Tagged: Deanna Klingel

Got Joy? Latest JoyAlive.net posts 12-18-15

Got Joy? Latest JoyAlive.net posts 12-18-15

A short story of Joy – Deanna learns from 8-year-old Cameron the importance of allowing children to make little sacrifices and experience the joy of sharing. Seven ways to love God by praising him – Seven ways to love God in return by praising him in hymns, songs, Scripture, spontaneous acclamations of gratitude for who God is. Friars's Corner: Cry out with...

A short story of joy

A short story of joy

by Deanna Klingel A few weeks ago I was attending Mass in another town where I was signing books. I hadn’t been there long when a young mom ushered her brood into the pew. She had an infant in a sling across her chest. A toddler clutched a little purse and clung to her leg....

The Flavor Is Skin Deep

The Flavor Is Skin Deep

by  Deanna Klingel The article in the magazine is titled “Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Race.” It’s very scientific, and quite interesting. I imagine anthropologists, biologists, geneticists, and other people who know about such things compiled it. But, I know it’s simpler than this. Item number 4 on the list says, “Skin color really...

“Jake” by Deanna Klingel, guest author

“Jake” by Deanna Klingel, guest author

(Excerpt from Just for the Moment: The Remarkable Gift of the Therapy Dog.) “Could you come again next month?” the director of assisted living asked me. She had invited us to come and dance for the residents. It had been a success. “You don’t even have to dance if you don’t want to. It’s so...