“A gracious woman retains honor.” I have always loved that verse. What does a gracious woman look like to you? Gentleness, kindness, and patience are some things that come to my mind. Things like criticism, impatience, and harsh words are some things that, although in direct contrast to graciousness, seem to pop up often in…
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About: Joyce Fullbright
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- Joyce is a wife and mother of three sons who is blessed and amazed at what the grace of God can do to enable an ordinary woman to live a life filled with extraordinary joy. Her passion is to extend God's grace and encouragement to others. Come visit her blog at Joyfull Living as she shares and encourages women to be all that the Lord called them to be.
Author Archives: Joyce Fullbright
Respecting Our Elders In Today’s World
Nearly 20 years ago, my sister-in-law and I were both expecting babies within a few months of each other. Since this was many years ago, we lacked much of the wisdom and maturity that comes with age! We compared our size, our preparedness, our pregnancy knowledge, and most everything else. My sister-in-law is very different…
What Kind of Spouse Are We Preparing?
This is one of those parenting topics I tend to run from. For many years I avoided the subject, and would hide my head in the sand whenever the topic of my boys growing up and leaving home came up. I just didn’t want to think about it. Now that my oldest boys are 19…
Equipping Our Children To Face the Hurdles of Life
On a recent evening, my youngest son (age 9) and I were exercising by walking the local high school track. They must have had a track meet earlier that day, because the running hurdles were scattered around. The hurdles were of various sizes, and once my son spotted the smallest one, he quickly moved over…
Taking It A Notch Above
This week I was asked to share a small word of writing for an aunt’s 80th birthday. This was a great honor, and in closing the last few verses from Proverbs 31 seemed to fit perfectly: Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “ Many daughters have…
The Blessing of Her Husband’s Trust
Over the Christmas holidays, my husband and I took our youngest son to the movies. We had planned to grill a great dinner when we got home. My husband was going to grill the meat and I was doing the potatoes and salad. We arrived home and quickly jumped on our dinner tasks. I put…
The Glory of Marriage God’s Way
Have you ever thought of what words pop into your mind when you think of marriage? In the beginning, words like ‘bliss,’ ‘romance’ and ‘true love’ come to mind. After a few years, words like ‘hard work,’ ‘becoming selfless,’ or ‘putting the needs of others first’ become reality. What about the words the Bible gives…
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