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Laquo; sharing me. July 6, 2010 by joy renée. If there’s one thing we can all bet on, it’s that I’m a terribly inconsistent blogger. But I will tell you– though I haven’t been posting, I. Been writing. A lot. There’s a story that needs to be told, but I want to have all of my thoughts together before I let you see it.😉. In other news, summer is here. Insert terrible segue in 5, 4, 3, 2…]. Ya know, I bet Chuck Norris could eat a lot of watermelon! Told ya. Terrible.]. Posted in about my life. Im an incon...

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September | 2011 | this•is•joy

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Archive for September, 2011. Five-Minute Friday: For Sara. Posted in about my life. On September 16, 2011 4 Comments. It’s been a long time since I’ve written on this blog. I’ve wanted to. I’ve had exams, I’ve graduated, I’ve travelled, I’ve sung in an opera or two. But what it all comes down to is that I just created a habit of not writing, and it snowballed. But today, people from all over the globe are writing five-minute Friday. Posts in honor of Sara Frankl. Through reading her blog, through seeing ...

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move. | this•is•joy

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Laquo; He is not phased by my story. January 7, 2011 by joy renée. It’s kind of a boring word. No spark. No “grabbing” power. But it’s my one word. For the new year. I am a person who has a tendency to stagnate. I sit. I wait. I am. I do a lot of dreaming. A lot of goal-setting. A lot of wishing. A lot of hoping. And amidst all the finger-crossing and breath-holding and thoughts of “one of these days”, I forget to take action on those things. If I don’t. Posted in about my life. Yay for writing a post on...

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There’s a lump in my throat as I type this… | this•is•joy

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Laquo; my isaac. He is not phased by my story. There’s a lump in my throat as I type this…. July 19, 2010 by joy renée. I have an urgent prayer request. I know I’ve been semi-vacant recently, but I am humbly asking you to lift up two hurting people. The facts aren’t pretty and are often brutal, but still I ask you because I have seen this community rise up to pray for others, and I am confident that you will pray for this situation as well. Posted in about my life. On July 19, 2010 at 4:42 pm. Though not...

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He is not phased by my story | this•is•joy

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Laquo; There’s a lump in my throat as I type this…. He is not phased by my story. July 29, 2010 by joy renée. When I started this blog, I confessed to you that I had (have) a story to tell. And ever since that moment, I’ve been working up the courage to tell it. I don’t have that courage yet. But what I do have–. 8211;might make a pretty good substitute. But God’s not phased by my filthy parts. And I believe Him. Light will fill the spaces where darkness once hid. It will be known to the world that what ...

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this•is•joy | (renée) | Page 2

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June 3, 2010 by joy renée. Part of the reason I have this blog, is that I have the opportunity to share parts of me with you. I don’t do it for attention, or to get compliments, or to get that little comment number higher. I do it simply because that’s what people do. That’s what communities do. So, I want to share a part of myself with you that I don’t get to share very often with many people. And though it’s far from perfect… here it is:. May 27, 2010 by joy renée. Be still my beating heart! You may no...

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my lock-box heart | this•is•joy

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Laquo; pressing in. May 25, 2010 by joy renée. It was a moment of intense realization that I had never yet experienced until that night. And it took everything in me to hold myself together. I had suddenly and unexpectedly come face-to-face with my. A number of emotions began to set in:. 8212; to open up these locked corners of my heart. 8212; at what I would find. 8212; at this ‘secret ability’ to hide things even from myself. Because I had no idea where to go from that point. Posted in My Lock-Box Heart.

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learning to rest. | this•is•joy

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Five-Minute Friday: For Sara. January 29, 2011 by joy renée. But for now, let’s talk Sabbath. It’s the 4th commandment, but the one that (for me) is the easiest to ignore. Trying to live out a weekly Sabbath (or Shabbat) in a culture that seems to be ever going is truly one of the hardest things about this decision. Landry and I are. But God has asked me for. Just one day a week where I would stop. Be still. Listen. Honor. Know. Wait. But every week, it gets a little bit simpler. Every Friday evening...

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about me. | this•is•joy

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I have two names. It means joyfully reborn. Nice to meet you. It’s probably sometimes confusing knowing what to call me. I grew up as Renée, but eventually my first name found its way in there somehow and I became Joy Renée. Either one of those (Renée or Joy Renée) are perfectly acceptable. ;). A little about me. I am 29. I have finally reached the last age I will ever publically recognize. 29 forever! Life lessons. Hahaha. 6th grade level humor continues to thoroughly entertain me. I think I can do anyt...

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Five-Minute Friday: For Sara | this•is•joy

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Laquo; learning to rest. Five-Minute Friday: For Sara. September 16, 2011 by joy renée. It’s been a long time since I’ve written on this blog. I’ve wanted to. I’ve had exams, I’ve graduated, I’ve travelled, I’ve sung in an opera or two. But what it all comes down to is that I just created a habit of not writing, and it snowballed. But today, people from all over the globe are writing five-minute Friday. Posts in honor of Sara Frankl. And I saw no greater way to start writing here again than this. Through...