Welcome

I would love to invite you into my home to have a cup of tea with me. We could sit in my sunny kitchen and talk about all the things that are going on in our lives. I could share with you the news I hear from my grown daughters. How my grandkids are growing. We could laugh together over the funny things that they have said. It would be fun to share the ins and outs of our family life, and talk about our latest creative projects. We could share what God has been teaching us, in our personal lives, and encourage each other on this walk of faith. We could pray together, laugh together, and even cry together. Since most of us will never be able to sit down together face to face, I would like to invite you to join me here. So come on in and have a cup of tea with me.

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Joy

Joy

About Me

Crossville, Tennessee, United States
I am a 61 year old, wife, married to my best friend for 40 years. We have been blessed with 6 children, & 13 grandchildren. I love mentoring women in their spritual walk & in the everyday. I have a diverse background, having spent over 30 years living and ministering in a small South American country. Now my family resides in a small town in the lovely state of Tennessee. We have experienced the blessing of adoption, but also the hard of dealing with a child with RAD and other mental health issues. You can live life with the cup half full or half empty the choice is yours. I choose half full.

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Happy Monday Morning!  We've turned the calendar to a new month.  Can you really believe that it is already June?  It seems like just last month we were celebrating New Years!!!

We have had so many blessings already this year.  It just amazes me that God would choose to work through me and my family.

Last week we had 186 in services.  There were 32 ladies that attended our Sunday School class.  After services Tony baptized 3 precious new believers.  



This week we celebrated "Children's Day" here in Ecuador, Friday, June 1.  We had a team from the church take our puppets to a local school, at the request of the director for a presentation, Friday morning.  It was very well received.  One lady asked, them, "What does the church charge to do this?" ;-)  She seemed pretty amazed that the response was nothing, that we are willing to go wherever there is an opportunity or an open door.

Yesterday, we had 150 in services.  People responded to the invitation for prayer, and there was a great spirit in the church.   We are thankful for the work that God is doing in hearts and lives here in Manta.

This is a big "celebration" month for our family.  June 1, was Teddy's "Welcome to our Family" day.  We had a great time celebrating him and enjoyed "Children's Day" with all 3 kids.




Yesterday our oldest daughter, Mandie and her husband Mike celebrated their 6th anniversary.  This Wednesday our daughter, Lexi, will celebrate her birthday, and on the 27th, our daughter Ashley and her husband Shane, will celebrate their 4th anniversary, (I think, I have the "years" right! ;-)

We are praising the Lord for his blessings upon our lives and the lives of our children.

I pray that each of you have a week full of blessings from the Lord and open doors of ministry for the glory of God.

Blessings,
Joy
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