by Joanne | May 8, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It was a mostly dry April and so the heavy rains we have had were needed. The grass thickened and turned green, the trees budded, and flowers are coming up. “Drought†as defined by dictionary.com is “a period of dry weather, an especially long one that is...
by Joanne | Apr 14, 2023 | 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 … Realize. Realize is defined as: “to grasp or understand clearly” (per dictionary.com). Like many, I have watched the...
by Joanne | Apr 10, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
One of the hardest things to do is “waitâ€. Waiting doesn’t sound like a faith word, or even a word that demonstrates believing God. Waiting almost seems to have a faltering connotation, like what one would do at those times when one has no idea what else to do....
by Joanne | Mar 28, 2023 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee
The news this week has been heartbreaking. It’s difficult to process horrific acts of violence, and the senseless robbing of innocent lives. It is on weeks like this, all we can do is bow low before our God and pray. My thoughts turn to remember Jesus riding on...
by Joanne | Mar 13, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
A few days of reading in the Psalms brings the reminder we can rest in His promises because He knows entirely. And He knows us entirely. Entirely, according to dictionary.com means, “wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly; solely or exclusively; totally,...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2023 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee
“Worry†as defined by dictionary.com –> “to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts†(emphasis mine). We do it to ourselves. We torment ourselves with wondering what if something should happen, or what we will do, or what we need. Jesus...
