by Joanne | Jul 5, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
It’s good to go back and revisit books which have spoken to our souls. The notes in the margin tell me I have read it at least three times now. Yet the words fell on my heart as if I had never seen them before: “Be thou more calm of spirit, and gird thyself...
by Joanne | Jun 28, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
As we look around at world events we quickly realize, the world is becoming an increasingly dark and hard place in which to live. Our hearts need to remain warm, pliable and increasing in its passion if we are going to impact the world around us. This will require us...
by Joanne | Jun 21, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
Obedience does not come easily to us. All one needs to do is spend time with a toddler and perhaps take note of how many times one hears them say , “Noâ€. Trust me it is often! Two quotes read several years ago come to mind. Let me share … “Believing in the...
by Joanne | Jun 14, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
“Life is wearying.” The words are now out in the open. Many feel this way, some express it but I’ve held back from saying the words out loud. But the more I kept them inside, the louder they got in my head, and my heart only became heavier. One early...
by Joanne | Jun 7, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
I’m thinking about messes today. In fact over the course of my life, I have been a mess, lived in a mess, and more times than not, created a mess. Mess, as defined by dictionary.com: a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition a state of embarrassing confusion an...
by Joanne | May 31, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
Powerful moments can be waiting for us in the least expected places. Recently I had to take a loved one to their doctor appointment. I had to sit out in the hallway as I was not permitted in due to covid limitations. A beautiful older lady came out, dressed so nicely,...