Joy is:
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- snuggling with a sleepy puppy
- staying in and wearing sweatpants
- Chemex coffee out of your friend's favorite mug
- afternoon sunlight
- planning for a new knitting project
- unraveling a completed knitted project I never really liked
- homemade maple-glazed scones
- discussing the merits of eyebrow pencil
- FaceTiming with my mom to look at fabrics and plan her next quilt
- Sunday supper of roasted brussels sprouts and chicken legs
- enduring friendships
- realizing answered prayers and insight years later
- reliving the joys and hardships of the last year, and praising God for all of it
Joy is brimming out of my heart right now.
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