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Simple Joys: Discovering Wonder in the Everyday | Candace Payne
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Laughter that makes your stomach hurt, the perfect cup of coffee, a few moments alone with your Bible - these are moments of joy to be found on even the most difficult days. When you know you can trust God no matter what, lasting joy will be yours. Find your joy in Simple Joys: Discovering Wonder in the Everyday by Candace Payne. Who hasnt struggled with discontent, being overwhelmed, and the fight to be happy? You know that you have much to be grateful for, but sometimes the world feels so heavy and its hard to recognize the good stuff, let alone find and experience true, lasting joy. Candace Payne, better known as Chewbacca Mom, reached more than 200 million people when her surprise outburst of joy at the simplest pleasure of a Star Wars mask went viral. Her story of struggling with loneliness, discontent, and unhappiness came out soon after, which made the world question: What makes her different? I could write a million words, books, and even songs to explain this, Candace says, but my gut feeling tells me you didnt buy this book for a theology debate. You are reading these pages hoping to find joy - real, authentic, and unwavering in any and all circumstances. The kind of contentment that says, Im not only happy, but Im satisfied as well. I have enough and I am enough. Because what Ive discovered is this: contentment will often lead to more joy. Do you have that kind of joy? Do you want it? Find the secret to happiness, satisfaction, joy, and more in Simple Joys, a beautiful, full-color book that walks you through Candaces journey so that you can replicate it in your own life. Read about several simple ways you can reclaim joy in your day-to-day routine and start living more joyfully today.
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TheBookHippie All wonderful joys! Peaches- I so agree! 6d
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💛 Being back on the farm for the summer (although it‘s been a bit of a transition from travel in Alaska)
💛 Home cooked meals with my sister‘s family
💛 The pets - Luthien, Gandalf, and my sister‘s dog Gracie
💛 Hammock time on the porch
💛 The beauty of the creek after a rain

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 6d
kspenmoll 🩷 6d
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
This week has been hectic and honestly a bit miserable - the AC at my work is broken and it's been almost 90 degrees this week 🥵
Joys: 1&2 - Oakley and Ben snuggles, 3 - seeing Indiana Jones in the theater with a big ol' bucket of popcorn, 4 - birds at my feeders, 5 - a cool house to come home to each evening!!

TheBookHippie 🥵🥵🥵🥵 OY. 6d
dabbe No AC? 😱🥵😱 Yet you still found joys. 🤩🤩🤩 6d
mcctrish We have a heat wave coming and I know a/cs are going to be working overtime 6d
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Daisey
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I just got home yesterday from a two week trip to Alaska, so my joys for these weeks are all about that.

💛 So much beautiful scenery!
💛 The experience of flying in small planes to & from the village and watching seaplanes land on the water
💛 Seeing wildlife, especially moose
💛 Hiking out onto a glacier
💛 Delicious food, including fresh fish

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

mabell Sounds absolutely amazing! 😍 2w
Texreader How marvelous!!! 2w
Daisey @mabell @Texreader It was an absolutely amazing trip! The photos in no way do it justice. 2w
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Happy Friday, Litsy friends!

mcctrish Baby love 💕 💙 2w
TheBookHippie Baby love!!!!! 2w
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼👍🏼💝💝💝💝💝 congratulations great aunty🥳🚼. 2w
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
This work week has been draining, I've mostly been holding on to joy from the past weekend. Lewis and I had a mini-getaway to Asheville. A friend was in an outdoor performance of The Book of Will, which was excellent & very fun! We wandered around old neighborhoods and the Botanical Gardens. We ate some delicious food and hung out with awesome people. With the city

mcctrish Sounds like a great little getaway 3w
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1. Our favorite restaurant opened a new branch at the racetrack.
2. We went to Ocean City. This is the view from our friend‘s condo.
3. A vendor that I liked at the farmers market last summer is back this year, just under a different name.
4. Nationals Night Out. The game was lousy, but I loved the company and atmosphere.
5. “Alien vs Predator” 🍿
#5joysfriday

TheBookHippie All wonderful!!! 3w
mcctrish Everyone watching the Alien vs Predator showdown is unifying 🍿 3w
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julieclair
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My #5JoysFriday is all about Iceland this week. The scenery here is dramatic!

1. Sunset at 11:30 p.m.
2. Waterfalls
3. Lupines. They are everywhere. Great swaths of them strewn across fields and hills.
4. Snow-capped mountains.
5. Windswept hills.

@DebinHawaii

Susanita 🇮🇸❤️ 3w
TheBookHippie Just stunningly gorgeous!!!! 3w
AnnCrystal Wow😍💝💝💝💝💝. 3w
mcctrish What gorgeous photos 😍😍😍 3w
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Daisey
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Another late post, but this has been a week full of joys worth sharing.

💛 Strawberry mule made with vodka I infused with fresh strawberries
💛 Church dinner with the homemade rolls I made
💛 Traveling to see my family with very well behaved pets
💛 The beginning of a trip to Alaska!
💛 Getting to fly to the village where my cousin has taught for several years

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

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kspenmoll Strawberry mule-sounds good! Where are you going in Alaska? My brother lives on the Kenai Peninsula. (edited) 2w
Daisey @kspenmoll I missed this week‘s joy post, but next week will probably be all Alaska! We went to a village in southwestern Alaska near Bethel, then Anchorage, Seward, east to Wrangell–St. Elias National Park & Kennecott, then Valdez & a ferry back to Whittier to Anchorage again for our last few days. (edited) 2w
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Spent Saturday outside while we had decent weather, reading & hanging out with Sally ?☀️
2. Rearranged my bookshelves! I love looking at them now
3. Arthur wanted to "help" with the organization ?
4. It's been a rainy week, perfect for cat snuggles ?
5. A pair of Eastern Wood-Pewees have been hanging out by the back windows & I spotted a nest above a light fixture with little babies! Can't wait to watch them grow!

dabbe 💙💚💙 4w
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Spending the week in beautiful Scotland has been filled with too many joys to count. The people are friendly and welcoming, the scenery is stunning, and there is so much to see and do! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

peaKnit What a great week!! 4w
kspenmoll What an amazing experience!!! So happy for you! 4w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4w
AnnCrystal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💝💝💝💝💝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. 4w
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Daisey
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I lost track of time yesterday and forgot to post. It‘s been a quiet but enjoyable week.

💛 A couple of meals out with friends
💛 Days to stay at home cleaning and reorganizing
💛 Fresh strawberries! 🍓
💛 Beautiful weather and time outside with the pets
💛 Time to cook - including fish tacos with onion straws, grilled ribs with roasted sweet potatoes, and sourdough English muffins

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 💙💚💙 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Yum! I think I noticed your name somewhere with the old #EuropaCollective which we‘re getting back together. Are you interested? 1mo
Daisey @Lesliereadsalot Thanks for checking! I wasn‘t in the old Europa group, but @tpixie did ask me specifically about the June read. I would like to, but I can‘t fit in any more reading groups. 1mo
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tpixie @Daisey strawberries 🍓? Home grown? Someday I need to eat your sourdough English muffins ! 😋 1mo
MemoirsForMe 😻😻😻 1mo
Daisey @tpixie Not my own strawberries, but picked at my cousin‘s. I‘ve been having all kinds of strawberry things, including a strawberry matcha this morning and making strawberry pretzel salad for church tomorrow! 1mo
tpixie OK, that does it. I‘m gonna come and move in with you. You‘re always cooking delicious things. Of course, I guess I could cook too…. 1mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

😋 Indulged in my guilty pleasure, lemon Oreos!
💝 Litsy love from @dabbe !
☀️Walking at the pier and doing 2 flights of stairs - I‘m healing!!
💊 New med to hopefully decrease knee inflammation affecting my sciatic nerve and to reduce the pain!!!‘
❤️ My husband who loves me so well!

Mollyanna Good luck with the new meds! Sciatic pain is 😩😡. 1mo
TheBookHippie Oh I hope it works !!! Also lemon Oreos!!! I didn‘t know they existed! I love lemon!!! 1mo
dabbe 💚💜💚 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot Loving husbands are the best! 🩷 1mo
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
kspenmoll Hope new meds etc help! Lemon oreos are the best! 1mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Got dinner and caught up with my friend, then we saw an aerial performance at my studio
2. Hiking South Mountain with Lewis and friends. A butterfly kept landing near me 🦋
3. The cat at the groomers likes to seek attention. He's adorable and friendly. His name is Squint 😼
4. My favorite reading podcast hosted a readathon on Sunday. I spent the day with my books and my cats
5. Great bookclub discussion!

dabbe 💚💜💚 1mo
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kspenmoll An alligator behind your house!!!!🐊😱 1mo
TheBookHippie 😵‍💫🐊🚫 1mo
AnnCrystal 🐊🆒💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
mcctrish So glad you are happy about your toe colour now - I got a pale yellow once and it looked awful and just made me sad. I would be moving 🐊 1mo
dabbe 💜💚💜 1mo
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Daisey
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Last weekend was so busy that I never had time to share, so I‘ve got two weeks of joy!
💛 Bored Teachers comedy show with friends/colleagues #TeachersOfLitsy
💛 End of the school year events and graduation for another class
💛 As commencement speaker, I was able to reminisce with the seniors about writing and reading projects as well as personal memories from our experiences together.
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Daisey 💛 A quick trip to my sister‘s for a family Mother‘s Day get together
💛 My classroom is organized and packed up for the summer, and I got to start a quiet weekday morning at home today!
💛 Bonus joy: More time with the pets this week after barely being home for a few days last week

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys
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kspenmoll Yay for the end of a school year for you! We have one more month-get out 6/16. So glad you can spend time now with yr pets! 1mo
dabbe 💙💚💙 1mo
mcctrish Oh that Bored Teachers tour looks like something else!!! 1mo
Daisey @mcctrish It was a lot of laughs, and a great way to celebrate the end of another school year with friends. 1mo
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
TheBookHippie Yay turtles!! 1mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 🐬 & 🌊🐢 1mo
dabbe 💜🐝💜 1mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie We take our turtles very seriously here. Teams of volunteers walk the beaches each morning and evening, roping off new nests that have appeared, relocating nests to a safer spot if necessary, filling in holes left by beach goers, picking up sand toys or other things that could block the baby turtles‘ path to the sea, etc. Plus, no beachfront houses can have outside lights on overnight so the babies don‘t confuse them with the moon. 1mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. My partner and I have started taking walks together down our (fairly long) driveway when we get home from work to connect & chat about our days 💖
2. Sally's energy is always so joyful 🐕
3. Cat snuggles & a good book 😻
4. My niece had an end-of-year concert that I unfortunately couldn't attend in person but got to see adorable pictures and videos. She didn't cry this time! 😂
5. Book mail! Pretty special editions ✨

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dabbe 💜💚💜 2mo
DogMomIrene 🙌🏼🌟❤️ 2mo
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#5JoysFriday on Saturday! My collage this week is messy and all over the place, much like my brain 😵‍💫
@DebinHawaii
1. Independent Bookstore Day spent with my hubby
2. The last bookstore we went to was also a restaurant so we sat outside for lunch. I had a cocktail and read while we waited for our food
3. The cats being sweet and silly. We tried Cam in her harness but she mostly wanted to lay on the pavement and sniff grass
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peanutnine 4. I didn't think our calla lily was going to bloom this year but it's finally sprouting! Just a little later than usual
5. The pasture behind the house grew a blanket of little yellow flowers 🌼
2mo
kspenmoll ❤️🩷💛 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Daisey
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💛 More morel mushrooms!
💛 Completing a very busy week of school
💛 Teacher appreciation events at school
💛 Bacon & tomato sandwich
💛 The pets

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

mcctrish Nothing beats a BLT 🥪 ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
dabbe BLT's were my mom's favorite! I'm hoping our tomato plants yield some good ones this year! And those morels! Wow! 💚💜💚 2mo
TheBookHippie Yummmmm BLT 2mo
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Daisey @mcctrish @dabbe @TheBookHippie Yes! BLTs are one of my favorites. It‘s not the same with a store bought tomato as a summer one, but still good. 2mo
TheBookHippie @Daisey oh I agree about the tomato! 2mo
thecheckoutstack Great morel find!!! 🍄 2mo
Daisey @thecheckoutstack Thanks! It‘s the best batch I‘ve found in a while! 2mo
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BarbaraJean Such wonderful joys! Congratulations on your new great-niece! 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 2mo
kspenmoll Love each of your joys! A new grand niece! 🩷💛❤️ 2mo
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mcctrish All your joys point to embracing a new season 💛💛💛 2mo
AnnCrystal 🥳💖 Congratulations on your new great-niece 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
julieclair @mcctrish You are so perceptive! And correct. I am totally loving the relaxed pace of retired life, and the utter joy of a new generation in our family. 💝 2mo
julieclair @BarbaraJean @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @kspenmoll @AnnCrystal Thank you! Now we just need to plan a trip to Brooklyn so we can meet her. Can‘t wait! 💖💝💖 2mo
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1. Taylor Bradshaw (an independent folk musician I listen to) just released a new song.
2. I bought some books this week.
3. The neighbor‘s cat is still visiting us.
4. I saw a Carolina Wren in the backyard under the patio. I never got a picture of it because birds don‘t stay still so this picture is from Google.
5. I‘m watching the Battlefield Of The Mind conference on livestream this weekend (4/24-4/26).

#5joysfriday

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Daisey
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💛 A long Easter weekend with my family
💛 Luthien & Gracie (my sister‘s dog)
💛 Mushroom hunting with my dad & my niece
💛 Easter nests
💛 Fresh asparagus

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

TheBookHippie Beautiful mushroom. 2mo
kspenmoll Fresh asparagus! Yum! 2mo
mcctrish Fresh asparagus 💚💚💚 2mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2mo
Jari-chan 💖💖💖 2mo
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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2mo
mcctrish I need to spring clean but now I‘d rather be outside in my garden maybe I need an app 2mo
julieclair @DebinHawaii Tagging you now… for some reason it wouldn‘t let me when I first posted this. 🤔 2mo
julieclair @mcctrish I wish I was a gardener. I do love to look at beautiful gardens! 2mo
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TheBookHippie Decluttering over here too!!! 2mo
Bookwormjillk I didn't know the FlyLady was still around. I'll have to look into that. 2mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie It‘s a constant battle. 🤪 2mo
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julieclair @Bookwormjillk I know… she‘s been around forever! I always turn to her when I need to get back on track. I‘m really enjoying the app, rather than all those emails that used to flood my inbox. 2mo
TheBookHippie @julieclair I may need this app…. 2mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie FlyLady‘s a bit on the bossy side 😂 but her heart is in the right place. 2mo
TheBookHippie @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Overflowing with joy from this past weekend!
My niece Jolene turned 4 & had a princess tea party to celebrate! 👑🫖
My parents came to visit for the occasion & Lewis cooked a feast on Sunday while we played outside in the sunshine.
My present to Jo was her own wooden tea set which she wanted to paint immediately.
I also was able to give my dad his belated Christmas present, some new custom Spider-Man shoes that I painted

peanutnine Also attended a silly pajama party at my aerial studio where we got to do an obstacle course, play Hungry Hungry Humans, and make charm bracelets 2mo
dabbe 💙💚💙 2mo
julieclair What an absolutely lovely list of joys! 2mo
TheBookHippie It‘s all so lovely!!!!! What fun. 2mo
mcctrish The best week imo ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
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DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Love all the family moments! 🤗 2mo
BarkingMadRead I live right near Charlotte, have the best time 2mo
julieclair @BarkingMadRead It was such a wonderful visit! They have recently moved out of the city and into Huntersville, which seems like a nice town to raise a family. 2mo
BarkingMadRead Ohhhhhh Huntersville is soooo nice! 2mo
julieclair @BarkingMadRead Oh, that‘s so good to hear! 💙 I had never even heard of it until they bought their house there. 2mo
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Happy #5JoysFriday ☺️ This week seemed to fly by! @DebinHawaii

1. Lunch at a great new Mexican place 😋
2. Love being back to regular aerial practice again
3. Met up with my sister's bookclub at the new all romance bookstore. Fun people and a great store!
4. Many bookstore trips for the Charlotte Book Crawl! It's so fun but I always buy too many books 🫣
5. Took a chance on a mystery book that turned out to be one I wanted 🎉

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💛 I planted a couple broccoli and an early tomato plant.
💛 My strawberries are blooming & violets are popping up all over my yard.
💛 The tulips are beautiful! 🌷
💛 The pets! Luthien ran for miles yesterday, and LaGata got some snuggle time.
💛 It‘s Easter weekend and our spring break for school.

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

kspenmoll My spring break ends next Monday. It‘s been fabulous! Hope yours is too. Love all your veggie plantings & flowers blooming. 2mo
MemoirsForMe 💛💛💛 2mo
Read-n-Bloom Love those tulips! & all other blooms as well but those tulips are beautiful! Love your kitty too! 2mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful flowers 2mo
Daisey @kspenmoll Enjoy this last weekend! I‘m looking forward to a long weekend visiting family! 2mo
Daisey @Read-n-Bloom Thanks! I just planted these tulips a couple of years ago, and I‘m so excited they‘re doing well and look like I can start diving them. 2mo
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Daisey
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It‘s been a good but busy week and weekend.

#DaiseysJoys #5JoysFriday Sunday Edition

BooksandCoffee4Me Beautiful daffodils! And oh, do enjoy your times with your students — missing mine. 2mo
dabbe #daffies! 💙💚💙 2mo
Daisey @dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me Thank you both! Also, I am absolutely enjoying these spring events with my students. 2mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛🌼 💛 Happy Litsyversary! 🎉📚🎉 2mo
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jenniferw88 At first, I read 'poetry' as 'poultry', and I was like??? 🧐🤣🤣🤣 2mo
5feet.of.fury Oh yay! So happy for your grandbaby 2mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 So glad baby is home now & the blue heron sounds incredible.💙 2mo
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
dabbe #yayforthegrandbaby! 💙🩵💙 2mo
julieclair @jenniferw88 Now THAT would be quite an event! 😂🤣😂 2mo
julieclair @5feet.of.fury @DebinHawaii @AnnCrystal @dabbe Thank you! 🩵💙🩵 2mo
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Joy doesn‘t seem like a big enough word for me this week…

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩🥳 Congratulations 👶💖

💝💝💝💝💝

Prayers for your grandson's to become stronger and stronger 🙏🏼💫.
3mo
Karisa 💗💗💗 3mo
Ruthiella Congratulations! ❤️ 3mo
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Deblovestoread Congratulations! Sending hugs to you and your family 💚 3mo
kspenmoll Congrats! Sending love to you & your family, especially the new little one.💖💖 3mo
TheSpineView Congratulations! Wishing all the best for your little one. 💞 3mo
mrp27 Congratulations! 3mo
LeahBergen How wonderful!! ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
dabbe Such joys! Congrats to all of you! 🤩🩵🤩💚🤩💙 3mo
BooksandCoffee4Me So happy for you! That photo of you, your son, and your grandson is beautiful. ❤️ 3mo
Zuhkeeyah Congrats!!! 3mo
Gissy Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
CarolynM Congratulations 💕 3mo
Sace Congrats! 3mo
mcctrish Congratulations 💕💕💕💕 3mo
Reggie Awwww congratulations!!! 3mo
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Daisey
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A day late this week, but still worth acknowledging

💛 A weekend with my family
💛 Helping Dad clean up a field and burn brush piles
💛 Plants continuing to green up and bloom for spring, even if it‘s turned cooler again
💛 Fixing my dishwasher
💛 Pets, of course

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

DebinHawaii Excellent joys! 💛 Love those daffodils! 🌼 3mo
Daisey @DebinHawaii Thanks! With the changing weather, the daffodils in different parts of my yard have all bloomed through quite a long range of time and I‘m thoroughly enjoying them. 3mo
dabbe Daffies! 🌼💛🌼! 3mo
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Leftcoastzen 👏👍 3mo
Sace So jealous of your daffodils! A careless lawn man whacked mine last year. They came up this year with no blooms 😭 3mo
Daisey @Sace Oh no! Hopefully, they‘ll be back to blooming next year. 3mo
mcctrish Yay for spring flowers 3mo
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My #5JoysFriday are from our recent camping trip in Georgia. I got to read most of my book in front of the fire. We went hiking to Brasstown Bald, the highest point in GA, and also trekked to a few nearby waterfalls. We saw a huge snapping turtle in the lake of the park we were staying at. The trip was a meetup for my husband's Coleman lantern collector's group, so we got to visit with them. Spotted a few new birds in the mornings!
@DebinHawaii

Bookwormjillk I used to visit all the state highpoints. Brasstown Bald was a favorite! 3mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Sounds like a great & relaxing trip. Reading by the fire is the best! 🔥 3mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
monalyisha Looks like the perfect getaway! 3mo
Daisey What a wonderful trip! 3mo
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julieclair
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TheBookHippie New life ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 3mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Ah, spring! 3mo
Susanita ♥️azaleas 3mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝👶💖. 3mo
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#5joysFriday Hard hard week at work so I‘ve got to think really hard on this one.

1) attending a friend‘s award ceremony for her book
2) even though I‘m 57, Mom @Doll8455 still checks up on me 🥰
3) going to my daughter‘s induction into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society this morning
4) it‘s close to only 1 month before son comes home from college for the summer
5) I may be close to hiring a new paralegal (my previous one retired)

@DebinHawaii

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo
Bookwormjillk Good luck with the hiring. It‘s so hard to know how things will turn out. 3mo
BooksandCoffee4Me Congratulations to your daughter, and oh, how treasured are those times when our sons come home. 3mo
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Daisey
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💛 Pets!
💛 Our HS quiz bowl team placed second in their conference tournament.
💛 My daffodils are blooming!
💛 Wild ramps are coming up.
💛 A weekend with my family

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 3mo
MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Yeah for HS team! 👏👏👏 3mo
Texreader Yay!! 3mo
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1&2. My husband had to work over the weekend so I took the day to get a pedicure and eat at my favorite Mexican restaurant on my own 😋
3. Perfect weather for reading out on the porch 🍃
4. Sally is also loving the warmer weather 🐶
5. Browsing the library after work

TheBookHippie Yum. 3mo
Gissy Beautiful reading spot📖😍 3mo
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julieclair
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo
TheBookHippie I love the cards so very much!!! 💚 3mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
kspenmoll I am behind; my cards will be mailed toorrow. Love your joys Julie! (edited) 3mo
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Daisey
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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
TheSpineView ❤️🐾🎉 3mo
PatriciaU Beagle!!! Mine is laying across from me, glaring at me because he‘s wearing a cone after having some surgery last week. Thinks he deserves ALL the treats! 3mo
Daisey @PatriciaU Yep! Mine is currently curled up on my lap after having her evening treats following a run and a bath. 3mo
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peanutnine
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Happy #5JoysFriday! ? @DebinHawaii

1. Jolene asked me to do her hair when I visited and she was so delighted with her "Anna braids" ?❄️
2. My newest comfort rewatch show, Parks and Rec
3. Virtual book chat with some online friends ?
4. Flowers blooming along the driveway ?
5. Trees in bloom everywhere! (Even though the pollen is killing my allergies ?)

AmyG Jolene is adorable! 3mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
peanutnine @AmyG I wholeheartedly agree! 😍 #proudauntie 3mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful blooms! Jolene is a cutie! 3mo
mcctrish I just recently finished Parks and Rec for the first time - I don‘t know how I missed it but it‘s the best 3mo
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Daisey
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dabbe 💙🩵💙 3mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Chocolate & coffee always! 🍫☕️🎉 3mo
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julieclair
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Happy Friday, everyone! If you‘re reading this, consider yourself tagged. 😃

#LitsyLove

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
Read-n-Bloom Happy Friday! 3mo
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mcctrish The 40 day donation lent challenge is a great one! I can‘t wait for spring to hit here, it‘s such a mood boost 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Friday! 3mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 I‘m really loving the tree-a-day book too! 🌳💚 3mo
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. I was complaining about lack of shelf space one night & the next morning my husband cleared off one of his random shelves for me. That's love, y'all
2. A couple friend of ours gifted me this gorgeous cat blanket just because! My husband also received one with a D&D style dungeon map on it. They know us both so well
3. Game night with said couple friend
4. The kitties, always
5.The anticipation of waiting for book mail

TheBookHippie How lovely!!!!! Warm fuzzies! ♥️ 3mo
AmyG Love the blanket! 3mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3mo
Leftcoastzen Beautiful blanket ! 3mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 The 🐱 blanket is gorgeous! 3mo
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julieclair
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Here are just a few of the many joys we experienced on our Caribbean cruise this week! 🏝️

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

peanutnine Sounds like an amazing time!! 🤩🦩🌊 4mo
AnnCrystal 🚢💝💝💝💝💝. 4mo
dabbe 💚🩶💙 4mo
DebinHawaii A lovely list of joys 💛💛💛 Wild 🫏 🫏🫏 &🦩🦩🦩sound wonderful! 4mo
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peanutnine
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I'm terrible at posting my #5JoysFriday ...on Friday 😅
1. Costco trips with the nibling. Her love of berries is adorable 🍓
2. I don't talk about Sally enough. She's the best dog ever and I love her enthusiasm whenever we return home 🐕
3. Harry the local heron sighting at the pond!
4. Reading while covered in cats 😹
5. Been reading two amazing ebooks this week that I haven't wanted to put down! 📚
@DebinHawaii
Bonus joy ⬇️

Daisey Reading while covered in cats (or in my case cats and the beagle) is the best! 4mo
dabbe 💚🌼💚 4mo
DebinHawaii Lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 Love all of animals especially! 4mo
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Daisey
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💛 Sourdough cheeseburger focaccia
💛 Enjoying a HS conference band concert
💛 My team had 2 mostly successful nights of matches to start their Scholar Bowl/Quiz Bowl season!
💛 The pets, featuring LaGata this week
💛 A Friday night out for supper with friends

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

mabell The focaccia sounds and looks yummy! 4mo
Daisey @mabell It‘s a recipe I‘ve been meaning to try for a while (there‘s pickle juice in the dough), and it was delicious! 4mo
mabell What a creative idea! Could you notice the pickle juice addition? I just made cheeseburger pizza last week, coincidentally 😄 4mo
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dabbe 💚🌼💚 4mo
Daisey @mabell It wasn‘t strong, but I do think it was noticeable and added to the overall flavor. 4mo
DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! 💛💛💛That focaccia sounds amazing-especially with the pickle juice! 😋 4mo
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