Joanne Viola
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Thank you for stopping by my website. I write about life and the way God weaves His hand through our day to day activities. I hope my writing causes you to think about God’s hand in your life and helps to deepen your faith.
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Lessons From the Wise Men
It is hard to believe we are already in the last few days of Advent. The waiting is almost over. Reading Advent devotionals and Scriptures, I moved into the Gospel of Matthew yesterday. It was there the wise men grabbed my attention. These wise men: They followed the...
All For Us {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Taking the nativity pieces from the box, I begin to place each one in their places. Thoughts stir about the time I gave birth to my firstborn. Holding my baby, in the middle of the night, she was swaddled and sleeping. The flood of emotions overtook me, and the tears...
Ornaments & Christmas Conversations
My mind goes back several years and to a conversation with my then 4YO granddaughter. She sat coloring what would become Christmas ornaments. As she colored, she asked a few questions about Christmas and baby Jesus. There is nothing like conversations with a four year...