Park Joy

"The Norwood Park" as we like to call it, is a fun stop on our way home from work and school. On this particularly warm afternoon, we decided to stop by and spend a few minutes playing before heading home for the evening. After letting the boys play on the equipment for a while, I told them I wanted to walk once around the track, stop at the other playground, and then head to the car. Jacob, my 4 year old, who usually loves to do this, and this is our usual routine when there, didn't want to walk the long way around to the playground, and did his little winy thing, but Mama prevailed. I finally convinced him to come with us, even though he was being Mr. Grumpy Pants. It's really hard to stay mad when there's some good music playing, so I put on one of our favorite playlists, and started dancing down the trail...yes, dancing on a walking trail. Sure enough, Jacob started smiling, and our walk ended in a lot of fun! All of this to say, that my EverydayJoy that day was turning my sons frown, upside-down! Seeing my boys happy is truly one of my favorite things in the world.

What do you do to make someone change their frown into a smile? Does that bring you Joy?