by Joanne | Oct 1, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Yesterday was a morning of high winds and downpours, bringing new challenges to these covid days for many – power outages. Power outages mean no way to access remote learning or for school buildings to operate with lights, AC, or computers. The days are...
by Joanne | Sep 30, 2020 | Encouragement, Prayer
“When the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?†(Luke 18:8, NLT) The verse has been burning on my heart, and in my thoughts, for a few days. What led Jesus to raise this question to His disciples? What was Jesus trying to show...
by Joanne | Sep 23, 2020 | Encouragement
For the last week, I have had a woman and her story weaving her way through my thoughts. She’d been ill for twelve years. Suffering with a constant bleeding. As if that were not enough, she had suffered from the hands of many doctors who tried to help her to no...
by Joanne | Sep 16, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
There is no shortage of bad news right now. People seem to be angrier, more frustrated, and increasingly verbal on any and all topics. It’s not that the news should not cause emotion to rise up in us but we do owe it to one another to listen respectfully, for...
by Joanne | Aug 26, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Recently we vacationed in the same house as last year. Our vacation had been such a fun and memorable time, we all longed to return. Our desire was to get away from the stresses of the last several months, to step away from it all, and relax. And so we did. We had...
by Joanne | Aug 9, 2020 | Encouragement, Quotes & Thoughts
“Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him—” (Revelation 1:7, NLT) “In the Bible clouds are always associated with God. Clouds are the sorrows, sufferings, or providential circumstances, within or without out personal...
