by Joanne | Apr 12, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Limit. Upon seeing the word prompt, various idioms came flooding into my mind: “the sky’s the limit” “off...
by Joanne | Apr 8, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Ever notice how we long to see beauty? As the spring is coming upon us, I watch for signs the winter is over. As I keep a close watch on our yard, beauty can be found little by little as winter fades and spring begins to unfold: The little sprouts of green grass....
by Joanne | Apr 2, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Last week I began the study “Esther: Seeing God When He is Silent” by The Daily Grace Co. The story of Esther is a very familiar one, but I am longing to see what God will teach anew through her story. The story of Esther brings to our attention a woman of...
by Joanne | Apr 1, 2024 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
The days leading up to Easter bring us to reflect much on the sacrifice, death, and resurrection of our Lord. Maybe this is the reason the verse poked at my soul for a few days. “He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the...
by Joanne | Mar 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
“He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.” (Matthew 28:6, NASB) “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen” (1 Timothy 1:17,...
by Joanne | Mar 26, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
I didn’t grow up in a denomination which recognized or practiced the season of Lent. Only in my adult life, did I decide it was something I wanted to observe. It’s been several years in which I gave up something for the Lenten season, often wanting it to...
