GOOD MORNING WORLD|| YOU ARE SURROUNDED

 Good morning, wonderful people. I hope this blog meets you well. Today is an amazing day to be alive and smell beautiful flowers. I am happy that you could stop by and read my blog today.

I just wanted to share a simple message with you all. No matter what the situation you are currently faced with, know that you are powerful enough to face it and overcome it. You are blessed beyond measure and stronger than circumstances. You have the power to change the negative circumstance into positive ones. 

You are loved and surrounded by God, always. I hope you let that sink in today. It means you are NEVER alone no matter what you are feeling or facing.

Just have faith that God is with you and that you are divinely protected and guided.

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

HAPPY VETS DAY|| THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Hello everyone. This is a special blog from my heart. I hope you all are having  an amazing day. It is truly a great day because I can breathe and I have health, shelter, food and wonderful babies to call mine. For these blessings and more, I give thanks. 

Today is Veterans Day and I would like to thank all current and retired Vets. Thank you for your service and the sacrifice that contributed to our freedom. You are truly loved. May you always be surrounded with love, abundance and respect.

Don't let Anyone Steal Your Joy!

Maryam

OUR EXPERIENCE AT LEGOLAND ATLANTA|| REVIEWS

 

Hello everyone, I hope this blog meets you well. Today is the official start of daylight saving time and it is amazing. I got an extra hour of sleep and thought the kids would let me take another but it didn't happen. How are you? I am hoping this blog meets you well. Thank you for checking out Maryamsjoyfullife blog today. This is a beautiful day indeed.

So, I told the kids about a week ago about Legoland and they got very excited. It took a few days and we were able to finally go and have the experience. Aparently, Legoland Atlanta at Phipps plaza, Georgia is a big deal. We ran into some folks who came in from out of state with family, to check it out. Here I was, a mama who lives in the neighborhood just visiting for the first time. Yay me! Not really. It is crazy how we have gems in front of us but never realize it, until someone else points them out. 

With all that said, I am very happy that the kids and I went to Legoland Discovery Center at Phipps Plaza. to have a great time. The kids had fun and of couese, I did too. There is a lot to do and your kids won't get bored, if you ever visit. Mine certainly did have a blast but for Zoe's tantrum when it was time for VR racing experience. Zoe cried during the whole lego VR race experience and I think that might have spoiled Levy's experience a little but Levy didn' seem to care. When I asked if he enjoyed it, he said he did but that Zoe cried the whole time.

I highly recommend Legoland Discovery Center in Atlanta , at Phipps plaza. It is a must if you live in Geogia. 

Highlight of our day was getting lost looking for our truck. After like 15 mins of roaming the parking lot and travelling up and down the elevators, Le'Veon saved us by pointing the way to us. What can I say, I am blessed with two geniuses by God. 

I hope you have a great week and stay safe!

 Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Joy!

Maryam

IT IS NOVEMBER AND HERE IS WHAT I HOPE YOU ARE FEELING

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely friends. I hope this blog meets you well. Today is a beautiful day and it is November 2nd. What a year it has been. I hope you have been having a wonderful year thus far. It is the start of the week and new month and I wanted to take a moment to wish you a happy new month. I hope this month brings you a lot of good and many amazing surprises.

I am so grateful for all my subbies and followers. We made it through another amazing month of vlogs. 

I want to leave you with these words:

No matter what your story or situation may be, change the way it makes you feel. If you can reverse the feeling to a good feeling, good things will start emerging in your life. I wish you a most amazing life and a sound mind. Always remember to guard your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. 

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

OUR FAMILY HALLOWEEN FUN DAY

Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope you all had a great weekend. Today is an amazing day and I am so happy to bring a new blog your way. Happy new month and Welcome to Maryamsjoyfullife. Today is a beautiful day!

This past week was fun for me and my kids becasue there was a lot of trunk or treat events happeneing at the same time. The kids of course enjoyed dressing up in their costumes and going to these events. I have one problem right now, there's wayyy too much candy in the house and  I'm over here thinking about how to make sure they don't eat too much of these candies. 

Here are some pictures from the event. The kids had their faces painted for the first time. Zozo chose a Dolphin, Levy chose spiderman and I was already the cat.

 My favorite event the kids went to was the one that was hosted by Limitless church yesterday. We volunteered our truck and went by early. I forgot to get halloween decor for my truck but thnakfully, there was an amazing friends whom I met at the event who shared her decor with me. Sh ehad bought one too many for herself and had some to spare. I was truly grateful for her help. I also forgot to bring candy. Thankfully, one of our pastors had some to spare and that was how my butt was saved. 

The kids had a blast, I had a blast and everyone had a blast also!

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

DON'T LET YOUR STORY DEFINE YOUR WHOLE LIFE NEGATIVELY

 

Good morning everyone. Thank you for checking out my blog today. Today is a beautiful day and I grateful for having you here. The world is defined by stories and the most powerful ones are the ones that change our lives for better. These stories have a way of resurrecting dead dreams and visions. They have a way of helping us find our way back to what makes us come alive. You have a story too.

I always wanted to be a mom but the road was not easy but look at me today. Love my babies sooo much! That's a good story!

Most people allow their lives to be defined by the negative things that have happened to them and battle through life carrying these loads they should have discarded a long time ago.

I have a story, in fact I have many stories that could have crippled me if I let them. But I realize that my stories can either cripple me or empower. In either cases, I have the power of choice. I get to choose what happens to me after all is said and done. My power of choice and the awareness of that option is built on my faith in God. The word of God tells me that God often uses what the enemy means for evil for our good and I tend to hold on to that word and it always works.

No matter what you have been through, no matter how difficult it's been, know that it doesn't have the power to define you unless you let it. You are always in charge of what you allow define you. You can begin to make that shift to let your not so good story compel an amazing life for you. I know you have got it in you to breakthrough. You have what it takes to enjoy your life. Start enjoying your life right now.

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

A MUST TRY BREATH TECHNIQUE TO STOP RACING MIND

 

Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. Thank you for checking out my blog today. Today is a beautiful day and it is a blessing to be sharing a blog with you today.

Fot most people, the weekend is a time of rest from the week's hussle but for others, it is still a work week. To whichever group you belong, I wanted to encourage you to remember to have fun today. Don't let your mind be distracted by the work you have not yet done. Just enjoy the moment and let your mind be in the present.

I have read many self-help books and one thing they all agree on is to fully live, you have to enjoy each moment without too much focus on what is past or what is in the future. For me, it was a struggle learning how to just stay in the present but not anymore. I have been practicing the presence for a while now and see that it is becoming easire for me to just be in the now without too much focus on the past and future.

The fastest way that gets me in the presence is breathing and focussing on my breath. I just sit down and count my breath. Taking deep conscious breath does help calm your mind and keep it in the presence. You can start with a cycle of seven deep breaths. You can focus on your nostrils or crown of your head while doing the breathing exercise. It works wonders, I promise.

Try it today and thank me later :)

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

REASONS YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY

 

Good morning wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. Hope this blog meets you well. I love being happy because it makes life better and more enjoyable. Most of us live our lives looking for things and people to make us happy and we fail to realize that our happiness is within usl and can't be bought. Happiness that can be bought doesn't last.The life we have is in itself a thing to be happy about because it is a gift. In this blog, I want to share a few reasons you are to be happy. I hope you are inspired

Reasons to be happy:

1. You deserve to be happy

2. Life is better when you are happy

3. You see things better when you are happy

4. You feel ligth when you are happy

5. You are better able to serve yourself and others when you are happy

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

GETTING OVER MONDAY BLUE

Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this blog meets you well. Today is a beautiful day and I am always excited to share a blog with you all.

Mondays are usually the most stressful day for most people around the world. Research shows that the most hearattacks happen on a Monday.

I have noticed that even if I do not have work on a Monday, I feel the stress in the air. It is so crazy how this happens. Then this got me thinking. What if I changed my perception of this day and approached it like I would approach Friday, how much difference would it make? Well to my amazement, it made a lot of difference. I find myself filled with joyful expectations during the whole time and I do my tasks with more flair and ease than I did when I had that Monday blues hanging over me.

It is all about mindset and awareness. When we focus on all that we need to do at once, we get overwhelmed easily. However, if we breakdown what we have to do into smaller parts and start with the first and most important task, working our way to the rest, we see that things get easier.

So today, don't look at everything that you have to do as a bulk, look at them as a list of little tasks and get started on the first. Smile while you go about it and it will make a difference. Alright, I'm going back to my other tasks of the day.

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

PUTTING MY KIDS FIRST ALSO INVOLVES GETTING THE RIGHT FURNITURE PIECES

 

Good morning everyone. Thank you for checking out my blog today. I am very happy to see you here. Today, I wanted to share a story with you about how I got my new furniture and why. If you have kids you know that they are curious, messy and can be destructive. So, my last dining set had cloth lining on the chairs and it was always difficult to keep them clean. I couldn't even start explaining how tiring it got for me to always have to scrub the mess they leave after their meals. To be frank with you, I don't want to spend hours cleaning my dining set after only a few minutes of dinner, breakfast or lunch on it. I started researching a great option for a mama with kids. A few months prior, my living room set was replaced because the kids broke the couch and also soiled it with uncleanable food stains.

Well, I thought that getting a new set with leather seats would be perfect because all I'd have to do is get a damp cloth and wipe it off after each meal. 

One day, I came across a nice set while browsing  the internet. I saved the image of it and had it printed off at Walmart and placed it on my vision board. I went by American Signature Furniture to see if I could find the one I had on my vision board, to my surprise, I found what I was looking for. I made a downpayment on it and decided I would go back and pick it up. 

After about a couple of months, I was finally ready to go back and pick it up. It turned out the table I wanted initially was no longer available but I didn't get discouraged. I looked around for a replacement and found another tampered round glass table with wood base. It looked perfect. It turned out the chairs that came with this table were not available. I chose a couple of chairs from the previous table I had wanted and the two that they had that came with the new table. 

Day of pickup, I was told my stuff was not avialable but I asked what day they had advised to come by and pick up on my receipt, they confirmed it was that same day that I was there for pickup. It also turned out that the chairs they had available were the ones I had on my vision board. It was crazy to me that everything aligned and I got the very same chairs I wanted. These chairs are easy to clean and after each meal, I spend about 45 seconds cleaning, instead of the whole hour. 

Even my kids love the new set.

 

Now there's less mess for this happy mama to clean and she is not complaining at all.

Don't let anybody steal your joy!

Maryam

WHY THINGS HAVE CHANGED FOR ME

 

Good morning everyone. Welcome to Maryamsjoyfullife. It is very amazing to have you all here. It is a very good morning and I feel honored to be making a post today. I hope you are all doing great and as I always say; don't let anyone steal your joy.

Today, I wanted to talk about perseverance. Perseverance is a very important virture for us all to have because it is in it that we find hope in difficult times and the faith to believe that what God has promised us will manifest in our lives for His glory. I man very aware of the power of perseverance in my personal life because I have been through many rough and hard times but because of the spirit of perseverance, I have overcome every single one of them. 

When unexpected difficulties showup, you always have a choice to make. You can either run from it or face it. Regardless of which you face, there are consequencies. A word of caution though, whatever you run away from, will always chase you down. Don't be afraid of difficult times, face them with the hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe God for what you want and start acting like it is on the way and will reach you sooner than you expect it. The focus is expectation. Let your heart be filled with the joyful expectation of the good you want and I promise you, you will see it manifest in a miraculous way. 

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam