by Joanne | Mar 14, 2015 | The Random Five
It’s been a long winter but this week, there were signs of spring visible everywhere. Perhaps none so hopeful as the top of our barbeque peeping out from under a mound of snow. So my husband helped it the rest of the way 🙂 I also found hope and encouragement in...
by Joanne | Jan 17, 2015 | The Random Five
I always wonder how some weeks pass so quickly. It may have had something to do with enjoying fires two nights this week. Nothing like feeling both warm and cozy! I really enjoyed reading this week and cannot wait to share these with you – – 1) So many...
by Joanne | Sep 9, 2014 | Encouragement
The summer has passed. School has begun. With the start of a new school year, it is a time when we are filled with new goals, routines and aspirations. Women before us have achieved acclaim, facing odds, overcoming and doing the hard things. We have been amazed at the...
by Joanne | May 8, 2014 | Book Reviews
As I was growing up, all I ever wanted was to get married and have children. I envisioned the house with the white picket fence, the perfect husband and perfect children. Children who would always be clean, never cry, eat everything, sleep well and never give me a...
by Joanne | May 1, 2014 | Book Reviews
I recently had the opportunity to read “Rhinestone Jesus” by Kristen Welch. I first became familiar with Kristen when funds were being raised for Mercy House Kenya, a nonprofit maternity home in Kenya which she founded. And so, when contacted to become a...
