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A Hermitage in the Big Surf with Two Stories with Joyce and Barry 4.13.25

A Hermitage in the Big Surf with Two Stories with Joyce and Barry

Welcome to our home. Today we are going to talk about the hermitage in the Big Surf years ago. The weather has changed. It’s hot here, but we hope it is warming up for you in your area.

Dear Shared Heart Friends,

Here is a short video with a message from Joyce and Barry, and a song from Barry. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel if you like the video.

Being spring-like weather, I wanted to share two stories. We just finished our mentorship group. They are an amazing group that goes on for four months. We meet three times, for six months, sorry, and we meet three different times.

Anyway, the last time we got to talking about receiving promptings. One woman said she was hearing voices, but I’ve never liked that term; it’s more like a prompting to do something, and I mean this happens to all of us. We get an inward inner message, you know, do this or be nice if you called this person. Or promptings, so these two stories do take place a while ago.

The first story is about going every year. Well, I used to go each year to a hermitage in the Big Surf. It’s such a beautiful place. At the time, there was room for six guests, and each guest would get their little room. Also included in their room are tiny gardens that you can walk out onto the Big Surf. Big and beautiful.

I treated myself, and I would go there, well, actually, you treated me, Barry. He had stayed home and taken care of our children, who were little at the time. I go for three days every year, so this story is one of those times. So as part of this beautiful hermitage, there was a walk that you could take, and there would be a few benches… (you can hear more in the video above).

Joyce and Barry Vissell Apr 13, 2025

“A truly inspirational story that can open our hearts to appreciate the many miracles that can come through love, compassion and wisdom. A real page turner!”
—John Gray, PhD, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus 

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Barry and Joyce

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Becky Willis

Becky Willis is a "glass is half full" type of person, so she decided that she would share that with others. After going on 16 years in the blogosphere she decided it was time to make a change and in doing so help uplift others. Her husband is her biggest cheerleader; you can visit their site at https://thisunpredictablelife.com.

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