by Patricia Dascher | Apr 4, 2022 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
I made a big mistake yesterday. I watched the news on my computer. One situation after another seemed hopeless until I listened to a small group of Christians from the Ukraine sing: “It is Well with My Soul.” Horatio Spafford, a prosperous attorney in Chicago wrote...
by Patricia Dascher | Apr 1, 2022 | Joy in Troubled Times Videos
Beauty and Aging
by Patricia Dascher | Jan 14, 2021 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles, Suicide
The following story tells of a young man who served in the Army and came home filled with nightmares and emotional pain. He had PTSD. Is there a way we could have helped him along with all the other VETS who suffer from the trauma of being in the service. We also...
by Patricia Dascher | Dec 8, 2020 | Welcome Sticky Post
Is it possible to have joy in troubled times? These truly are troubled times. With a worldwide pandemic, can we still find joy in these troubled times. The joy God gives does not depend on outward circumstances. It is a gift He gives when we accept Jesus as our Lord...
by Patricia Dascher | Jun 7, 2020 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
Have you ever wondered what joy is? Joy is deeper than happiness. Joy comes from deep within our soul. It is a gift from God. “But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,...
by Patricia Dascher | Jun 6, 2020 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
How to enjoy your life even if you are overweight, don’t know how to bake, or have wrinkles? I have been trying to de-clutter today. A revelation came to my mind as I looked through magazines. The men’s magazines had subjects such as boating, fishing,...
by Patricia Partney Dascher | Jun 5, 2020 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
Are you Struggling with Finding Joy in Crisis? Joy Comes from within our Soul It is a gift from God. It is knowing that no matter what is going on around us, we can trust God to make everything work for good. Happiness depends on what happens to us. If our...
by Patricia Partney Dascher | Mar 15, 2018 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
Have you ever noticed the joy of children? Children seem to be happy over the littlest things. Jesus was a man of joy. And he tells us that we must become like little children. Unless a child has been abused or seen a lot of trauma they enjoy life. Joshua was only 4...
by Patricia Partney Dascher | Mar 15, 2018 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
“ Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it. I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.” Isaiah 43: 18-19 Past hurts are one of the biggest obstacles to being free...
by Patricia Partney Dascher | Mar 15, 2018 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 Outward circumstances have little to...
by Patricia Partney Dascher | Mar 15, 2018 | Joy in Troubled Times Articles
Do You Search for Joy? I adopted a baby Golden Doodle several months ago. Joey was five days old when I first saw him. My husband Richard could hold him in his hand. We brought him home weighing four pounds at eight weeks old. I named him Joey because I knew he...
by Patricia Partney Dascher | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
