by Joanne | Sep 30, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every night before heading to bed, I pretty much have the same routine. Shut windows, make sure the coffee pot is set to automatic timer, turn off the lights, and plug in my phone. As I headed to bed, I reflected how my morning and nighttime routines are pretty...
by Joanne | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
The days have begun to get shorter, the days are getting darker earlier, and there’s a chill in the air most mornings. It reminds me it is time to get out my burnt orange pot and begin to make some soup. Making a pot of soup does more than provide dinner. The process...
by Joanne | Sep 16, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
So much happens when we come to the table. Our children have done years of homework while having a snack and I prepared dinner. Puzzles have been completed at the table. Bills have been paid at the table. And of course, meals have been eaten at the table. Maybe this...
by Joanne | Sep 9, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Stories. We love to hear them and more so, we love to tell them. Stories unfold in the books we read, the movies we watch, and in life around us. They are important as they help to form our opinions and the decisions we come to make. When our lives have been...
by Joanne | Sep 2, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The verse is open before me and it could have been a neon sign rather instead of printed words. “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17, NASB) Life isn’t always easy. Perhaps it’s never...
