Contagious Joy Blog

Hebrews 11 traces our heritage of faith; our pattern to follow; the heroes and heroines, brave souls who trusted God and walked in obedience… Then, chapter 12 begins by telling us we have this great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, yet fix our eyes on Jesus! Only Jesus gives us the heart to continue. Have you…

  Thin Within: Rebuilding God’s Temple is a faith-based weight loss Bible study developed by Judy Wardell Halliday, the author of the book Thin Within: A Grace-Oriented Approach to Lasting Weight Loss.   This approach is a “non-diet” that involves no calorie, fat, or carbohydrate counting….no weighing or measuring your food. There are no “special…

We had already been climbing these stairs for 15 minutes and there was so many more to go! We were at Montmorency Falls in Quebec, one of the tallest water falls in North America, and we were climbing the most enormous set of stairs I have ever seen! We kept pausing to rest and get…

“All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally.  I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not…

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It was the mid 1940’s when my parents purchased a partially completed 2 story house situated on 5 acres of land. They were able to live there while my father being the carpenter (not by trade- just skill) finished the construction.  After that came a 2-car garage, a barn and a couple of other out…

Reflecting back, after Jake died, a dangerous shift occurred in me. I think that only those that know me really well ever saw the change, for I pretended well. I said the right things, looked sad when needed, paid attention to kids when necessary but didn’t get emotionally involved with them. No way. I was…

When I was writing “God Enough” my husband, Brad gave me a week away at my parents house to write without any disruptions. When I arrived back home, I was greeted by very happy boys to see their momma. They were all glad I got to spend a week writing but were also glad for…

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