Real life bears little resemblance to the fairy tale life that enchanted us as girls—that “happily ever after” with never a criticism, messy house, or mountain of laundry; those years of absolute bliss void of family problems, health issues, financial struggles, grief…and diets! Yet in spite of our heart-warming fairy tales, life is not one frivolity after another. It is happy moments sprinkled, or in some cases pelted, with difficult ones.
As we glance back at the completed chapters of our lives, we come face-to-face with the role our decisions played in writing our narratives. But what about those anecdotes and sub-plots we didn’t choose? How did they find a way into our story? Clearly, there is an unseen Hand at work.
The posts in this blog will reflect real life–the happy, thoughtful, memorable, and even sad moments. No, life isn’t a fairy tale, and no, you might not live in constant effervescent happiness. But, if the choice is yours, why not choose joy? Sometimes joy laughs in the sunshine; sometimes it glimmers faintly through thunderstorms. But at all times, joy is confident in its Source. Life is not a fairy tale; it’s a biography. While the fairy tale princess lives happily ever after, the daughter- of-the-King’s biography is even more enduring. She lives joyfully forever after.
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:18
Live Joyfully 