by Joanne | Mar 24, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Late one afternoon this week, there was a rumble and a thud which shook the ground. Looking out the window, a tree had come down in the woods behind our house, landing on the roof of our shed. The branches sprawled out everywhere. We were outside on Saturday, my...
by Joanne | Mar 17, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“What are are you doing?” It’s the question posed to me as soon as I answer the ringing of the phone. I respond that I was watching a few minutes of the news. The voice on the other end tells me to shut it off as it is all so depressing. I respond it is good to be...
by Joanne | Mar 12, 2025 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee
Each of us has been created with different bents and talents. We are so uniquely made, there will never be another one of us. Each day we all do many various tasks, often feeling like a million things. We can do all of these because we are people, and as such, we are...
by Joanne | Mar 3, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
My husband and I have always said, if there is an easy way to do something, it always ends up being the hard way for us. No matter how we may think it through and plan it out, it usually ends up being harder than we originally had thought. Sure my husband and I became...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Original. Earlier this morning, I read Revelation 21:1-6. There is such hope to be found in these verses as God will one day...
by Joanne | Feb 24, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
For some time we have been told our stories matter. And they do. They are important. But lately it has been in my thoughts that our stories are important because they are God’s story. Our stories reflect the activity and work of God in our lives. It demonstrates how...
