by Joanne | Feb 18, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
The words have stuck with me today and perhaps they will with you too. At least that is my hope. “This is us, hallelujah! Jesus “restores, refreshes, renews my soul” (Ps.23:3). “I rejoice when Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus show up, for they refresh my...
by Joanne | Feb 11, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
About a week ago, our area experienced an earthquake. The sound was eerie and our house shook pretty hard, leaving no doubt as to what was occurring. It brought to mind the movie “Twister”, an adventure movie from the 1990’s about two storm chasers researching...
by Joanne | Feb 4, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
The familiar words come back to mind: “… in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” And yet on any given day, I can be overwhelmed … by my to-do list, getting caught up on the laundry, paying bills, work, or simply thinking about the...
by Joanne | Jan 28, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
“To capture joy, we must cast a net of gratitude.” (Unknown) I read the above quote the other day and immediately jotted it down. The more I looked at it, my thoughts turned to a group of fisherman. Jesus was standing by the lake when He saw two boats at...
by Joanne | Jan 21, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
It snowed the other day. We woke to a morning of bright sunshine amidst about six inches of snow. The sun came glistening through the branches of the trees in the woods, setting a beautiful reminder of a favorite verse: “Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be...
by Joanne | Jan 14, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
When you have grown up going to church from a very young age, you come to make a most important discovery. Every once in a while, whether in Sunday School or in church, it would be a time of sharing a memorized Scripture. One would stand and quote the verse, from...