A few years ago a listener heard Joy sharing about the Christmas gift she always wanted but never got: an American Girl Doll named Samantha. Right before Christmas a mysterious box arrived and the tears started flowing! It was a Christmas miracle!        

You learn SO MUCH as a new mom. Joy answers your questions all about her first year of motherhood. The questions range from coffee temperature to adoption and Joy shares some things that she has never said anywhere else! Listen to this as a podcast instead: Afternoons with Joy Podcast · SPECIAL EDIT

  Today, we say a hard goodbye to "Blue Steel," my Mazda 3. Gone too soon, Blue Steel left us at the age of 7. While Blue Steel will always be remembered as the bright, blue camper van with the sassy butterfly sticker on the back. To me, he was so much more. He was my best friend. I will never fin

Joy here and my wedding day was the happiest day of my life! I want to share all the special moments with you so you can feel like you were there. With all the pink, glitter, and love a wedding day could hold, here is my wedding video!  

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! JOY IS ENGAGED!   WE DID NOT WANT YOU TO MISS A MOMENT OF THE ROMANTIC PROPOSAL. SEE HOW JOY'S BOYFRIEND COMPLETELY SURPRISED HER BY CREATING THE MOST ROMANTIC SETTING AT ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE SPOTS DOWNTOWN.  

"There is one final child who will need shoes today," they said as they led 4 year old Wendy over to me.   Her faced seemed slightly unsure of me as I led her to a chair and helped her take off her old, dirty, worn out sandals. Wendy's concern broke into excitement when I presented her brand new vel

Joy wants to get in shape, but does not know where to start! One of our artists, Jonny Diaz, owns his own gym so he helped Joy learn some simple workout moves that she can do ANYWHERE! Joy said she is the least athletic person ever so if she can do these moves, then so can you! She wanted to share a

Joy has been nicknamed the "Small Group Killa," because every small group she has joined this year immediately breaks up. Carlos is afraid for the small group she joins next!