Yes, it took me three years to write ONE chapter. I'm not ashamed to admit that I had major anxiety when it came to writing. Here's how I'm doing now. / "God empowers those who are weak by worldly standards, showing that true strength comes from Him." 1 Corinthians 1:27. Head over to my YouTube Channel @joynolives to watch the video version of this episode!

When a childhood wound haunts you, it's time to let the light in. "God, I invite your searching gaze into my heart. Examine me through and through; find out everything that may be hidden within me." Psalm 140:23 / p.s. no video version on my youtube channel for this episode!

Fear kills us quicker than war itself. But perfect love drives out all fear. 1 John 4:18 / special announcement: I am no longer going to upload video episodes on Spotify because the uploading takes sooooooo long. Head over to my YouTube Channel @joynolives to watch the video version of this episode!

It was looking like I would be a total failure of a pet owner until.... I realized Jesus heals animals, too. / "I am the Bread of Life. Whoever believes in me. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst....Everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:35 & 40

Around this time some years back, I fell in like with a guy! It ended hilariously (and horribly), but 11-11 still makes me smile because of it. / “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water I give them will never thirst. The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water welling up to eternal life!” John 4:13-14

How can we be certain that the signs we're seeing are really pointing us in the right direction? / “The heart is deceitful above all things..." Jeremiah 17:9

The Joy & Olives! podcast turns 3... she's officially entering her toddler era, LOL. If you've stuck around for the last three years, I can't believe you're still here. I can't believe I'M still here. LOL. You mean a lot to me. Let's pray that this podcast survives to become a teenager one day, too. / What were you like as a teenager? "Nathanael said to Him, 'How do You know me?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.'"

My grandma, aka Ah Ma, turned 90 last week! I went on a quest for the perfect balloons for her. / "God chose things.... counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important." 1 Corinthians 1:28