by Joanne | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am a GPS person. Perhaps you are as well. Let me explain. When going to a new place, unsure of where to go, it brings me both peace and comfort to hear my GPS system talking to me as I go along. She knows exactly where I am to turn, how far of a distance I need to...
by Joanne | Jul 5, 2024 | Prayer, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Specific. My Gram was a woman of prayer. Serious prayer. One of my fondest memories of her is when she would babysit us at night so...
by Joanne | Jun 28, 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 … Same. Earlier this morning, this sentence stood out from my devotional reading: “…we are gloriously uncertain of the next...
by Joanne | Jun 25, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
I still remember the first time I heard a sermon on The Valley of Dry Bones. Funny how a sermon can stick with us even after thirty five years or more. The bones were scattered everywhere. The scene, which spread before the prophet’s eyes, seemed hopeless and...
by Joanne | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
We used to talk every single day. We were young mothers raising our daughters and we needed the support of one another. The conversations were real and raw; we bared it all to one another through laughter and tears. Then it was all covered in prayer together before we...
by Joanne | Jun 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
” ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.’ ” (Exodus 19:4, NASB) “God did not deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt so that they could enjoy the Promised...