by Mary Sorrentino | Mar 15, 2014 | Aging Issues, Christianity, Courage, Faith, Family, Friendship, Living on Purpose, Love, Marriage, Relationships
“Beware the Ides of March.” The soothsayer’s warning in Shakespeare’s famous play, Julius Caesar, has forever given that date a bad name. Yet for my family the 15th of March (the “Ides”) was the wonderful day that our mom, Marion Emily Martha...
by Mary Sorrentino | Oct 3, 2013 | Aging Issues, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Anger, Christianity, Chronic Illness, Courage, Depression, Drug Addiction, Faith, Family, Fear, Health, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Marriage, Other Addictions, Relationships, Waiting
Finding joy in the midst of life’s trials is a never ending search for most of us. And the fact is, God told us our lives would be filled with trouble! “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take...
by Mary Sorrentino | Apr 2, 2013 | Adventure, Christianity, Courage, Faith, Fear, Living on Purpose
“See, I am doing a new thing!” Isaiah 43:19 Where-o-where did the JoyNews Monthly go? Before I tell you why you haven’t seen JoyNews in your mailbox for a while, let me first apologize for not letting you know in advance, that we would be taking this short break and...
by Mary Sorrentino | Jan 1, 2013 | Adventure, Christianity, Courage, Depression, Faith, Family, Fear, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Love, Relationships
As I sit here writing on this cold, rainy New Year’s Day in Atlanta I am reminded of another dreary day not so many winters ago. That morning, as I sat dutifully trying to journal my prayers, I felt as gray and dead as the winter scene outside my window. I was...
by Mary Sorrentino | Nov 6, 2012 | Aging Issues, Christianity, Courage, Faith, Family, Fear, Friendship, Health, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Love, Marriage, Relationships
Do you believe it’s November already? In just a few short weeks, Thanksgiving will be here and the holidays will be upon us once again. What will you give thanks for on this Thanksgiving Day? Those first few things that come to your mind without a second thought...
by Mary Sorrentino | Oct 8, 2012 | Christianity, Courage, Faith, Family, Fear, Friendship, Health, Life Choices, Living on Purpose, Marriage, Relationships
Who remembers the song this chorus is from? Joy to the world All the boys and girls Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me Right! Joy to the World by Three Dog Night – 1971 (listen here) OK… OK… Here I go dating myself again. But I couldn’t help...