Joyce Strong: The Woman Who Built My Spirit
- Michele Renee
- Jul 8, 2025
- 3 min read
Her Mommy’s Dubbers ❤️
September 8, 2015
🎉 Happy Birthday to my beautiful mother, Joyce 🎉
We live such busy lives now, and it’s rare we get to sit and visit the way we’d like.
But not a day goes by that I don’t think of you, Mama. I miss your enchanting smile and our private humor the kind of laughter only we understand.
💕 A Mother-Daughter Bond Like No Other
A mother and daughter share an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind bond. Life takes us through so many stages highs, lows, detours
and sometimes we wish we could go back and do things differently.
But other times, we realize: everything unfolded exactly the way it was meant to.
The wisdom I’ve gained over the years only confirms what I’ve always known: my strength one of my greatest qualities, comes from you.
We’re both bold, creative, and constantly evolving. Life stretches us, but we always return stronger, wiser, and more radiant than before.
🌟 You’ve Been Everything
When others broke my heart, you were the one who reminded me of my worth of the spirit I was made from. There is no one else in this world who could ever take your place in my heart.
We’re two of the most passionate women I know full of fire, curiosity, and tenacity. I see your flaws… and still, when I look at you, I see nothing but perfection.
Our relationship is beautifully complex, soul-deep, and unshakable—even across time or distance. We may not always agree, but the love, understanding, and willingness to forgive always brings us back. We’re simply better together.
🌳 “I Love My Mother as Trees Love Water and Sunshine…”
You help me grow.
You help me soar.
🎁 A Few of the Gifts You’ve Given Me (And I’m Still Adding to the List):
1. Strength
The strength of a lion. The backbone to carry my burdens. You taught me I must carry my own load and that doing so builds unshakable character.
2. Creativity
You are a creative powerhouse. You’ve worn so many hats, and now I wear just as many. You always believed, “If someone else can do it, I can too maybe even better.” I love that about you.
3. Dreaming Big
You gave me my dreamer’s heart. I grew up believing anything is possible because you told me so. And somehow, I still think I could rule the world. 😄
4. Honesty
Brutal honesty, at times but always real. I say what I feel because you taught me not to fake it.
5. Sense of Humor
You gave me the ability to laugh at everything. And girl, I use it daily.
6. Problem Solving
We never sat around crying over what fell apart. You showed me how to rebuild it better.
“When it rains, you can hide inside… or dance in it. It’s your choice.”
7. Pioneering Spirit
You taught me never to settle. To always search for more. Because I deserve the best.
8. Forgiveness
No one’s perfect. You aren’t. I’m not. And you taught me that’s okay. You still shine like a Pollia Berry the shiniest living thing in the world. 🌈
9. Understanding
You taught me to see beyond opinions and disagreements, to choose kindness over judgment.
10. Tradition
Every holiday was a magical event because of you. You gave Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy real power. You made the good times happen even in the hard ones.
♪ “Holiday… Celebrate! If we took a holiday… took some time to celebrate…” ♪ (Madonna must’ve known you. 🎶)
11. Music
You gave me music. ALL of it. I can still hear your vinyls playing, our voices off-key, and our hearts perfectly in tune. Music got us through everything. It still does.
12. Wisdom & Knowledge
You gave me the hunger to know more. To question. To think deeper. You made me curious, analytical, and independent-minded.
13. Christ
You introduced me to Christ not just through words, but through example. Your selflessness, your patience, your quiet faith.
14. Faith
This one saved me more times than I can count. When life felt too dark, my faith reminded me I’m never alone. I have a spirit within me, and a Higher Power walking beside me.
Because of that faith, I’ve survived and I live to help others do the same.
💖 Thank You, Mama
You are my safe place, my compass, and my first best friend. I hope this birthday wraps you in joy, peace, laughter, and love just like the life you gave to me.
Happy Birthday, Dubbers.~~~~
How come her mommy just loves her and loves her HUH???
I love you always.
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