by Joanne | Sep 23, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
“Rest from inordinate desire of knowledge, for therein is found much distraction and deceit. Those who have knowledge desire to appear learned, and to be called wise. Many things there are to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul. And foolish out of...
by Joanne | May 28, 2020 | Encouragement, Prayer
As I write this, it is early morning and the windows are opened and the sweet sound of birds chirping is filling my ears. My soul is reminded to trust God in all things: “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly...
by Joanne | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
The notes in the margin of my well read book tell me I have read it at least three times now. Yet the words fell on my heart as if I had never seen them before: “Be thou more calm of spirit, and gird thyself for greater endurance.†(from The Imitation of Christ by...
by Joanne | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I write this, it is early morning and the windows are opened. The rain is gently falling and the sweet sound of birds chirping is filling my ears. My soul is reminded to trust God in all things: “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in...
by Joanne | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
That the desires of the heart are to examined and governed “My Son, thou hast still many things to learn, which thou has not well learned yet.†What are they, Lord? (The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis, The Third Book, Chapter 11, page 65) There is much...
