“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness
and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Gal
5:22-23 NIV
My first thought when I think of JOY is my attitude about
life. Am I a joyous person? Do people see me smiling in the face of adversity?
But there’s more to JOY than my inner emotions.
When I first began blogging I met a person who inspires me
to not only be full of joy, but to SREAD that JOY!
Marie Wikle has a wonderful site called, Spreading Joy. It’s aptly named
after a woman who is full of the Spiritual fruit of God’s Joy. It flows out of
her. She has taught me what the Spirit of Joy is truly about: Giving.
There are numerous ways to Spread Joy, ways some of which I’ve
never thought of until I read Marie’s book. Running errands for a new mom,
taking coloring books/crayons to a Children’s Ward at a local hospital, taking
donuts to work, smiling at strangers, donating used computers, bringing flowers
to someone I don’t know in the hospital/nursing home, sharing flyer miles, listing
items on Craig’s list that I don’t need any longer for FREE, leaving notes for
a loved one, forwarding an encouraging blog post to friends, providing socks
for the homeless, and the list goes on and on!
Today I present you a
challenge: Pick up a copy of Marie’s new book, Spreading
Joy Daily. Not only will this book provide you with 365 practical ways
to Spread Joy to those around you, but 100% of the proceeds will go to help
provide Back to School supplies to those in need (click
to tweet). Spreading Joy Corp is a 501c Charity- therefore not only
are you giving to a charity and getting wonderful ideas on ways to be a blessing
to those around, but you’re also getting a TAX write off! (You can learn more
by clicking here).
You can purchase her book on Create Space or Amazon.
Remember, 100% of the profit goes to providing school
supplies for kids.
As a thank you for reading this (and because Marie loves to
give) one commenter will be randomly selected to win a copy of Spreading Joy Daily. Just leave a comment for a chance to
win! It would be nice if you’d also tweet about this and share it on
Facebook (but that’s not required for a chance to win). The winner will be
contacted via email in the following week.
Marie, thank you for your generous heart. You have brought much joy to my own life. I appreciate you.
You can follow Marie:
Facebook page - www.facebook.com/
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/
Twitter - http://twitter.com/
Update: I’m still in TIME OUT to let my body heal. But Next Tuesday,
July 1st, hop over to Hip Diggs
where I’ll be talking about making HOME MADE DEODERANT! (yep, you read
that correctly, homemade deodorant!)
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