by Joanne | Feb 12, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1, NIV) The verse has been before me, off and on, for a week now. A yoke is used to couple animals together for the...
by Joanne | Oct 20, 2019 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair … We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.” (Daniel 9:18, NLT) “We think that God will smile on our efforts. He doesn’t....
by Joanne | Jun 8, 2016 | Encouragement
These days of sunshine have brought us back outside to play and we’re loving it. The past week has found us in the driveway shooting baskets. It was one of our favorite pastimes with our own children and our two granddaughters are beginning to find...
by Joanne | Feb 19, 2015 | Encouragement
I heard on the news of an eighty year old woman who slipped on ice, fell into a snowbank and was stuck there, unable to get up, for three hours. Thankfully she lived next door to a fire station and eventually a fireman heard her cries and came to her rescue. Notice...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have been looking up a lot the last few days. I have been watching the clouds, the wind, the birds, the sun rise, the sun set, the rain and snowflakes falling. Each one of these requires me to look up. Yet each day may also present me with reasons to look up: a...
