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 | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
I sat on our back steps watching the two of them work together – my husband, who has always been strong and the one everyone leaned on and my son, fully grown and married. They talked and laughed as they assembled a new barbeque. What else would men be putting...
by Joanne | Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
School is out! Summer is here!!! I have always looked forward to summer. Easier days. I didn’t need to drive my children to school. No homework and projects to help them with (or do, as the case might have been, just saying!), or making lunches. Days of playing...
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 | Feb 17, 2014 | Devoted Living
We went away for a few days and much to our surprise, there were plenty of kids everywhere. We discovered there was a hockey tournament taking place in the area. We enjoyed watching the boys interact and horse around. We overheard, (OK so I eavesdropped as I am an...
