July 2025 – joyful2beeblogs
10 posts published by Joyful2bee during July 2025| joyful2beeblogs
I’ve been given two interesting ideas about foods, both from older gentlemen at the grocery store. Being a friendly person who enjoys meeting others at the grocery store, I occasionally speak…| joyful2beeblogs
10 posts published by Joyful2bee during September 2025| joyful2beeblogs
My family was once in need for a year or so. My sister and I wore hand-me-downs while we were in school. Daddy lost a job and had to work two part-time jobs to support us. We never went lacking for…| joyful2beeblogs
This is an iron corner shelf system with ceramic tile shelves. I think I bought this after 2009 when I was decorating my home. At first I kept African violets or knick-knacks on it. Now the shelf h…| joyful2beeblogs
On Facebook the other day, I saw this quote posted by Andrea Sigler on “Word Porn,” I am unable to find the author of this quote but it has been used many times on other sites. I found …| joyful2beeblogs
Is it time to start pulling out your fall clothes? Since Fall began on September 22 here are some photos of the beauty of changing leaves that I have collected over the past few years to help you t…| joyful2beeblogs
Fields of thousands of yellow sunflowers give their beauty to the world. My interest in the gifts of being an empath and having empathy began a long time ago. Having empathy or being empathetic mea…| joyful2beeblogs
Life’s Meaning by Albert Einstein Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into w…| joyful2beeblogs
Be the difference. Please read this strictly as my opinion. Since I moved into my condominium eleven years ago, I found myself in the same routine every morning. Actually, I was in a rut! Let me gi…| joyful2beeblogs
Growing up in the 50’s, I wasn’t around black kids much since sadly they went to separate schools, churches, and lived in different neighborhoods then. But I lived part of my childhood …| joyful2beeblogs
I try to understand why haters hate the way they do. What drives them to such behaviors. I try to be compassionate and understand what causes some people to hate. Are they desperate; some are sick …| joyful2beeblogs
The other day I was driving to a friend’s house to feed her cats while she was away. I was driving about 45 miles an hour. As I drove on the shady two lane road, I looked to my right and took…| joyful2beeblogs
I love people. I was raised in a family with lots of love and activities done together. I figured out that my job in life is to help make someone else’s day better. That was partly where my w…| joyful2beeblogs
When I was two years old my uncle gave me a “real live, Smokey the Bear,” teddy bear for Christmas. Smokey had a hat, badge and shovel, which was lost so early on that I don’t rem…| joyful2beeblogs
Children in the early 1900’s working in the mills. My brother James “Ted” Theodore added this very informative and interesting information about our maternal grandmother on a rece…| joyful2beeblogs
Of my two grandmothers, my country grandmother was the one I knew the best. There was something about my mother’s mother which was charming and endearing. Her life had many hard times at the …| joyful2beeblogs
Children in the early 1900’s working in the mill. My grandmother, Nina Alexander, was born in 1901, 36 years after the Civil War. Nina spent her earliest years on her family farm in Georgia. …| joyful2beeblogs
Beautiful pink lotus I shared this post from my experiences in surviving abuse and some lessons I learned. After I began to learn to protect myself energetically, mentally, and emotionally during t…| joyful2beeblogs
To continue the story of my husband’s illness he recovered from the stroke and could walk with a cane. Since he worked on a computer, not being able to walk a lot was not an issue for his ret…| joyful2beeblogs
Hi, this is Norie speaking. I am the black cat with the coat of thick, luxurious, short hair. I live with my Mommy in a condo…something or other. We have a lovely screened in porch with lots …| joyful2beeblogs
Several years ago I experienced a two way blessing with a stranger. I was visiting a young patient and his grandmother in a large hospital. My car had to be parked in a building across the street, …| joyful2beeblogs
By Melodie E. Estes You are the Great, Ancient Sequoyah Tree.Impervious, immortal, immovable.Insects of human frailties can not touch You.You weather storms; massive, powerful, ancient. You shelter…| joyful2beeblogs
I love old stories that have a moral to them. This one is one I only recently saw on YouTube. So you may not be familiar with it too. This old tale’s source is uncertain but many believe it c…| joyful2beeblogs
I love old stories that have a moral to them. This one is one I only recently saw on YouTube. So you may not be familiar with it too. This old tale’s source is uncertain but many believe it c…| joyful2beeblogs
When I was about 11 or 12 years old, I thought perfection was something I was supposed to pursue. I read in the Bible, “Be ye perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”…| joyful2beeblogs
This is the second letter to my younger self in an effort to understand who I am now better and perhaps to help someone else do the same. Hello, young Elaine. You have an exciting life ahead of you…| joyful2beeblogs
My heart and mind have been full of sadness for those who have suffered so much from the hurricanes, flooding, destruction, deaths and loss of homes. How hard it is sometimes to choose one person w…| joyful2beeblogs
Love and a loving touch can bring a baby peace.. Inner peace is a home grown commodity; beginning with the seeds of loving ourselves as babies then as children. Add the nourishment of loving parent…| joyful2beeblogs
By Melodie Elaine Estes Everyone has unusual experiences to share that make their lives more interesting and unique. Those events help make us who we are and give us stories to share with others. T…| joyful2beeblogs
Good friends having fun together. Do you ever stop to wonder why someone likes you or why you like them? Are you drawn to certain types of personalities or people with the same or even different be…| joyful2beeblogs
I’m a great cat! I am very thankful for the companionship of my cat, Norie. This black cat is one of the joys of my life. She is a source of laughter, company, amazement, challenge, and life …| joyful2beeblogs
Me at 17 on a beach trip Some of us grow up hating ourselves, criticizing ourselves for our mistakes, always trying to be perfect, never satisfied with ourselves. Then there are some who seem very …| joyful2beeblogs
My remote control keyboard. Have you received a friend request from someone you never heard of on a major social media site? Many of us have. Your requestor has a nice picture of themselves: a hand…| joyful2beeblogs
 One large fountain at Waverly Place For many of us middle aged women a lot of changes take place which require some adaptive strategies. Some of us have physical problems that limit our activitie…| joyful2beeblogs
I imagine that many of us feel sadness for the suffering of other people or even animals, that unbidden tears come to our eyes. During the invasion of Ukraine I, and I know many others, have been s…| joyful2beeblogs
A lovely sky at sunset In about 2012, after I had to retire from nursing, I started a small photography business. I had taken some lovely photos of a waterfall and wanted to frame them. But I could…| joyful2beeblogs
Grey Squirrel descending tree. I have a friend who loves, feeds, watches and cares about animals on a deeper level than most people. She lives on the east coast of the USA. I met her through a frie…| joyful2beeblogs
Srveral winters ago, my son, D, called me on the Friday before the ice/snow came last winter. He was sick with the flu and had my nine month old grandson to care for. C, his wife, had to work becau…| joyful2beeblogs
I am retired, over 70, and an extrovert who enjoys being around people. But after Covid started I was more careful about where and who I went with. I ate out or visited with my close friends. So my…| joyful2beeblogs
One of my four favorite seasons each year is winter. (Yes, for various reasons, I love each one.) I’ve seen them all from South Carolina to western, mountainous and eastern North Carolina; s…| joyful2beeblogs
I enjoy going to my home town in Upstate South Carolina. I was born in Greenville and grew-up there in a loving family. The first 22 years of my life were spent there, getting my education from fir…| joyful2beeblogs
