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Joy seems hard to find in this pandemic year, but it breaks into my consciousness from time to time nonetheless. It's the mundane quality of spending most of my time at home that makes it hard to experience anything out of the ordinary. When I take the time to consider it, though, there are evidences of joy all around me.
Thanksgiving Day, spent on our patio with Marc, Ruth, and Ruby was truly a joyous day. The weather was perfect, the food was delicious, and the conversation was loving and enlivening. My brother and his wife moved into a new home nearby, and their joy in their new space is infectious. Video of UPS and FedEx trucks rolling out of the Pfizer facility with Covid vaccines this week for distribution all over the country brought joyous tears to my eyes. Ordinary interactions--our neighbor bringing by a gift and staying for a long conversation in the driveway, weekly Zoom calls with my dearest friends, and the sight of a family of deer scattering from the park trail as I approach--all bring me joy. I was responsible for a book drive at our church that ended Sunday for the elementary school we partner with, and I was overjoyed to realize we had collected five full boxes of books for the children. That joy was nothing compared to the joy the school expressed at receiving them! When I told them the church would also donate funds to the school this month for classroom supplies and additional books for the media center, there were tears of joy. It's clear joy is contagious. May you find joy each and every day in both ordinary and exceptional happenings! --Janice
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