Joy Bubbles

Today I was working on a Christmas gift and needed a few quotes... I love quotes! In fact I could probably spend the whole day reading them, but then I wouldn't get anything done! Anyway, I came across a blog that describes some of my own feelings so well. The author captures it is the phrase 'JOY BUBBLES.' I love it. This is what she says...

The phrase Joy Bubbles came to me one day at work in what could only have been a flash of divine intervention. Since then, I can’t forget it. I think of it in terms of a noun (as in a bubble of joy) and as a verb/action (joy that bubbles up).  Either way, the concept of Joy Bubbles makes me smile whenever I think of it. I have learnt some valuable lessons these last few months. I could have let the experiences make me bitter, distrustful and disillusioned with life. But I remember the exact moment when I decided not to let that happen. I remember sitting in a whorl of pain and betrayal, and recognizing that I could choose my attitude. Out of that time, the most powerful lessons I have learnt have been to do with happiness.  -- Pia, Single mom in South Africa

 I love to think of Joy as a series of bubbles. Joy is not something you naturally feel every day all day long. It is in the individual moments and of course you have to choose to find the joy in the challenging moments or you might just cry and want to give up. One of my best choices ever is to have hope that things will get better, that I will learn and be a better person for having faced and met my challenges. I have found a great deal of JOY in having hope! When things aren't the way I want them, when relationships - especially with my children - are strained, I delight in looking back on the many Joy Bubbles that I have had with them, and then I mentally watch as the light reflects off each bubble and fills my heart. I begin to feel lightened and not so burdened as I remember and renew my feelings of love for them. The Lord offers me a great deal of hope, and as the source of all light, He is what makes those bubbles sparkle and shimmer and look so beautiful! Each little Joy Bubble appears bringing with it a multitude of good feelings, fun times, services rendered, and I am happy.