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Continue reading →: Crisis Ready!Hi Joyful Storyteller Friends! This is reposted from our local FB page: San Ramon Locals. I hope you find it helpful! Cheers. Hello San Ramon Friends, This has truly been an eventful year. We (your caring editors) hope that you are well and are taking care of yourself and your…
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Continue reading →: Joy in Vitamin DHey Sunshine! Did you know there are over 70 songs about the sun (thank you, Google!)? Top of my list: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me, Here Comes The Sun and yes, a little bit of Broadway, please, The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow. A sunny song sure…
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Continue reading →: Joy In The Smoothie!Every morning for the last 12 years, my family has enjoyed waking to the delightful sounds of the blender. (HA!). You know, that loud, whirrrrr! with the bong! of the ice going ‘round and ‘round. That’ll wake up even my resident bear snuggled under the covers. Yet, despite the long…
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Continue reading →: Joy in Functional FoodsI just wolfed down a bowl of popcorn. Wow, it was good. Almost as good as the first bowl. Maybe I need to grab a quick refill to see if #3 will measure up? Wait. What’s that? I think I heard my thighs scream out “no more, please, no more!”. …
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Continue reading →: Joy In the SchoolingIt’s the first day of school. At my house. Ever. I’ve spent an obscene amount of time creating a “schedule” (Thank you Internet moms who are OCD & way more organized than me). Let’s see how long we stick to it! 9:45am PST: Sang a song and danced to wake…
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Continue reading →: Joyfully Valentine – ing!(I just made up a word!) The way I see it, Valentine’s Day can be: super happy or super disappointing. Either way, it’s just simply STRESS – FULL for everyone. (Unless it’s accompanied by lots of dark chocolate…) So, I decided to rename the day… Happy Vitality Day… Happy Vibrant…
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Continue reading →: Joyful In CommunityWhat does “community” mean to you? I was pondering on this question recently and came to the conclusion it could mean many things to many people. Depending on circumstances, personality and well, so much more. As an extrovert, I have always found myself among the introverts. I have yet to…
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Continue reading →: The Season for SoupThere’s definitely a chill in the air. Quite the change after a long heatwave last week. It was pleasantly surprising to find myself in the midst of drizzle and heavy fog when I made a trip to the coast a few days ago. I so love this cuddle-up time of…
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Continue reading →: Just Be.
This weekend was a humbling reminder of life. In pursuit of all that is the “American Dream,” it’s so easy to get swept up in the tsunami of the everyday and even easier to forgot how to simply enjoy the gentle lull of the waves. This past weekend, my Uncle…
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Continue reading →: Got Fasting?
I got pretty fired up during a conversation with other praying moms about intermittent fasting. It’s a pretty simple plan. And a number of the moms do it quite regularly with pleasant results. So, I tried it.
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I’m Joyce!
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