Author: wandahusted

My five year old fell a week ago and broke his ankle.  After two days completely off of it, the orthopedist fit him for a pair of crutches.  Unfortunately, the crutches are a little too big, but they're the smallest they can find.  At first, when my little kiddo would be off balance, he would… Continue reading Good Job Falling Down

Serving others is another effective key for finding joy.  Again, slowing down becomes imperative here as well. Princeton University set up a study in the early 70’s.  In this study, titled “From Jerusalem to Jericho,” seminary students were asked to prepare a sermon on the parable of the Good Samaritan.  Midway through their preparations, they… Continue reading Serving Others

If joy is triggered through feeling connected to God, dropping the hustle becomes even more important.  Indeed, in Psalms we read, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).  Think of the biblical story portrayed in the hymn, “Master the Tempest is Raging.”  There was a huge storm that arose while Christ and… Continue reading Delighting in the Sabbath

We need to drop the hustle.   I recently listened to an interview of an AAU basketball coach, Coach Charles Gazzaway. He talked about his experiences learning basketball and playing throughout high school and college before taking the Hotshots, a team of short, middle-class, junior high, white kids, to the state finals in California.  When… Continue reading Dropping the Hustle

We were on the final walk through of our home before purchasing it.  Our realtor, Torre, was upstairs looking out the window with me. I was quietly taking it all in when she asked me, “are you happy?”  I paused, realizing that she was trying to gauge my satisfaction and that she couldn’t quite read… Continue reading Joy v. Happy