be happy this week:

*Got some needed things accomplished on our homestead workday.

*I HAVE a husband and kids that will help out.

*Got to go see some beautiful alpacas 

AND it was a gorgeous, sunny day when we did!

*We have a great church.

*Good Ole Boy PRAYED at the 4H Banquet.

(that is NOT something he does, but he was asked and agreed!)

*We've gotten alot of school work done.

*I have a corset to wear to the Civil War ball! 

AND a borrowed dress is supposed to be on its way! 

*We were able to get hay that will last for awhile.

*Bug has done great in the jeopardy challenge the library had (and ended up earning $14 in points for a book of her choice),

and I did well in the parents round, lol.

*Found some awesome things at Salvation Army.

(my feet are nice and toasty in the new Eddie Baur slippers that I got there for $2!)

*Answered prayer!

*I have amazing kids and an awesome husband.

God is so good! 

What I've done to love and serve others:

*Let Sis go to a friends house.

*Prayed for my friends.

*Gave some clothes Hunny had outgrown to a friend 

and ran an errand for her.

*Rubbed Good Ole Boys back.

*Made tea many nights for a warm up and sleep aid 

- especially for Einstein.

*Let Einstein hug me on his terms 

and not complain because I was in the middle of doing something.

*Overlooked minor infractions.

Modern Alternative Mama has  great post about thoughts, and how sometimes bad thoughts can be spiritual and/or physical, 

definitely something to read and think about.

JOY.

When I think of joy I actually hear it sung in my head.

When I was a kid, we sang this song -

"Jesus, others and you, 

what a wonderful way to spell JOY.

J is for Jesus for He has first place,

O is for others we meet face to face,

Y is for you and whatever you do -

Put yourself third and spell JOY." 

What has made you joyful this week?

COUNTRY GIRL