Joy in the Journey - The blog of Alison Treat, author of Historical Fiction

13 Jul Loving the Life I’m Already Living

Posted at 14:28h in Carpe Diem, Family, motherhood, reading, slowing down, summer, writing by Alison Treat 9 Comments

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Summertime appears to be the season during which I realize the need to savor every moment. Maybe it’s Myquillin Smith reminding me that we only get 18 summers with each of our children. I have eight left with my eldest. Last August I wrote about...

07 Jul All Web Design All the Time

Posted at 09:23h in Blogging, Marketing, Web Design, writing by Alison Treat 11 Comments

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I’ve wanted to redesign my blog for a long time. As I considered just how long I’ve been thinking about doing this, I realized it started five years ago. This shouldn’t surprise me. I waited until 2013 to finally succumb to the smartphone craze. Clearly...

11 May Here’s to You and Here’s to Me

Posted at 16:47h in addiction, faith, marriage, poetry by Alison Treat 2 Comments

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Enough time has been spent, or wasted, Wishing things were different for those Who make mistake After mistake Ad infinitum. Prayers for them are not in vain. Forgiveness and redemption are not out of reach, but I want to write an ode To all the men and women who Stay the course, One day,...

04 May What I’m Into: The First Four Months of 2017

Posted at 14:16h in Easter, Family, One Thousand Gifts, reading, What I'm Into by Alison Treat 4 Comments

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My first instinct is to apologize, but I’m not going to waste my breath. The truth is, most of you didn’t notice my absence and that’s completely okay. I stepped away from blogging for a bit to focus on my current work-in-progress and to assess...

29 Dec On Turning Forty

Posted at 18:28h in birthdays, poetry by Alison Treat 3 Comments

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We had a great Christmas. A happy Christmas. And then, two days ago, I turned forty. I don't feel any different, really. It's just a number. But it means I've been here, on earth, for forty years. In this strange, in-between week of Holidays, when the world slows...

23 Dec From the Archives: It was a warm December . . .

Posted at 09:31h in advent by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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I'm too busy wrapping gifts and making cookies to write a new blog post this week, but I looked through old Advent posts and this one from 2011 resonated with me. In all your Christmas preparation, I hope this short post reminds you what it's all...

08 Dec Choosing Joy

Posted at 17:29h in Anxiety, faith by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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This year has been quite a ride. I’ve written about my struggle with anxiety and about some of the peopleI’ve lost. With all the heartache in this crazy world, I want to write something joyful this Christmas season. Something that brings you peace and hope.Just...

02 Dec What I’m Into: November 2016

Posted at 10:18h in What I'm Into by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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Once again it's time to link up with Leigh Kramer for What I'm Into. It’s been a rough few weeks in my world. I haven’t been blogging. In fact, I haven’t been writing at all. November was a veritable whirlwind and I’m ready to enter...

10 Nov Hope for the Future

Posted at 17:55h in faith, hope, politics by Alison Treat 0 Comments

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I’m a slow processor. So here I am, two days after the election, finally pulling my thoughts together. Heck, it took me until Monday night (or maybe Tuesday morning) to decide for whom to cast my vote. Although, soon after the primaries I was pretty...

04 Nov What I’m Into: October 2016

Posted at 16:42h in Uncategorized by Alison Treat 1 Comment

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“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”So said Anne to Marilla in Anne of Green Gables, and I quite agree with her. We had a beautiful October. The foliage was especially vibrant this year. Now the leaves are falling and the...

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13 Jul Loving the Life I’m Already Living

07 Jul All Web Design All the Time

11 May Here’s to You and Here’s to Me

04 May What I’m Into: The First Four Months of 2017

29 Dec On Turning Forty

23 Dec From the Archives: It was a warm December . . .

08 Dec Choosing Joy

02 Dec What I’m Into: November 2016

10 Nov Hope for the Future

04 Nov What I’m Into: October 2016

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