by Joanne | Mar 15, 2017 | Devoted Living
Out running errands, I brought my notebook with me as I knew I would get to the school early for pickup. Opening my notebook and my Bible, I began to work on that days’ Bible study. It wasn’t until the following morning that I realized I had read and...
by Joanne | Mar 3, 2017 | Devoted Living
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is … Purpose. You can click at the bottom of this post to get to Kate Motaung’s site and read all that has been shared on this word. In watching her approach the car, I knew it had been a rough morning in school. There...
by Joanne | Jan 9, 2017 | Devoted Living
Many times Jesus healed not only for the sake of healing but for the greater lessons and truths He would teach. Take the day Jesus went into the synagogue and encountered a man with a deformed hand. It was the Sabbath, the day everyone ceased from all work. The...
by Joanne | Dec 18, 2016 | Prayer, Uncategorized
“Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant.” (Luke 1:38, NLT) Dear Jesus, What a remarkable person she was, your mother. Help me to hear beyond the liturgical familiarity of those words to their far-reaching implications. The honor bestowed on...
by Joanne | Dec 7, 2016 | Devoted Living
I am growing a newfound appreciation for Joseph, the husband of Mary. In reading Matthew 2, we find the wise men leave after visiting the new family and Joseph gets another visit from an angel of the Lord. The angel delivers to Joseph very specific instructions to...