Category: Joyce is Awesome

Betsy thinks Joyce is awesome

To my dear sweet Joyce…

The day you were born was one of the happiest days of my life.  Your dad & I had not picked out a girl’s name but as soon as I held you I knew you had to be my ‘Joyce’.  What a perfect name.  You brought such joy to our family. 

You were always a content and well behaved child (for the most part—I won’t mention your incident with the neighbors ‘big wheels or the time you & Danny helped each other out in a 5th grade Science test).  You always were eager to help both dad & me with household chores.  When you were four years old you would tell me “When I grow up I want to be your maid.”  I’m very happy that you developed higher aspirations.

Your childhood went way too fast—grade school, high school & college.  How proud I was of you and all of your accomplishments (which were many).  I also shared in your disappointments and sorrows. A life of leaning always has the good times and the bad times.  Again, how proud I am of you on how you grew and developed by being positive and not letting the heart aches get you down. Those experiences made you the generous & compassionate woman that you are.

In your wisdom, you chose a good man as your husband.  The two of you are raising four gentlemen.  Have I told you what a fantastic mother you are?  Your sons also bring a lot of joy into our lives.  They have their daddy’s good looks and their mother’s sense of adventure. They sure are blessed with good parents.

I wish you a very happy 40th birthday, my awesome girl, and God’s blessings on you all the days of your life.  Thank you for being my sweet Joyce. 

Love,

Mom

P.S.  Don’t want to depress you but when I was 40 my youngest child was 18!

Anita thinks Joyce is awesome

Joyce,
I remember meeting you in August, I believe, of 1998 at marching band practice before camp. I instantly took a liking to you! You were always happy and smiling. I remember you always making us laugh. There was never a dull moment with you. You always were going a mile a minute. I have very fond memories of hanging out all through high school and college. I’ll never forget how much you loved Sesame Street!!
I am so happy our friendship has remained, even though we don’t get to see each other very often! Thank God for Facebook!! I am very luck to have you as a friend these past 26 years and look forward to seeing you, Matt and your boys for another 26+ years! Happy Happy 40th!!
Love,
Anita

Kristen thinks Joyce is awesome

I have known Joyce all my life which is 38 years to be exact!! She has been my oldest and best confidant and friend thru almost 4 decades! She truly is one Of the most amazing people I have ever met and now she has become more than just my friend she is my family.
Growing up our families used to hang around together all the time and most summers you could find Joyce, Dan, Lori and I swimming at the pool. I look back fondly on the times we would play together and remember all of our summer adventures like it was yesterday. As we grew up and went our separate ways to different high schools we still made time to see each other and catch up in the driveway unless Joyce had to go wash her hair of course!!!
When I went off to Xavier for College Joyce and I still kept in touch and it was always a big deal to make sure we saw each other when I came home for summer and winter breaks. She was there to help me celebrate my graduation day and always cheered me on from the sidelines for whatever I wanted to achieve.
Since college Joyce and I had a chance to really get to know each other as adults and Now I really can not imagine my world without her in it. Throughout our friendship Joyce had been there for me thru the good and bad never leaving my side. She celebrated the good times, gave me a shoulder to cry on thru the bad and when all else failed she handed me a miller lite and told me silly jokes and turned on country music to get us thru the rest!

Joyce is one of the most loving, loyal, selfless and trustworthy people I know. I hope that one day I can be half the mother, wife and cook she is today! She will help anyone that needs it and is always willing to offer a kind word, hug or silly joke to make life a little easier. She helps out my grandpa without expecting anything in return. She also makes sure I am up every morning for my workouts by texting me! I could not ask for a better friend to walk thru life with! Happy 40th birthday Joyce!!!!!!

Coach Mike thinks Joyce is awesome!

Joyce,
Say it ain’t so, the BIG 4-0.  It’s been awhile since I celebrated this grand day, but looks like another one joins the club.  Don’t worry it’s not all down hill now, just a new chapter in your life.
You will handle it well, just as you always do.  As a Titans mom, you have done so much for our team.  YOU ARE AWESOME!  We can count on you for all the little things that need to be done, whether it is setting up for our picnics between games, collecting paperwork, taking photos, selling squares and sponsorships or just “Rooting on the Titans”, you give it your all.  I appreciate it and our team appreciates it very much.
What an asset you are and most of all, what a great positive influence you are to not only our team but your wonderful family.
Celebrate this new ERA in your life with Grand Style.  I say forget the 40 candles and bring on 40 Titans Victories this year, and if we don’t get the 40 victories, the First 40 runs we score will be for you.
Happy Happy Birthday Joyce Keough!!

From your friend and favorite travel baseball coach,

-Mike (and the Stuck Family too)

Happy Birthday from Rena

Joyce,

Growing up you were my sister Anita’s friend. Now I am honored to really call you mine! I really look up to you even though you are younger to me. I admire how you are as a Mom to your beautiful boys…. You have more patience than anyone I know. I loved our time in baseball when we were on the same team and getting to know your “Beautiful” husband Matt. My other favorite memories are being in the PTA with you and sharing a table at Families in Faith . That always made the event even more memorable.

I want to welcome you to the 40’s club. I think they are better than the 30’s! I wish you a wonderful birthday and much happiness and wonderful health in the years ahead!

Love, Rena