On today’s podcast, we will open the gift of joy with Melissa Smith. Her thoughts on God’s illumination in her life that joy is not a choice—but a person—can help us realize how much we can depend on Christ’s joy whenever the holidays wreak havoc on us. Our prayer for you is that throughout the holiday season, you are able to carve out time to cultivate a deeper, joy-filled relationship with Jesus.
You can connect with Melissa Smith at https://framedinjoy.com and @framedinjoy on Instagram.
Counting Up To Christmas: 24 Gifts from the Gospel of Luke is available on Amazon.com. You can enjoy daily accountability to read a chapter a day of Luke in the Counting Up To Christmas Facebook Group and on Instagram @jenniferelwoodauthor. And you can check out my new collaboration, Counting Up To Christmas in Uganda and the USA: A Recipe & Devotional eBook at https://mailchi.mp/d987f948a94c/seed-of-hope-ebook-fund-raiser.
Bio: Melissa Smith is living out her everyday adventures in the suburbs of Texas. She loves three things: God, beauty, and words. When she won her first camera in fourth grade, she began collecting beauty. Since then, she has captured snapshots of life: a quiet moment, a startled smile, simple joy. When she is not shuttling her teens to school or homeschooling her youngest, Melissa gathers beauty and writes on her website, framing suffering in the context of joy with Christ. She hopes to bring a slice of loveliness to her readers and point them to her wonderful, loving Savior. You can find her on Instagram and her website: framed in joy.
