Comments on: What Are Your ‘Life Moments’?

By: Michelle @ Following Your Joy

Michelle @ Following Your Joy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:58:16 +0000

@ Mike: LOVE the attitude!!! There is such simplicity in those joyful moments and they each made me smile. Thank you for reminding me of the ‘decision’ to be happy. Yes, life IS good! :)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:45:13 +0000

Watching the sparkle in my wife’s face when she is happy, seeing the twinkle in my grandson’s eyes, and the hugs everyday. These are some of the simple things that bring me pleasure and prove that when I woke up this morning and decided that today I would be happy, I was right, again. Life is good, very very good.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:42:48 +0000

to Jane….Ohhh I am crying. The circle of love………what a beautiful thing. I have goosebumps………..Sharon xoxo

By: Michelle @ Following Your Joy

Michelle @ Following Your Joy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:06:01 +0000

@ Tess: Hi! It’s obvious that family is very important to you! What a string of lovely, joyful moments you’ve experienced. Thanks so much for letting us in on those precious times! Enjoy the upcoming weekend in Chicago…I have a feeling it will be wonderful. :)

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:51:17 +0000

I love your blog! Moments of joy…I have a lifetime of them. I was pregnant and married at 17, most people thought I made a mistake. For me it was a moment of joy. We had four little girls when I was 22. Now that was crazy. I had no idea the third pregnancy would be twins. Now that moment was another! And a zillion in between. This weekend I’m flying to Chicago to meet one of my daughters and two grandchildren for fun. We’ll be making moments there;)

I would have to say all my moments of joy have been with my mom, my hubs and girls and their families. birthdays, schooldays, graduations, sporting events, more graduations, their friends, running races together, building a home and then moving to the city. I can’t even count them we didn’t even get into vacations and such but all in all it’s us growing through life together with, joy, sadness, pain, happiness and all those emotions in between.

Oh and grandchildren…there is no describing it…I always thought people who said that were weird or old. I have to admit I am 56 and Mac, grandduaghter is 16 in April…now I know what they were talking about. Each moment you are with them is joyful.

We celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary Jan.14. I didn’t mean to go on and on…you asked the question!

By: Michelle @ Following Your Joy

Michelle @ Following Your Joy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:36:11 +0000

@ Jane: Wow, what a poignant reminder that we are all in this together and all God’s children; how cool that in that moment you could both comfort each other.

@ Jodi: Yes, those moments are definitely precious gifts where time truly stands still!

@ Mark: Right-on about being open and aware to the possibilities…leading to greater frequency of these gifts! How nice to have a new visitor to the blog–thank you! :)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:21:38 +0000

Thank-you for sharing some of the joyful moments of your life. It is through our awareness that we are ready to receive these joyful moments and when we are open and aware to all the possibilities we find these moments happen with more frequency in our life.

By: Jodi at Joy Discovered

Jodi at Joy Discovered — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:58:05 +0000

Hi Michelle!
I love the concept of Life Moments. The way you describe them is exactly as they are, too, where time literally stands still. It’s a pretty spectacular and precious gift, those moments. Thank you for sharing yours!
Have a great week! Jodi

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:08:04 +0000

The life moment looming in my heart is one this past Saturday morning just before we left a Carribean Island resort north of Haiti. Exchanging hellos with a gal at the tour desk, I discovered she was a young mom born in Haiti. After talking a while with her about her story, grief, hopes and needs of the country my overwhelming feelings for Haiti hit. I no longer could hold back the tears. The young woman got up from her chair and wrapped her arms around me in the most loving embrace. She tenderly said, “the whole world hurts”. Then she sparkled as she said, “God is in control.”

By: Michelle @ Following Your Joy

Michelle @ Following Your Joy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:23:10 +0000

@ Jen: I’ll never forget that day, either–preparing for, and welcoming you all as freshmen in my section–not realizing that the friendships would last a lifetime. A Life Moment for me, too!