"Every time we chop an onion and sweat it in oil… it changes from being something that makes us cry to something that makes us smile with joy," wrote Brian Smith from Berlin, quoting a line from my column the week before.
Smiling with real joy at Jackie Chan.
In an Islamic republic that regards large, unsanctioned gatherings as a threat, the marchers were smiling with the joy of being in one happy, unhindered mass — a pleasurable feeling, utterly unfamiliar.
Marilyn Horne giving a generous, humor filled series of masterclasses to our students that left you smiling with the joy of discovery and performance.
Despite my not being a native Cajun, I know to sprinkle file powder in my gumbo, to wear any color but white to a crawfish boil, and to smile with pure joy when someone brings a King Cake.
Seeing that boy smiling again with joy was a great moment for people who love football.
Any parent will tell you that their babies responded to smiling faces with joy.
Not one person left the theater after a full three hours (yes, it's long!) with anything but a smile, with joy, with yes, a little acceptance.
And as I gave her the hug that my youngest child had sent with me, Sylvie took my hand, rocked back and forth, smiled, and moaned with joy.
Pigtails bouncing, her smile electric with joy, Alisa threw herself into her mother's arms.
