Joy and her husband, Tom, met, dated, and married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In late 2014, they said goodbye to the harsh winters, and moved south to the metro Atlanta, Georgia area. After only 3 years in Georgia, they were ready to roll out. In late 2017, they planted themselves in Nashville, Tennessee where they currently call home. 

Nowadays, she happily stays home with their children and takes the advice of those before her and truly soaks up this time and being with them daily. Her husband, Tom, works as a User Experience Designer (here's his website if you're interested). They struggled through infertility but are now parents to two boys - Silas and Ike, and have a big, lovable dog named Hondo (who has a popular Instagram).

This blog is the culmination of Joy's passions: marriage, travel, homemaking, food, life lessons... and of course, writing.

Joy is also a sinner. Thankfully, by God's grace, through faith in Jesus, she is forgiven, saved, and redeemed. Everything we do should be to the glory of God and this space is no exception.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
(Colossians 3:17)

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