by Joanne | Jan 16, 2024 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
It snowed the other night. Not enough to be bothersome and in need of shoveling. It was the soft, quiet, and gentle snow that covers just enough to blanket the trees and grass in a white beauty. I open my book in the early morning and read: “I will hearken what the...
by Joanne | Jan 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
My children are all grown and with children of their own. Yet I cannot forget the feeling which overcame me each time I gave birth as I held each of them. It was a most overwhelming emotion. As I sat in the stillness of my hospital room during the midnight hours, I...
by Joanne | Jan 12, 2024 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Pattern. I remember well the days of going to the fabric store to select a pattern, fabric, and other needed supplies to make my own...
by Joanne | Jan 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
For several years, I have selected a One Word to focus on throughout the year. The words always seem to gain depth of meaning as each month passes. This past year, my word for 2023 was Guide. The truths this one word brought along the way have become most precious to...
by Joanne | Jan 8, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
With the turn of a page, we find ourselves at the start of a new year. A new year breathes new hope, a fresh start. It’s a blank page filled with possibilities. A new beginning. The challenge with a new year, or a new beginning, is the uncertainty of where it will...
by Joanne | Dec 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
After much thought and prayer, I will be taking some time to quiet myself during the remainder of this Advent season. It was one line in my reading this morning which stirred my heart to make this decision: “God goes to those who have time to hear him.”...
