Word: joyful
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...that rationale was more satisfying before the news of this new pregnancy. "Why twice?" asks Bob's widow Joy MacKenzie. "What can God be thinking? Why not give somebody else this experience and let them do some growing...
...loath to see supernatural manipulation. If evil is involved, he sees it as part of the general and far-reaching brokenness that resulted from Adam and Eve's sin. "We live in a fallen world that's full of pain and disease and death mixed in with the joy of our being here," he says. "And consistent with that, I think Hope was born to us because we are carriers of a received genetic mutation...
...then were the old black-and-white Fred Astaire movies. Her father was a great pianist, and Shall We Dance? and The Gay Divorcee were treated as works of art in her house. Those are movies that really blow the dust off your soul and wake you to the joy of life. It's that sense of joy that is at the very heart of Stro's work, and you can see it in every movement, from the classical ballet numbers she choreographed in Contact to the finger-snapping swing that filled the stage in Crazy...
Stro is so schooled in the traditions of musical comedy that from the moment she took over, the whole cast immediately fell under her spell. She brought such energy and joy to every rehearsal and really set the tone. She's the opposite of a strict schoolteacher. She loves pratfalls and pranks, and she encourages comic anarchy. What's not to love...
...practitioners all seem to share similar stories about the joy that Falun Gong has brought to their lives. Sure, some took up the exercises because they were convinced of Falun Gong's healing power, while others came to it as a natural progression from Tai Chi and yoga. Many, however, seem to agree with Gary Feuerberg, a statistician in the Federal Government, who says with a note of wonderment in his voice that Falun Gong "is very powerful and makes you a better person. It's about truth...