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One Word at a Time…Joy
Today I experienced Joy…
In the form of a fragile girl in a wheelchair
With no ability to speak or walk.
I couldn’t help but think it wasn’t fair
That this young girl who has so much to share
Is incapable of using her voice to talk.
Then as music began to play
I watched joy light up her face.
It was the highlight of my day
And the feeling is in my heart to stay
Deep down in a very special place.
I gave her wheelchair a spin and a whirl
As her joy and laughter filled the air.
She loved the feeling of being able to twirl
Just like any other little girl
Without a worry or a care.
Today I witnessed joy…
It was in the last place I expected it to be
From a girl I assumed lived in darkness and despair.
She has definitely begun to teach me
There’s much more for me to see
Than simply a disabled girl with a blank stare.
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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Thank you, Bridget … I can feel her joy.
Wow! I love this post. Thank you Bridget.
I smiled as I read this. I suspect it’s our expectations rather than our experiences which gives us joy.
cool poem full of a wonderful experience of joy!
Amazing poem……
loved every word. Sensing pure joy……thank you for reminding us that joy comes from within.
Bridget, I love that!
It is always amazing and convicting to watch a person with a handicap live a victorious, joyful life.
What a joyful expression of Love!
Beautiful!
One word for this post: Beautiful.
This fits my daughter Ellie perfectly. She LOVED music, loved spinning in her wheelchair, loved swinging in her swing. She had the biggest grin and best belly laugh ever.
Tears of joy in my eyes right now, remembering.
To my daughter, Joy,
Thank you my dear daughter for sharing this beautiful poem of our dear granddaughter and your dear daughter. Ellie taught us so much, and one thing she taught very well, is that one can have joy in the midst of nothing or very little. And she taught us to not complain so much. If Ellie can laugh, have sparkling eyes, a big smile, and complain so very little relative to what she had physically to endure, then I have very little if any excuse to not find a way to smile and laugh, and enjoy.
It is good to be remembering our Ellie, even though it brings tears.
Bridget,
I loved the part in your sweet poem where you said, ” I gave her wheelchair a spin and a whirl, As her joy and laughter filled the air.” It reminded me of that little girl in each of us that wants to be a princess at least once in their lives
. Well-written my friend 
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JoAnne
That is a beautiful poem!