Finding Joy in the day, Day 117

Seeing a friend stop by

Quote of the day:

'Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them increase Your love in my heart.'

St. Rose of Lima

Finding Joy in the day, Day 116

Celebrating the Solemnity Mass at St. Paul Catherdral for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Archdiocese of St. Paul
Braiding skills
A fresh morning walk with birds chirping

Quote of the day:

"But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever." 2 Timothy 4:17-18

Finding Joy in the day, Day 115

Good time out with a friend
Thunderstorms crack and lightning flash
Getting some things accomplished

Quote of the day:
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” 
Brene Brown

Finding Joy in the day, Day 114

Offering insight

Quote of they day:
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” 
Dr. Seuss 

Finding Joy in the day, Day 113

Opportunity for thanks
My baby brother who I have been able to love for 18 years
Cards from my sister in the mail 3 in 1

Quote of the day:
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" Hebrews 13:5

Finding Joy in the day, Day 112

Yoga
Checking out a cultural store
Hearing voices of family

Quote of the day:
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” 
Charles Dickens

Finding Joy in the day, Day 111

A great Dad
Getting support and understanding

Word of the day:
"It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful"
Dawn French

Finding Joy in the day, Day 110

Finishing a journal
Getting a visit from a friend
Having a little hope

Quote of the day:

'Through a woman [Eve] a curse fell upon the earth; through a woman [Mary] as well there returned to the earth a blessing.'

St. Peter Damian

Finding Joy in the day, Day 109

Being in the presence of Jesus
Iced Coffee with SF Vanilla

Quote of the day:
'Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.'

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Finding Joy in the day, Day 108

Lunch out with friends
Sun soaking
Beading projects

Quote of the day:
"Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking." Rumi

Finding Joy in the day, Day 107

Walking with in the fresh air
Good conversations
Bright sunshine after lots of rain and flood warnings

Quote of the day:
"Don't tell me the Sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon!" Anonymous

Finding Joy in the day, Day 106

Crazy storms in the night

Hot Cereal

Talking to a friend

Quote of the day:

"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful." 

Amy Bloom

Finding Joy in the day, Day 105

Thunderstorms with flashes of lightning at night
Compliments on something I made
Fresh Strawberries

Quote of the day:
"Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn is back on life." Eleanor Roosevelt

Finding Joy in the day, Day 104

Good Insight
Rollin and walkin with my friend (love you A)
Tank tops in the summer

Quote of the day:
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. "~ Maya Angelou

Finding Joy in the day, Day 103

A walk in the sun
A generous gift
The gift of time

Quote of the day:
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” 
― Corrie ten Boom

Finding Joy in the day, Day 102

The Best Dad in my life (I love you Daddy-o)

Fresh air in coming in my window
Thunder storms at night

Quote of the day:

“There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry.” 
― Joni Eareckson Tada

Finding Joy in the day, Day 101

Checking out Edina, MN
Sweet friends
Supermoon

A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. (Wikipedia) 

Here is the new addition to my blog, switching it up from "Word of the day" to "Quote of the day"

Quote of the day:

'Our Lord and God is Jesus Christ, and the intellect that follows Him will not remain in darkness (cf. John 12:46).'

St. Thalassios the Libyan

Feel free to message me suggestions for upcoming quotes

Finding Joy in the day, Day 100

100 days to find Joy
Seeing two great women
Willingness to try something new

Word of the day:
Backer- (back-er)
noun

1. a person, institution, or country that supports something

Finding Joy in the day, Day 99

New Shampoo and Conditioner
Seeing an old friend
Compassionate love

Word of the day:

Anschlußtreffer (German)-

     Literally ‘connection hit’; it means, in football, the goal that reduces a team’s deficit from 2 goals to 1 goal.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 98

Napping in the sun
A book from a friend
My purple flair point pen
The moon out my window last night

Word of the day:
Netizen- (net-i-zen)
noun

1. a user of the Internet, especially a habitual or avid one.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 97

Validation

A great Dad

New friends

Word of the day:

Gedankenexperiment- (ge-dan-ken-ex-per-i-ment)

noun

     an experiment carried out in thought only

Finding Joy in the day, Day 96

Not too hot and not too cold
Good relationships
Being heard and not feeling judged

Word of they day:
Paradisal- (par-a-dis-al)
adjective

1. (of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 95

Cool crisp morning air
More sleep last night
Communion service

Word of the day:
Supercalifragilistic: (su-per-ca-li-fra-gil-is-tic)
adjective

informal

adjective: supercalifragilistic

1. extraordinarily good; wonderful.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 94

*****Fireworks***** out my window
Talk with mi padre
Checking in with some support

Word of the day:
GÖKOTTA- (Swedish)

     To wake up early in the morning with the purpose of going outside to hear the first birds sing.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 93

Smell of lilacs on a walk
Open windows for fresh air
Sharing

Word of the day:
Ephemeral- (e-phem-er-al)
adjective

1. 1.

   lasting for a very short time.

Finding Joy in they day, Day 92

Note from a friend
D-MD

Word of the day:
Ipseity- (ip-se-ity)
noun

    selfhood; individual identity

Finding Joy in the day, Day 91

Flowers in bloom
Purple pen
Love from friends

Word of the day:
Aspectabund- (asp-ect-ab-und)
adjective

      letting or being able to let expressive emotion show easily through one's face and eyes

Finding Joy in the day, Day 90

Lunch in the sun
Great care
Acupuncture session

Word of the day:
Plebeian- (ple-be-ian)
noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a commoner

Finding Joy in the day, Day 89

Going for a walk with a new friend

Sharing stories and connecting on common ground

Less Rain

Word of the day:

Bravissima- (bra-vis-si-mo)

exclamation

1. used to express great approval of a performance or performer.

Finding Joy in the day, Day 88

Open windows
Chirping birds
Seeing some friends after too long apart

Word of the day:
Redolent- (red-o-lent)
adjective

1. 1.

   strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something).