Do this to experience more joy in your day-to-day life
Apr 21, 2026 | Joyful by Design | 0 Comments
“It feels ridiculous to say this, but I’m bored.” My friend, a busy professionally accomplished married mother of three, tearfully confessed. She’s one of the busiest people I know. She works full...
Protecting your peace: Why You Must Be Selective with Who Gets Access to You
Aug 14, 2025 | Advice, Joyful by Design | 0 Comments
I heard a therapist once say to focus on stocking your own kitchen so that if someone comes knocking on your door with a pizza, you only choose to let them in because you want to see them and not...
How I use ChatGPT for my bible time | Personalized Bible Study using ChatGPT
Aug 7, 2025 | Joyful by Design | 0 Comments
Confession? I fell out of my bible time routine. And once I was out, getting back into it felt overwhelming. And the more I thought about it, I started to question if I even really needed it. Did it...
How I stopped feeling frazzled and started enjoying my life (while still getting everything done) | My productivity System
Jul 31, 2025 | Joyful by Design | 0 Comments
Something happened to me after I had my son. I don’t know if it was an immediate change or whether it crept in slowly over time, but it threw everything out of whack. Before I became a parent, I had...
5 habits that every confident person does (that you can start today)
Jun 20, 2025 | Advice, Joyful by Design | 0 Comments
For years, “become more confident” was one of those goals that got moved from one year’s list to the next as I would audit my yearly goals on New Years: target unmet. I couldn’t figure it out. I saw...
How to stop waiting for the perfect time (for real this time)
Jun 17, 2025 | Advice, Joyful by Design | 0 Comments
There’s this thing we do. All of us. Not a one of us immune. We tell ourselves there’s a very important reason for it. We actually even convince ourselves that it’s for our own good; our benefit;...

HI, I'M JOEY
Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.
My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.
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