Me ~ 20,224 Days Young!! 😊

Young enough to still have fun ..  old enough to know what real fun is!! 

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

13 If I speak in tongues of human beings and of angels but I don’t have love, I’m a clanging gong or a clashing cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy and I know all the mysteries and everything else, and if I have such complete faith that I can move mountains but I don’t have love, I’m nothing. ³ If I give away everything that I have and hand over my own body to feel good about what I’ve done but I don’t have love, I receive no benefit whatsoever. 

Love 

The ability to reach out open arms sincerely despite past injustice .. 

To offer a heartfelt hug as a response to a verbal slap in the face . . 

I want my home and my life to be one of love, welcoming even those who have hurt me deeply . . maybe welcoming them more than those who are kind to me is really what it's all about. 

🍟#whatif Prompt for 4.12.19🍩

Today's prompt:

   hiding contraband junk food 

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Today's prompt:

                   recession prepping 

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#whatif Prompt for 4.11.19

Today's prompt:

     the way He holds me as I cry 

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1 Corinthians 13:13

¹³ Now faith, hope, and love remain—these three things—and the greatest of these is love. 

Love Dare . . Yes, I am still reading this book. . yes, over and over again I will go through this process . . interspersed between projects, moving, other books I'm reading . . I will pray ceaselessly for my husband, for our marriage, for my in growth . . 

#whatif Prompt for 4.10.19 😥

Today's prompt:

                Angst 

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The fun of urbex is all the sites I would have missed otherwise. 

🐾Joy Dare🌱April 1-7, 2019🌞

1st~ 3 gifts round . . 

*continuity 

*ring 

*moon 

2nd~ 3 gifts white .  . 

*salvation 

*fluffy clouds 

*clean sheets 

3rd~ 3 gifts surprisingly found . . 

*inexpensive solution 

*cleaning a closet 

*encouragement 

4th~ 3 gifts in His word . . 

*hope 

*agape love 

*patience 

5th~ 3 gifts at 11am, 2pm, 6pm . . 

*fear followed by prayer 

*tears 

*tears 

6th~ 3 gifts nailed together . . 

*cross on Calvary 

*old wooden building 

*family ties 

7th~ 3 gifts waited for . . 

*His answers 

*better plan 

*nice chat 

👧#whatif Prompt for 4.9.19👦

Today's prompt:

            Creative Parenting 

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#whatif Prompt for 4.8.19

Today's prompt:

           write a letter  

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#whatif Prompt for 4.7.19

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"Quick" Update

Hey, friends, sorry I have been only posting minimally. Not sure if you're noticing but I really haven't just posted, rambled, poured my heart and soul into simply sharing with you . . 

I So Miss That! 

I am finding more and more that I need that quiet time of journalling here and on my Patreon blog . . Sharing with all of you the little things, my dreams, quiet plans . . 

I dearly love writing so miss this so much. 

So, my allergies have been attacking . . my job has stressed me out . . and I am trying to make huge huge positive changes in our lives with a negligible local support system. 

So I am starting the whole process of major major life changes over almost from the beginning . . 

Changes absolutely have to be made . . the unacceptable must be replaced . . 

We have a right to feel secure, be happy and have personal peace. 

I am working towards those goals. 

A lot of what I am doing (things you might not see here) is over at www.patreon.com/karenjoyce 

Some posts are free 

Some (a LOT) $1/month 

Some $2+/mo 

It depends on how personal the info is and how far ahead I'm sharing. 

Also, I'd seriously like to be able to shift more and more to full time writing so having patrons support my writing helps. If you choose to pledge look at it as an online magazine subscription! But, rather than paying yearly you pay monthly and can stop at any time. How cool is that!?!??! 

For right now most of my paid posts are at the $1/mo level as that's where my current patron, the lovely @Morgaine620, is pledging. Slowly I am also adding posts at the other levels. 
Now, as you look at the list of posts ignore for a minute the "Become a Patron" button that seems, to me, to be on attack mode😂 
Instead, very slowly scroll through and look at what's free (some of these were released days earlier to my patron only), look at the photos, titles . . Are there any locked posts you wish you could read? Maybe you'd like to try becoming a patron at that level for one (1) month. That allows you the opportunity to view all posts at that level or lower.  . . time to assess ..  do you want to continue as a patron? At the same level? I really am completely fine with people randomly changing levels. 
Then, at some point 
[need all new tires on your car . .?] 
you may want to pause your subscription for a while. 
Please , come back when you can! 
Even if you pop in/out and switch levels you still have access to all past posts and can catch up easily!! 
Okay, so what's up here?? 
Well, I am reassessing so much . .and making huge changes .. huge! 
We have to move . . it's become so nonnegotiable to Matt and I. Yes, the landlord wants us to stay . . even agreed to a 1 1/2 year lease vs standard yearly ..  but we have to go . . I will be detailing why once we have moved . . but all the really good pics and info will probably be on my Patreon blog. I will give you general details here though. 
We have a place set up to move to!! 
So exciting!! 
I prayed and prayed ..  
Our home needs to be like a resort/vacation home/off-grid/homestead 
So I prayed . .
 We needed a home that: 
*Backs up to woods 
*Waterfront 
*On a hill
*Where we'll be accepted as we are 
And God led me . . He'd been trying to tell me for a while ..  the perfect place was waiting for us!! 
And I paid my deposit!! 
🎉WooHoo 🤣
Yes, my lease expires October 25th . . and we know we have a place to go . . 
The owner and manager are super nice and friendly 😊 

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#whatif Prompt for 4.6.19

 

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🌱Almost Spring?😊

🍶Water Gallon Challenge vs Fluid Gallon Challenge ☕🥛🍹

Water

Yes, it's important 

We each critically need a certain amount of water to stay optimally healthy. 

I won't argue that 

However . . 

For many of us, myself included, a gallon in and of itself is more fluid than we normally consume in an entire day! 

So trying to still sip our truly beloved coffee ☕ seriously cuts into that gallon of water. 

What if we compromised? 

What if we did a 

"Fluid Gallon Challenge"?? 

I propose we simply count the total fluids we consume each day 

I am thinking I'll write mine down so that I have a visual hard copy tally to look back on 

This way I can see not only how many total ounces I'm drinking 

{Need 128oz/day} 

I can also see where those ounce are coming from

How many are actually water 

Tap 😝

Bottled 🤔 

Rain 😊  

How many are other options 

Soda ☣️ 

Coffee ☕ 

Milk 🥛 

Juice 🍹  

This, rather than force-feeding myself water, will give me a clearer picture of my real fluid intake, it's impact on my health and any changes I'd like to make

Rather than a fad challenge 

This becomes a personal journey to better health 

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