Joy for me is hearing the news that my son is finally discharged from the hospital after 6 long months. Joy is knowing he’ll be home soon. Joy is the anticipation of being able to hold him in my arms and kiss his sweet dimpled cheeks. It’s easy to recognize joy in these wonderful moments. But what about times when life challenges us to a point of almost breaking down? We can linger in our pain and create even greater suffering for ourselves, or we can look for special moments in spite of life’s difficulties. We can rise up even in the depths of our pain and still choose to look for joy. We can reflect on our purposes of why we are here and choose to reorder our priorities. Today I choose joy!