by Joanne | Jan 4, 2018 | Prayer
Our family will be enlarging this summer! It’s exciting news and yet, to be honest, it was received with trepidation. Another life to be concerned about, OK, to worry over and I am a worrier. Motherhood was such a joy to me but the sense of responsibility always...
by Joanne | Nov 23, 2017 | Prayer
Today I give thanks for family and friends who have made my life fuller and richer simply with their presence. And I offer this Thanksgiving prayer once again: Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day We bow our hearts to You and pray. We give You thanks for all You’ve...
by Joanne | Nov 21, 2017 | Prayer
“Give us this day our daily bread …” (Matthew 6:11, NKJV) In the midst of preparing, I want to remember and be praying: You only are the maker Of all things near and far You paint the wayside flower, You light the evening star. The winds and waves...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2017 | Prayer
I woke up this morning with a few needs pressing on my heart. Maybe you did as well. In paying attention to my words, my prayer was not a laundry list asking God to give something. We pray not so much to get God to do things our way, but to bend our wills to His. We...
by Joanne | May 28, 2017 | Devoted Living, Prayer
He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few, So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” (Matthew 9:37-38, NLT) I wonder how many seekers of God are ignored by church...
by Joanne | Mar 12, 2017 | Prayer
“I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem, and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer.” (Isaiah 56:7a, NLT) There’s only one offensive weapon in the armor of God – His Word. God tells us that He will bring us to prayer. Even if...
