by Joanne | Apr 1, 2014 | Book Reviews
I recently read Mended by Anna White; a collection of essays, each one written like a personal journal entry. I was drawn to read this book after reading a blog post written by the author in which she explained about kintsugi, the Japanese art of beautiful repair. The...
by Joanne | Dec 5, 2013 | Christmas 2013
I went through my teenage years listening to Amy Grant & Kathy Troccoli music. Loved them both! So it should not come as a surprise that one of my favorites Christmas songs is on Amy Grant’s Christmas CD. I have loved this song for years. Even at other times...
by Joanne | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
**Since we are on vacation, I thought this would be a good time to share a post that I had previously shared in 2011. I drop a mug on the floor, have it shatter to pieces only to leave me mesmerized. I stand there wondering… how did that happen? who would...
by Joanne | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
{Today I am linked with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Five Minute Friday…. here is how it works. One prompt. Five minutes. Write unedited. Link up with others. Sheer joy & fun too!} Broken… We have been on vacation this week & have been at,...
by Joanne | Mar 27, 2013 | Quotes & Thoughts
We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).