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Brooke's Wedding Pictures
Congrats to Brooke and her HUBBY, The Captain! We are so excited for them! Please join us in praying for them! They tied the knot on February 8th in Cabo San Lucas!…
Spring Pretzel Bites
These are so SPRINGY and SO cute! They’ll look great at your Easter buffet! (oh, and the kiddos will LOVE to help make these!)…
Frosted Cauliflower with Peas
This recipe came from one of my FAVORITE cooks, Deanna House! I’m not sure when we tried this for the first time, because I’m SURE I would’ve turned my nose up at it, but I actually CRAVE it now!…
Taco Plate
This was something that was almost always at our summer gatherings. I remember my mom making it and urging me to try it. i said “there’s too many things I don’t like on it’! But I finally tried it…and I LOVED IT!!…
Ultra Crispy Smashed Potatoes
I’ve been hearing and seeing that everyone is making these lately, so I had to give them a try! And I’m glad I did! These are SO delicious…
Crockpot Hot Fudge Turtle Brownies
It wasn’t until recently that I even thought about putting something sweet and dessert-like in a CrockPot. But it’s an incredible thing! These gooey, delicious brownies are going to CROCK your world!…
Crockpot Chicken Pasta
I’ve seen many people on FaceBook who have tried some version of this. So I had to try to make my own…
Crockpot Sausage Dip
Will there be any tailgating around your place this weekend? Try this easy tasty recipe that came straight from one of our favorite Joy99 artists, Michael Cochren!…
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Pure vanilla is so expensive to buy. Have you been shocked at the price in the store so you just go ahead and buy the cheaper imitation version? Yep, me too. Well, at least I used to. Now I make my own…
Recent Episodes of This Lyric, That Truth
I’m just reflecting again on some of the recent episodes of the This Lyric, That Truth Podcast and invite you to tune in and check it out…
Going Deeper
I’ve been with you on the journey of Joy99 for almost 26 years (gasp, I CANNOT believe its been that long) and I love sharing short tidbits of hope and encouragement every day on the radio show, but every now and again I just want to go deeper and explore the topics just a little bit longer…
Chicken Chili
I’ve had chicken chili before, but was always too intimidated because I thought it was really difficult to make. That was before I tried THIS recipe. Easy and YUMMY!…
Back To School: Three-Ingredient Muffins
Here’s a GREAT and EASY recipe to serve on the first day of school. (it’s healthy, too…but no one needs to tell the kids!) PLUS…it can be made with ANY cake mix you choose!…
Helping A Grieving Friend
We’ve all said it when we encounter a grieving person, “Let me know if you need anything”. We actually mean it too—we would do anything to offload the burden of grief if we just knew what would actually help that person…
All About Location
I was at an event recently at the Van Andel arena and decided to buy a bottle of water. I knew it would be expensive, but my jaw dropped when I saw it was $8…
Not-So-Sloppy Joes
You may have made my Super Simple Sloppy Joes before, but there’s a way you can make them be “not-so-sloppy” Joes! This is SO GREAT!…
Super Simple Sloppy Joes
My FAVORITE Sloppy Joe recipe!!! It makes enough to share and it freezes well! The flavor is seriously unmatched (and it is kid-friendly and can be made without large pieces of stuff they think they don’t like!)…
Lent Reading Plan
Lent is a season of preparation. Here at Joy99, we are carving out time to prepare our hearts for Easter and we’d love you to join us!…
My Prayer For You This Spring
Winter comes every single year and winter seasons in our life are inevitable too, but the good news is that Spring also comes…
12 Prayers for Encouragement and Strength During Trials
1. John 16:33: These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world…