by Joanne | Feb 28, 2023 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee
“Worry” as defined by dictionary.com ”“> “to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts” (emphasis mine). We do it to ourselves. We torment ourselves with wondering what if something should happen, or what we will do, or what we need. Jesus...
by Joanne | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
We closed the month of October and this 31 Day Challenge in Settle My Soul with these thoughts … ~*~*~ “My victory and my honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.” (Psalm 62:7, NLT) The author makes this simple...
by Joanne | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
This fourth week in the study God. Plan. Move. began with reading both Matthew 22:34-40 and Ecclesiastes 12:31. The subject? Loving God. The Teacher asks the question in Matthew 22:36, “which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” The...
by Joanne | Dec 20, 2018 | Devoted Living
Christmas. It feels like I’ve been in preparation for two months. And this may be because it has been just that long. I am in the middle of doing Max Lucado’s Advent devotional, “Because of Bethlehem”, for the second time since the end of...
by Joanne | Oct 7, 2015 | 31 Questions Jesus Asked, Book Reviews
I enjoy watching HGTV. I am especially hooked on any shows that feature home renovations. Often I find one which will feature a homeowner who begins a project but gives up somewhere in the midst of the project and usually when the mess is at its worst. One day, Jesus...
