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A Sabbath Rest {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

by Joanne | Apr 8, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee

The email comes through with a simple message: “Praying for you to get rest today.” It hit deeply as I was already thinking about rest but along the words of Sabbath rest. The word gets thrown around, but the depth of meaning can be easily overlooked. I...

Steady, Continuous & Unbroken {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

by Joanne | Apr 1, 2025 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee

As humans, we are prone to worry and quite frankly, there is always something which we can be worried about. It’s a familiar passage found in Luke 12:22-30 in which Jesus tells us not to worry. It was a paragraph and two words which stood out from a recent read:...

Preparing for His Imminent Return {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

by Joanne | Mar 25, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee

Do you ever read something that sticks in your mind for days on end? It is amazing how one sentence can continue to speak and nudge at us. It’s what happened to me recently. Jesus prepared His disciples to carry out His mission, teaching them through His words...

As Little Children {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

by Joanne | Mar 18, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee

When you spend some time with little children, you quickly come to recognize how they truly enjoy life. They live with a transparency that expresses their wants and emotions, putting them out there for everyone to see. They want to tell you everything they know. I...

Entrusted Works {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

by Joanne | Mar 12, 2025 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee

Each of us has been created with different bents and talents. We are so uniquely made, there will never be another one of us. Each day we all do many various tasks, often feeling like a million things. We can do all of these because we are people, and as such, we are...

Rest, Relief & Refreshment {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

by Joanne | Mar 4, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee

Some times we can be so familiar with the words, we skim over them. Or at least I can some days. So recently, I read the words in the Amplified: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and...