by Joanne | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Recently a situation was shared about the competition between individuals. Competition can be defined as “a contest between two rivals” (Merriam-Webster dictionary). The problems lies in the one word “rivals”, especially if the rivals are friends, or teammates....
by Joanne | Apr 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
The news, sports, and recent TV shows had just about worn me down. So I recently turned to watching older and more historical programming. In so doing, a word crossed my path. Farrier. Yet what was seen before my eyes was an old fashioned blacksmith. It was...
by Joanne | Jan 22, 2018 | Devoted Living
“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” (Proverbs 27:17, NLT) In reading the words of a friend recently, I had a “Me too” moment. It’s the moment you realize you are not the only one who feels a particular way and are not...
by Joanne | Aug 5, 2013 | Devoted Living
I love my husband – to pieces. And it will be to death. Not like, “It will be the death of me” but like, “till death due us part”. I met him when I was nineteen at a weekend youth activity. He was from Massachusetts. I was from the Bronx,...
