by Joanne | Oct 25, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
Vaccinations. They have caused quite a stir in our family but not due to a divided opinion. Our granddaughter is a toddler still in the midst of the childhood vaccines. On her last routine physical, she required four, two in each leg. She’s a trooper, who hardly...
by Joanne | Oct 18, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
There’s a tree that sits on the edge of my neighbor’s yard. I watch it all year round as it is stunningly beautiful in every season. This fall it has been slowly speaking to my heart, as slowly as its leaves have turned their color. The turning was subtle,...
by Joanne | Oct 11, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
* Today I am sharing an edited post from 2011. Several years ago we had a cat who had a habit of jumping on me from behind, unprovoked and unannounced. We put a bell on her collar to announce her approach and at first, I heard it loud and clear. I never thought the...
by Joanne | Oct 4, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
Wait – it’s an odd sort of word. It’s also my One Word 2022. It brings to mind the thought of standing still, or in one place, while looking forward towards something expectantly. It’s like nothing is being done while something is actually being done....
by Joanne | Sep 27, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
I read a portion of Scripture a few weeks ago and I keep returning to read it over and over. Come join me for a portion of the familiar story … Joseph gets sold to traders and in a nutshell, the journey brings him to a position of high honor in Pharaoh’s...
by Joanne | Sep 20, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
The Old Testament repeatedly tells us of the many times which God’s people wandered, not only physically, but spiritually as well. Their hearts were drawn to other gods, and idols took the place of the one true God. Reading the book of Jeremiah is sobering as...