Archive — Tricia Joy

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Hi there.

Welcome. I’m here, and I’m glad you are, too. I’m Tricia Joy, lover of all things real: kindness, humor, story-telling, creativity, imperfection, God, honesty, cuss words, and a heck of a lot of and silliness.

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Current Events
- Nov 12, 2024 Things Democrats Are Saying That Bug Me, And I Am One (A Democrat, Not a Bug)
- Nov 3, 2024 I am not voting for Donald Trump, but I refuse to hurl insults at those who do
- Dec 17, 2019 My (early) New Year's Wish For You
- May 8, 2019 My Reaction to Another School Shooting
- Apr 12, 2019 Michael
- Mar 9, 2019 Why I’m an LGBTQ+ Ally (and happened to be a Christian, too)
- Feb 27, 2019 United Methodists aren't Perfect Either
- Feb 26, 2019 I'm Not Certain What God Wants
- Oct 7, 2018 The Kavanaugh Kluster Keeps me Up at Night
- Oct 5, 2018 Out From Under A Rock
- Feb 15, 2018 It's Not Really About Gun Control
- Sep 27, 2017 Kneeling and the NFL
- Aug 4, 2017 I Am Probably an Attention Whore
- Jan 21, 2017 Don't Judge
- Jul 28, 2016 00 // Invitation to My Dinner Party
- Jul 28, 2016 01 // The Elementary Years
- Jul 19, 2016 12 // The REST of the Dinner Party
- Jun 30, 2016 Trump on Fire
- Jun 14, 2016 Love is Bigger
- Sep 10, 2013 I Can't Not Write
Editor's Picks
- Nov 8, 2024 My Christian Faith in a Nutshell, Starting With What I DON'T Believe
- Feb 8, 2024 My Grandmother, Stephen King, Flesh, and Soul
- Sep 16, 2022 I Friend-Shop, And I'm Not Afraid To Admit It (What Friend Are You Shopping For?)
- Oct 3, 2021 What The Empty Nester Said To Me That Changed My Life
- Sep 26, 2020 Five Ways to Skip the Small Talk
- Aug 22, 2020 Five Things I Learned The Hard Way This [Five Month Long] Summer
- Dec 31, 2019 What a Night Walk on New Year’s Eve Had to Teach Me
- Oct 28, 2019 What It's Like Being a Mom Without One
- Jun 26, 2019 Be Flexible Like a Palm Tree
- Apr 17, 2019 Lessons From a Fern
- Mar 19, 2019 My ADHD Was Hidden Beneath Layers of Success, Until It Wasn't
- Dec 29, 2018 The Magic of Grace
- Aug 1, 2018 How Dare She Wear Cute Shoes
- Jun 22, 2018 The Cute Curse
- Jun 22, 2018 My Engine is Broken
- Jan 21, 2017 Don't Judge
Spirituality
- Nov 8, 2024 My Christian Faith in a Nutshell, Starting With What I DON'T Believe
- Feb 19, 2024 Mental Health, Mindfulness, Mice, and Mazes
- Feb 8, 2024 My Grandmother, Stephen King, Flesh, and Soul
- May 16, 2023 Les Misérables, Beliefs, and Grace
- Oct 22, 2021 To The Woman Sitting Behind Me On The Airplane
- Aug 31, 2021 What to Say to Yourself and Everyone Else When the Going Gets Tough (and Everyday)
- Nov 21, 2019 Better Than Blessed: Grateful
- Apr 17, 2019 Lessons From a Fern
- Apr 12, 2019 Michael
- Dec 20, 2018 It's Ok to Not Be Sure About Jesus
- Sep 22, 2018 When People Are Hurting
- Mar 29, 2018 I Don't Like Easter
- Mar 29, 2018 Being the Same in a New Way
- Mar 23, 2018 We Let Our Baby's Heart Stop
- Jan 21, 2017 Don't Judge
Mental Health
- Feb 22, 2024 Should I Stay or Should I Go (Now)?
- Feb 19, 2024 Mental Health, Mindfulness, Mice, and Mazes
- Sep 16, 2022 I Friend-Shop, And I'm Not Afraid To Admit It (What Friend Are You Shopping For?)
- Nov 9, 2021 Dear Mood, Where's Your Remote Control?
- Oct 3, 2021 What To Do When You're Overwhelmed
- Dec 17, 2019 My (early) New Year's Wish For You
- Nov 8, 2019 My Father Was An Epic Piddler And In His Absence I've Found I Am, Too
- Oct 9, 2019 Why I Shouldn’t Have Gotten Off My Mental Health Meds
- Sep 26, 2019 How to Heal an ADHD Fog When Anxiety Is Trying Its Best Not To Let You
- Jun 26, 2019 Be Flexible Like a Palm Tree
- Mar 19, 2019 My ADHD Was Hidden Beneath Layers of Success, Until It Wasn't
- Mar 9, 2019 Why Is It So Hard to Be Creative as a Mom?
- Feb 9, 2019 Insights After a Butt Massage
- Feb 5, 2019 "What I Do When Anxiety Infects My Favorite Relaxation Tool"
- Dec 29, 2018 A Fall Tells It All
- Aug 7, 2018 How to Shop for Friends
- Jul 30, 2018 Five Things I Learned the Hard Way 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 My Engine is Broken
- Feb 21, 2018 When the System Lets You Down
- Sep 16, 2017 My Daily Life Raft
- Sep 18, 2013 I Put My Phone Down. This is What Happened
Most Popular
- Feb 22, 2024 Should I Stay or Should I Go (Now)?
- Sep 16, 2022 I Friend-Shop, And I'm Not Afraid To Admit It (What Friend Are You Shopping For?)
- Nov 9, 2021 Dear Mood, Where's Your Remote Control?
- Apr 12, 2019 Michael
- Mar 19, 2019 My ADHD Was Hidden Beneath Layers of Success, Until It Wasn't
- Feb 9, 2019 Insights After a Butt Massage
- Sep 16, 2017 My Daily Life Raft
Grief
- Sep 15, 2022 When Do You Push Pause?
- Oct 22, 2021 To The Woman Sitting Behind Me On The Airplane
- Aug 31, 2021 What to Say to Yourself and Everyone Else When the Going Gets Tough (and Everyday)
- Nov 21, 2019 Better Than Blessed: Grateful
- Nov 8, 2019 My Father Was An Epic Piddler And In His Absence I've Found I Am, Too
- Oct 28, 2019 What It's Like Being a Mom Without One
- Jun 22, 2018 When Pain Stacks Two Deep
- Jun 16, 2018 So Much Hereness & So Much Goneness
- Mar 23, 2018 We Let Our Baby's Heart Stop
- Feb 15, 2018 It's Not Really About Gun Control
- Mar 26, 2016 Kindness from a Stranger
- Nov 20, 2007 Some Deep Thoughts...
- Nov 17, 2007 When the Painful Anniversaries Collide
- Nov 8, 2007 New Kind of Normal
Marriage
- Nov 9, 2021 Dear Mood, Where's Your Remote Control?
- Oct 3, 2021 What To Do When You're Overwhelmed
- Apr 28, 2019 My Husband and I Pick Favorites
- Apr 24, 2019 When Talking it Out Doesn't Work, Try Again Tomorrow
- Apr 23, 2019 Our Marriage Shortcut for Being Nice to Each Other
- Apr 22, 2019 Don't Forget What Makes Your Marriage Great
- Apr 22, 2019 It's Better to Embrace the Imperfections
- Aug 1, 2018 How Dare She Wear Cute Shoes
Parenting
- Oct 22, 2021 To The Woman Sitting Behind Me On The Airplane
- Oct 3, 2021 What To Do When You're Overwhelmed
- Oct 3, 2021 What The Empty Nester Said To Me That Changed My Life
- Sep 26, 2020 Five Ways to Skip the Small Talk
- Aug 22, 2020 Five Things I Learned The Hard Way This [Five Month Long] Summer
- Oct 25, 2019 What is a SAHM To Do When She Hates All The SAHM Things?
- Sep 3, 2019 Five Things I Learned The Hard Way This Summer
- Mar 9, 2019 Why Is It So Hard to Be Creative as a Mom?
- Mar 2, 2019 I'm Not Proud of My Kids
- Feb 28, 2019 Being Happy is Not the Goal
- Feb 27, 2019 Set a Predetermined Finish Line
- Feb 25, 2019 When Quitting is Good
- Feb 20, 2019 I Let My Kids Fight
- Jul 30, 2018 Five Things I Learned the Hard Way 2018
- Mar 29, 2018 I Don't Like Easter
- Feb 21, 2018 When the System Lets You Down
- Aug 1, 2017 Pets & Playing Outside
- Aug 11, 2016 Five Things I Learned The Hard Way This Summer 2017
- Jun 30, 2016 Trump on Fire
- Mar 25, 2016 Off The Hook
- Oct 17, 2014 After 4 Boys I Kinda Hope It's a Girl
- Dec 18, 2013 Pushing my Buttons
- Sep 25, 2013 They're Taking Over
- Sep 18, 2013 I Put My Phone Down. This is What Happened
- Sep 10, 2013 I Can't Not Write
Pep Talk
- Sep 26, 2020 Five Ways to Skip the Small Talk
- Aug 22, 2020 Five Things I Learned The Hard Way This [Five Month Long] Summer
- Dec 31, 2019 What a Night Walk on New Year’s Eve Had to Teach Me
- Oct 25, 2019 What is a SAHM To Do When She Hates All The SAHM Things?
- Dec 23, 2018 2019, Like Every Other Second, is Born
- Sep 22, 2018 When People Are Hurting
- Aug 7, 2018 How to Shop for Friends
- Jul 6, 2016 My Father's Daughter
- Mar 25, 2016 Off The Hook