by Joanne | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4b, NLT) The shepherd’s rod was about two feet in length, and usually made of oak wood which he had personally searched and found himself. They were tools meant to bring comfort and safety for fearful...
by Joanne | Mar 2, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It’s funny the places our thoughts may go as they wander during the middle of the night. It had been a rough day with sleeplessness for our youngest eighteen month old granddaughter. Having not had a nap, we thought, surely, she will sleep earlier, longer, and...
by Joanne | Aug 5, 2019 | Encouragement
I have read the story in Acts 27 so many times, loving how Paul takes charge and encourages the sailors and passengers in the midst of a storm. Paul speaks words which infuse with courage and calms their anxiety. He breaks bread and feeds them for their own good. He...
by Joanne | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Pause. Upon seeing the word, I turn to the dictionary and read, “to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt” (from...
by Joanne | Jan 21, 2018 | Devoted Living
“You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.” (Psalm 18:28, NLT) Abiding in Christ keeps your spiritual lights on – no matter how much the enemy wants to distract you and make you forget that God is on your side. No matter what...
