by Joanne | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Usually. A quick peek at the definition tells me it is to follow the ordinary course of things or events (from the Merriam-Webster...
by Joanne | Aug 20, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee, Prayer
Back to Jonah … From the belly of the fish, Jonah did the only thing he could – he cried out to the Lord. “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish, and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, and He answered...
by Joanne | Aug 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Given the choice of writing utensils, I would always choose a pencil. In my opinion, they slow better on paper than ink, and smudge less. I keep pencils until they are no longer able to be sharpened. Most people who know me, also know my love of pencils. But there is...
by Joanne | Aug 13, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
Having been in Habakkuk for several weeks, it seemed another minor prophet was grabbing my attention – Jonah. Jonah, the prophet who called to ministry but did not want to minister to the people God wanted him to go and preach. Running in the other direction of...
by Joanne | Aug 12, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
When you go on vacation as a family, finding quiet space or time can be a challenge. There always seems to be conversation surrounding you, or a TV on in the common spaces. Such was the scenario recently. And then we came home. The quiet was welcomed as I created...
