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Friday Fun: It’s the Little Things
(My New Joy Blend!)
Today’s a great day for a joy blend. It’s a little cool and dreary outside. The Friday tornado siren practice is back in full swing for the season. If those things want to scream out this morning with their warning rehearsal, I think maybe joy should outdo it. What do you say?
Friday Fun
Today I’m introducing to you Friday Fun. The topic of joy, and pursuing a joyful life can (at times) be daunting and large. There are just so many things in our world that try to drown out our joy. So, diligently chasing after the joy we were designed for is a big deal. And I’m okay with that. (Hence, articles like this and this!) But much of our joy can be found in the little things too. The little things we sometimes overlook. The small moments we sometimes are too rushed to perceive.
Enter Friday Fun! What if, each Friday at Joy Let Loose, we simply slowed down to look at one little thing that can bring joy to us during the coming weekend? After all, joy is found and expressed in laughter and little moments. So, on Fridays, be watching for ideas for activities or recipes, conversation starters or gifts, home ideas, getaways or games.
Joy Blend
Over the last several months, I’ve been learning much more about essential oils. I launched into a new world when I got a diffuser for my birthday last year, and then started to do my research. I fell in love with Young Living Essential Oils because of their Seed to Seal guarantee. Because I can count on the quality of their oils to exceed industry standards, and because I have begun to notice significant improvement in my own overall wellness, I’ve joined an awesome team. What a joy to discover a group of people who are also pursuing joy and wellness, and whose heart it is to encourage people along the way. If you’d also like to join this team with me, click here to start your journey with us! As soon as you are enrolled with your starter kit of oils, we will link arms, and walk this road together!
But on this dreary Friday morning, I discovered an awesome new joy blend that I think is one of my new favorites. In each of my diffusers, I used 6 drops of grapefruit, 4 drops of Citrus Fresh, and 3 drops of peppermint.
- YL GRAPEFRUIT Essential Oil
- YL CITRUS FRESH essential oil
- YL PEPPERMINT, as an aromatic, increases energy, and helps improve focus.
Definitely worth trying out this Fun Friday!
Joy Blend on the Go!!
We are house-hunting these days. Now, I love house-hunting, but when you look at dozens and dozens in the span of a few days, sometimes you start going a little squirrelly. And I decided yesterday that I need some joy on the go. So I picked up something like this!
Thanks for joining me for Friday Fun! It really is the little things, and Fridays are for staying simple and light. My new joy blend is wafting through my house as I write, and I hear the levity in my homeschool teens’ moods even now. So I think it’s working. 🙂
Have an awesome Friday, and a joyful weekend!
Elizabeth Joy
Dawn
April 29, 2017
Oh man I need to try! ! I was literally just thinking about Kiley (and her upcoming graduation) and how she has taught me to slow down and enjoy the beauty in the everyday. We used to HAVE to stop beside the road to pick a wild flower that she spotted. When asked what her favorite color was, she’d say “all the colors of the rainbow” and then her eyes would sparkle. I’m reminding myself once again to practice this. Also listen to this oldie but goodie song: How Could I Ask for More, by Cindy Morgan. Love you Elizabeth! !!
Carley
May 4, 2017
Dawn, you taught me to love going slow with my little girls–to enjoy the days of nowhere to go, no rush to follow a schedule, and to just be with my girls. You opened my eyes to the joy that can be found in the show days of young kiddos. We were walking in the mall and I kept apologizing for a very slow toddler. Thank you for that!
Elizabeth
May 4, 2017
Yes!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Elizabeth
April 29, 2017
Kiley is a wise girl, like her Mama 😊. Maybe tomorrow you will see a wildflower along the road just waiting to be picked and to make your eyes sparkle. 🌸
Carley
May 4, 2017
I like this! I’ve been trying to enjoy my girls’ “littleness” more often. It just seems like time is going too quickly… And they’re growing so fast. But I love to notice the little things that will be gone before I know it. Like how Claire can’t pronounce her C’s, even in her name (“Tlaire”, pronounced as clearly as she can). And how Joanna will just put her arm around her sister for no reason. It definitely brings joy.
Elizabeth
May 4, 2017
I think joy is more often little than big. We just don’t tend to notice. I pray heaps of joy in your household!! 💕
Elizabeth
May 7, 2017
I love that! And I have amazing snapshot memories of my kiddos when they were that small too. I’ve discovered that stopping to be in the moment with the kids doesn’t end as they get older, either. When I pause and look for it, joy is there.