Runnin' with the flag

I was tagged again by Tech which, ya know, is probably a good thing today cause I need to search for some joy. And while I can find it, it isn't so easy to feel it.

Here you go...

THE SEARCH FOR JOY

Search your blog for the word "joy" used in the context of "happiness." If you cannot find the word in your weblog, you may use any of the select list of synonyms below.
joy, amusement, bliss, cheer, comfort, delectation, delight, ecstasy, elation, exaltation, exultation, exulting, felicity, gaiety, gladness, glee, good humor, gratification, happiness, hilarity, humor, jubilance, liveliness, merriment, mirth, pleasure, rapture, regalement, rejoicing, revelry, satisfaction, wonder

If your weblog does not include a built-in search engine, then you can use Google to search it only for the word you wish to find.

If you've found the word and it was not used facetiously or sarcastically, good for you. All you need to do is link to your earlier entry, and write a few words about that joyous moment. If, however, you have no joy (whole words only) in your weblog, you must dig deep in your soul and find something wonderful in your life right now. One little thing that fills you with warmth, that bubbles you over with quiet happiness, or tickles you with its good-hearted hilarity, or makes you glad you just took a breath, and are getting ready to take another. It doesn't have to be anything big. A smile someone gave you; your cat on your shoulder; the way the light angles through your window and casts rainbows on your floor. All it has to be is something genuine, something real, something that matters to you.

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I only could find two posts that listed the word joy. I thought for certain that there was more...but it says not. One is Baby Bumble Bee that went on about our sick cat Sophia and how much my daughter cares for her. Not exactly a joyful moment. And the other was TMI in which I listed 100 things about me. There was a line about how nothing brings me as much Joy as my daughter.

So on that note...and seeing as I don't really have a joyful moment other than, I will list what bring me joy now, or always has...I guess.

My daughter, Rachel. It is true that nothing brings me as much joy as her. The way the sun reflects in her hair on our drive home, the way her eyes sparkle when I make her laugh and the way she kisses me softly on my cheek when I am crying. I love the way she belts out a song in the car (I almost had a video to share with you all on that) and the way she lays in bed before sleep reading her Bible. She is my treasure and my key. Without her, I really don't know where I would be. Maybe I am one of those single parents that makes their life, their child, but that is a pretty damn good thing if you ask me. Maybe there isn't much more to me than that, maybe some can't see the value or the worth in me with only that, but ya know...it is a hell of a lot and way more than some. And it brings me joy.

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Because we all need joy in our lives, and need to take the time -- from time to time -- to recognize it. And sometimes, we need to pass it on.

Even if we're a big pain in the ass when we do.

When you've dealt with your own joy, pass the quest on to five other bloggers.

Again, I don't have 5 bloggers to tag but I will ask Melissa cause she could use some joy, too.