"These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made in full" -- John 15:11. Jesus spoke these words to His disciples. He taught them to abide in the Father, because Jesus abides in the Father. He is the vine. We are the branches. When we bear fruit, we bring glory to the Father. This is where our joy is found, according to Jesus. I am one of those people who often is accused of being "too happy" -- if there is such a thing! I was sharing a story with a coworker, and the punchline of the story was, "What happened here? I -- the white person -- happened here!" She looks at me and says, "Mary, I feel like that is the slogan of your life. You just happen!" Many times, this particular coworker would get to work before the sun arose. Then I would bounce in moments later ready to embrace the day, and I keep that attitude going the entire day. She walks around baffled at my energy. In college, I was always the