Dr. Daphne King

On our 31 Days of Joy journey, we discussed many topics to help us develop and maintain our joy. We talked about the joy of relationships...

On day 29, we discussed expectation and the belief that what we want to happen will occur. With expectation comes anticipation....

When we expect or have an expectation, we have a strong belief that something will occur or happen for us in the future. As we enter our...

On day 27, we discussed the importance of relationships and the joy that comes from being fully engaged in healthy relationships. With...

As humans, as people, I believe we were created to be in relationship with one another. I also believe that those relationships should be...

On December 26th, we start day one of the Kwanzaa celebration. Kwanzaa is a celebration of African American culture based on festival...

On day 25 of the 31 Days of Joy series, I want to take this time to wish each of you a Merry Christmas. May this be a day of celebrating...

Some call this the most magical day of the year as it is the eve of Christmas Day where we are filled with anticipation of the love and...

Those of you that know me well and/or have been following the blog for a while, you know that Christmas is my favorite holiday. Really...

Yesterday, I shared about my grandparents and their love for one another. That love was also shared with their family. My grandparents...

Today, my maternal grandparents' wedding anniversary, reminds me that love is worth celebrating. At the time of my grandfather's death,...

I grew up with my maternal family who always found something to celebrate. My mother and grandmother loved to cook and it seems that my...

When I first started 31 Days of Joy, I talked about how much I love the Christmas Holiday Season. I said it fills me with so much love...

So the last few days we have been talking about joy in relation to giving, receiving, and having faith. With all of those things, sharing...

A few days ago, we discussed the joy of giving and how being generous and giving to others can bring happiness and fulfillment in our...

On yesterday's blog post, we discussed faith and believing even when we don't see. As I thought about that and the idea of believing, I...

Faith is the substance of things we hope for, the evidence of things we do not see. Faith is believing even when we don't see. Belief or...

Those that know me well know that the holiday season is my favorite time of the year and I love watching old movies. So, I have been...

There is no better scent for me than the smell of my mother and grandmother baking cakes. It smelled of love and happiness rolled in a...

As humans, I believe that we experience things on multiple levels with our senses. We feel, think, see, and hear. The sounds that we hear...