Ah, what a year it’s been so far. The chaos and the crazy and the frustration have been most prominent, but there’s more to life than this. There is joy. It might be hard to see, but it’s there. Like this baby watermelon, if joy is looked for, it can be found. If it’s nurtured, it can grow. And the sweetness will be refreshing. Look for the joy in your life, in your day, in your hour, in your minute. It might be small and difficult to see, but if you look hard enough, you’ll find it. Be joyful.
Joan Stradling is a middle grade and YA author of stories with magical elements. She loves baking, crafting, pet wrangling, and anything else she can fit into her schedule. A passionate believer in the power of books, she still hopes to one day ride a dragon, meet a Hobbit, or discover new worlds by walking through a wardrobe. In the meantime, she imagines and writes about her own incredible worlds and characters–and continues to live vicariously through the adventures in other’s books. You can find her on Instagram (@JoanStradlingAuthor) or Twitter (@justJoanS) or FB (Joan Stradling aka Joan Stewart)
