Joyce
@joycemx.bsky.social
Dog lover, walker, flower lover, reader
Author of "Don't Let the Grass Grow Under Your Feet"
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Joyce
@joycemx.bsky.social
· Nov 3
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My second book about growing up midcentury in an ultra religious, poor household is on preorder
My second book about growing up midcentury in an ultra religious, poor household is on preorder
The House with no Bathroom:: Growing up fundamentalist
The House with no Bathroom: Growing up fundamentalist - Kindle edition by Kinnear, Joyce, Correa, Judi, Pearson, Nancy, Miller, Robert, Miller, Valerie. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
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Growing up #seventhdayadventist
Rainbow living in #expatstories.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Rainbow living in #expatstories.substack.com
In Spanish, rainbows are called “arco iris.” Boquete is the land at the end of and in the middle of that arc. It is known for its near daily rainbows during part of the year. Sometimes, it seems like you are walking in the middle of the rainbow.
expatstories.substack.com/p/rainbow-li...
expatstories.substack.com/p/rainbow-li...
Rainbow living
In Spanish, rainbows are called “arco iris.” Boquete is the land at the end of and in the middle of that arc.
expatstories.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
In Spanish, rainbows are called “arco iris.” Boquete is the land at the end of and in the middle of that arc. It is known for its near daily rainbows during part of the year. Sometimes, it seems like you are walking in the middle of the rainbow.
expatstories.substack.com/p/rainbow-li...
expatstories.substack.com/p/rainbow-li...
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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Pura vida, which means pure life, symbolizes the Costa Rican people. They believe life is about enjoying the moment. Being happy with simple pleasures. If you live a good life in happiness and in comfort with your community, life will be full
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura Vida
We decided to visit Costa Rica over Christmas and New Year’s in 2006.
expatstories.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Pura vida, which means pure life, symbolizes the Costa Rican people. They believe life is about enjoying the moment. Being happy with simple pleasures. If you live a good life in happiness and in comfort with your community, life will be full
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura vida, which means pure life, symbolizes the Costa Rican people. They believe life is about enjoying the moment. Being happy with simple pleasures. If you live a good life in happiness and in comfort with your community, life will be full
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura Vida
We decided to visit Costa Rica over Christmas and New Year’s in 2006.
expatstories.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Pura vida, which means pure life, symbolizes the Costa Rican people. They believe life is about enjoying the moment. Being happy with simple pleasures. If you live a good life in happiness and in comfort with your community, life will be full
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Pura vida to you
expatstories.substack.com/p/pura-vida
Reposted by Joyce
Reposted by Joyce
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
When your Christmas is Sandy
As a child growing up in the midcentury United States, I was surrounded by our culture’s music and movies about what Christmas should be.
expatstories.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
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All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
December 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
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A memoir of growing up in a very strict fundamentalist family in the1960's and 70's in the South and California. What it's like working for and living in a super religious home. #sda #seventhdayadventist #fundamentalist #books
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
The House With No Bathroom: Growing Up Fundamentalist #memoirs #tradlife
YouTube video by Don't Let the Grass Grow Under Your Feet
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December 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A memoir of growing up in a very strict fundamentalist family in the1960's and 70's in the South and California. What it's like working for and living in a super religious home. #sda #seventhdayadventist #fundamentalist #books
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
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US citizens get a lot of well-deserved grief for their actions abroad. There is one thing that I have found reason to be thankful for my compatriots while living abroad. Individual citizens are so often charitable .
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
Blessed are the Charitable
Citizens from the United States get a lot of well-deserved grief for their actions abroad.
expatstories.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
US citizens get a lot of well-deserved grief for their actions abroad. There is one thing that I have found reason to be thankful for my compatriots while living abroad. Individual citizens are so often charitable .
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
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US citizens get a lot of well-deserved grief for their actions abroad. There is one thing that I have found reason to be thankful for my compatriots while living abroad. Individual citizens are so often charitable .
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
Blessed are the Charitable
Citizens from the United States get a lot of well-deserved grief for their actions abroad.
expatstories.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
US citizens get a lot of well-deserved grief for their actions abroad. There is one thing that I have found reason to be thankful for my compatriots while living abroad. Individual citizens are so often charitable .
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
(Photo by Allison Smith Wildman)
expatstories.substack.com/p/blessed-ar...
A memoir of growing up in a very strict fundamentalist family in the1960's and 70's in the South and California. What it's like working for and living in a super religious home. #sda #seventhdayadventist #fundamentalist #books
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
The House With No Bathroom: Growing Up Fundamentalist #memoirs #tradlife
YouTube video by Don't Let the Grass Grow Under Your Feet
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A memoir of growing up in a very strict fundamentalist family in the1960's and 70's in the South and California. What it's like working for and living in a super religious home. #sda #seventhdayadventist #fundamentalist #books
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
youtube.com/shorts/gnbyf...
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
December 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
When your Christmas is Sandy
As a child growing up in the midcentury United States, I was surrounded by our culture’s music and movies about what Christmas should be.
expatstories.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
All I can say is to appreciate the light and the season around you. Whatever your tradition and with whomever you wish to spend your time, my family and I send you wishes for warmth and peace.
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
expatstories.substack.com/p/when-your-...
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Panamá, especially where we lived far from the city, has a cool, unique artistic tradition. The holidays, especially when we moved there, were funky and different. It is a trait that I hope they maintain for the future.
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
Recycled Decorations
We wondered what kind of art we would find when ee first visited Panamá in late 2015.
expatstories.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Panamá, especially where we lived far from the city, has a cool, unique artistic tradition. The holidays, especially when we moved there, were funky and different. It is a trait that I hope they maintain for the future.
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
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We wondered what kind of art we would find when we first visited Panamá in late 2015. It doesn’t have the well-known international icons, as Mexico. One of the delightful things was the beautiful use of recycled products and trash for art.
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
Recycled Decorations
We wondered what kind of art we would find when we first visited Panamá in late 2015.
expatstories.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We wondered what kind of art we would find when we first visited Panamá in late 2015. It doesn’t have the well-known international icons, as Mexico. One of the delightful things was the beautiful use of recycled products and trash for art.
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
expatstories.substack.com/p/recycled-art
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Recycled Christmas art #expatstories.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Recycled Christmas art #expatstories.substack.com
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
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HD video:
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
www.thereset.news
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
HD video:
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
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This is a better version of Inside Cecot from our own
@yasharali.bsky.social
This is a better version of Inside Cecot from our own
@yasharali.bsky.social
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
open.substack.com/pub/yashar/p...
This is a better version of Inside Cecot from our own
@yasharali.bsky.social
This is a better version of Inside Cecot from our own
@yasharali.bsky.social
Reposted by Joyce
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
www.thereset.news
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.