As we celebrate the 2^nd birthday of Spread A Little Joy, I find myself reflecting on all of the amazing people we have met these past two years, and how much they have changed my life. While also reflecting on the lessons I have learned along the way, I thought I would share a few with you.

Joy for All

“We could all do with a bit more joy in our lives,couldn't we? The wonderful thing is that when we start spreading joy, we actually begin to experience more joy in our own lives too!"-St...

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Metastasized. After the word Cancer, this has to be one of the ugliest words you pray never to hear in your lifetime.

My Mom was diagnosed with Leiomyosarcoma on November 9, 2009. She took it as she had every other difficulty she had faced in her life, with a bubbly, smiling, “I have fun things planned! This can’t stop me!” attitude.  After all, she wasn’t ill. She didn’t feel bad. Her diagnosis came only after a visit to her chiropractor drew attention to a strange little lump in ...

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My Mom passed away on November 20,2010...just a few days before the big family Thanksgiving we had all so meticulously planned for her. Our family loves Thanksgiving. I would say it has been a bigger holiday in our family than even Christmas. My beloved Grandma was a fabulous cook, and did not know a stranger, so you never knew who might show up at a Holmes Thanksgiving dinner. When she passed away in December 2004, our family struggled to keep Thanksgiving alive without our family matriarch....
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Spread A Little Joy friends we are asking for your help. We have an opportunity to make an incredible dream come true for a local Mom who has always given so much to our community. Barb Marmet has dedicated her life not only to her family, but to helping many organizations in our town...she is Vice President of Kids Rock-a local group that rewards kids for good deeds, she started a cheer program at Smithville middle school, and she and her husband are proud football boosters, to name just a f...
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