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Joy is the passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire; gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.

Here are some of my greatest joys in life: 

1. having a family
2. being a part of a family
3. cherished friendships
4. a sense of accomplishment in a job well done
5. caring for others
6. loving others
7. spending time with friends and family
8. chocolate
9. sleeping in on Saturday afternoons
10. singing in church or even around the house with Allie Beth
11. being a mother
12. being a wife
13. being a daughter
14. writing
15. reading (anything)
16. long unplanned drives to nowhere
17. sitting on the beach watching the sunrise
18. hot waffles w/ syrup on them topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream
19. talking with others - listening to others 
20. playing with my daughter (tea parties, blowing bubbles, splashing in the water on a hot afternoon, reading to her, singing to her, cuddling on the couch watching Disney movies on a late afternoon and much more)