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23/12/2025

✨ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ✨

With Christmas just two days away, we wanted to share something cozy and joyful with you. 💛

Because one song just wasn't enough for December, we made two!

“Merry Days and Nights” is a new song inspired by our December podcast episode, Joy: Making Merry and Light.

The song celebrates the simple, everyday moments that carry joy through the season — snowy mornings, kitchen laughter, creativity, shared stories, and the warmth that follows us from day into night.

As these final days before Christmas unfold, we hope this song feels like a gentle pause — an invitation to savor what’s here, notice the small joys, and let light be enough.

🎶 Listen here:
https://youtu.be/QoQFOUHVw8E

We’d love to hear from you in the comments:

✨ What’s one simple joy that has been with you in these last days before Christmas?

Wishing you peace, warmth, and gentle joy as Christmas approaches. 🤍🎄

To see our December podcast episode, visit this link: https://youtu.be/dq4LEfxTBbk

“Merry Days and Nights” is a playful, cozy December song inspired by our Joy Talk Show December podcast episode, Joy: Making Merry and Light — a conversation...

22/12/2025

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧.

Not because everything is finished—
but because we are allowed to pause anyway.

The holidays move fast.
Joy moves quietly.

It lives in the space between errands,
in the exhale you didn’t know you were holding,
in choosing rest—even briefly—before the next thing.

Today, let joy be a pause.
A moment that reminds your body it is safe to slow.

— Joy Talk Show

19/12/2025

✨ A New Joy Talk Show Song for the Season ✨

As we head into the weekend before Christmas, we wanted to share something gentle and meaningful with you. 💛

“Making Merry and Light” is a song inspired by our December Joy Talk Show conversation — a reflection on the simple joys that carry us through the holidays and beyond. It’s about stillness and laughter, family moments, creativity, warmth, and the quiet light that continues to grow.

If this time of year feels full, fast, or tender, we hope this song offers a small pause — a moment to breathe, notice, and savor what matters most.

🎶 Listen here:
https://youtu.be/Mxq_wKjP5Go

We’d love to hear from you in the comments:
✨ What is one simple joy that has brought you light this season?

Wishing you a weekend filled with warmth, presence, and gentle joy. 🤍🎄

“Making Merry and Light” is a gentle winter song inspired by the Joy Talk Show December episode, reflecting on the simple joys that carry us through the holi...

12/12/2025

🎄Our December Episode Is Here! 🎄
Joy: Making Merry and Light — Joy Talk Show, Episode 5

As the holidays unfold around us, we gathered for a heartwarming, lighthearted conversation about the quiet, meaningful joys that shape our days — the simple moments, the surprising connections, and the gentle pauses that help us savor this season.

In this episode, we share stories of presence, memory, and the small joys that steady our hearts. Whether you're decorating, visiting family, or soaking in a quiet morning with your coffee, we hope this conversation brings a moment of warmth and grounding to your week.

✨ In this month’s episode, we explore:
• Simple joys found in ordinary days
• How connection deepens joy
• Why presence matters during the holidays
• Gentle pauses that help us savor the month
• Stories that remind us that joy often arrives softly

We’d love for you to listen, reflect, and share what joy is showing you this season.
💛 Here’s the link to watch: https://youtu.be/dq4LEfxTBbk?si=gQi37u0Zrq3vmZHN

Thank you for being part of the Joy Talk Show community — your presence truly brings joy to this space.

In this heartwarming December episode of the Joy Talk Show, we gather as Cindy, Pam, Cynthia, and Tracy explore the quiet, meaningful joys that weave through...

29/11/2025

🍁Our Hearts are Full of Gratitude for Each of You!🍁

24/11/2025

🎶 NEW Joy Talk Show Original Song: “Gratitude Finds Its Voice” 🎶

This song was born from our Gratitude episode — “Giving Thanks in Body, Soul, and Spirit.”
It carries the heart of our conversation: that gratitude lives not only in the moments that heal us, but also in the ones that overflow with joy.

Each verse is a reflection of the ways gratitude shows up —
in friendship that steadies us,
in kindness from strangers (even at the auto store or on the roadside),
in words written, spoken, and sung.

And in the bridge, we’re invited to pause…
to recall one moment from the day we’re thankful for,
and remember what our senses experienced —
the scent, the sound, the light, the feeling —
so gratitude becomes embodied, not just spoken.

🎧 Listen to “Gratitude Finds Its Voice” here:
👉 https://youtu.be/VY5Ny-cGP1w
🕊️ May this song be a reminder that gratitude doesn’t just lift heavy hearts — it multiplies joy in the ones already full.

Gratitude Finds Its Voice is an original song from The Joy Talk Show, inspired by our Gratitude episode — “Giving Thanks in Body, Soul, and Spirit.”This cine...

19/11/2025

🏡 𝐀 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭

It may sound simple — but it can change everything.

In our Joy Talk Show: Gratitude episode, Cynthia McQuade-Brinkman shared a powerful practice she learned during a challenging season — taking a notebook and walking through her home, writing down everything she was grateful for.
Every object, every detail — she listed it all. She said it was a way to shift her focus from what was wrong to what was right, from heaviness to hope.

Pam George shared that she’d been encouraged to do that same practice years earlier while serving as a missionary. At the time, she felt discouraged, focused on what she didn’t have — no power, no washing machine, no dishwasher.
Her mentor asked her to walk through her home and write down what she did have.

“I had a roof over my head,” Pam said. “I had a bed to lie down on. I had my husband with me. I had children who were healthy. And as I started writing, I thought, wow — I have so many things to be grateful for.”

Cynthia’s practice and Pam’s story remind us that gratitude doesn’t wait for perfect circumstances — it grows through simply noticing. 🌿

Take a quiet walk through your home today.
What simple things around you remind you — there is beauty hiding in plain sight? 💛

16/11/2025

🌿 Sunday Reflection | Gratitude & Small Kindnesses

Sometimes gratitude comes softly —
in a stranger’s smile,
a door held open,
a message sent at just the right time.

These small kindnesses might seem simple, but they carry the weight of love.
They remind us that we’re seen, that goodness is still moving quietly through the world.

In our Joy Talk Show: Gratitude episode, we shared stories of how even the smallest acts — a napkin offered to messy hands, a meal paid for in secret — left a lasting imprint on our hearts.
Because gratitude isn’t just about receiving blessings; it’s about noticing them, carrying them forward, and passing that light to someone else.

This Sunday, take a breath and look around.
Who has shown you kindness this week?
And how might you show kindness in return?

💛 Every thank-you is a ripple of grace.

14/11/2025

☀️ Gratitude Doesn’t Wait for Perfect Days — It Creates Them

Gratitude isn’t about everything being easy — it’s about noticing what’s still good, even when life feels hard.

As Cindy Sheridan shared, after the heartbreaking loss of her husband, it was faith and the love of others that helped her believe again that God is still good. Gratitude grew from that support, one small step at a time.

Cynthia McQuade-Brinkman reminded us that gratitude can literally change the heart — lowering stress, restoring rhythm, and bringing us back to center. It’s a practice that strengthens both body and soul.

Pam George helped us see that gratitude isn’t a quick “thank you,” but a mindset — a way of seeing God’s goodness in the small, ordinary moments. When we slow down long enough to notice, our hearts shift from scarcity to abundance.

And Tracy Rohrer Irons reflected that creativity — poetry, music, community — can become a language of gratitude, helping us express the beauty we might otherwise miss.

So, even when the sky is gray or the day feels long, gratitude is what turns light back on.

It doesn’t wait for the perfect day — it helps create one. 🌿💛

What small moment of gratitude can you notice today?
Share it below — your light might be what someone else needs to see. 🌿

YouTube View 👉 https://youtu.be/1hed49-MGYE?si=st9H--M66JkIiWFY

13/11/2025

💛 Gratitude: Seeing Goodness in the Hard Places

Gratitude doesn’t erase pain — it reframes it.

In our latest Joy Talk Show episode, we discovered that even in loss or challenge, gratitude invites us to notice the goodness that still surrounds us.
Pam George reminded us that “when we slow down and notice God’s goodness, even in the small things, we stop living from scarcity and start living from abundance.”

Cindy, Cynthia, and Tracy each shared how faith, connection, and creative expression help us find light again.

Gratitude is more than a feeling — it’s a practice that rewires our hearts toward joy. 🌿

Listen here on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4d8263cd-597f-431b-be1a-ec6c5daf09d4/episodes/e7fa2dba-d3c6-4771-8886-0985c444573c/joy-talk-show-gratitude-giving-thanks-in-body-soul-and-spirit-episode-4

06/11/2025

Cindy Sheridan

06/11/2025

🍁 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Gratitude is multiplied when it’s shared.

Whether through words, touch, prayer, poetry, or simple acts of kindness, gratitude deepens when we express it to and with others.

Cynthia reminded us that “we get to be grateful for what happens to us — but we also get to do something that someone can be grateful for.”

When we notice one another’s needs, offer help, or say “thank you,” we create ripples of healing and joy that reach far beyond ourselves. 💛

Tune into Episode 4 - Gratitude: Giving Thanks in Body, Soul, and Spirit on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XmWVLeZrh1FPfbIVuivG6?si=2bbd8f7838a4411d