by Joanne | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are getting ready for our annual family vacation. Part of the preparation is planning dinners for all of us and then, the food shopping. A week of meals, three meals a day for seven days and ten people. Ten of us from varied ages, preferences, and allergies. Meals...
by Joanne | Jul 22, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7, NASB) Mercy: “a blessing that is an act of divine favor of compassion; the withholding of the punishment or judgment our sins deserve.” (from The NLT Study Bible Dictionary) At the heart of...
by Joanne | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
The decision came after a long stretch of challenges and discussions on how to keep her safe. After a few weeks of conversations to prepare her for the move, on a Saturday morning, the transition occurred. There was a lot of activity as one apartment was packed...
by Joanne | Jul 18, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Path. Life often takes us on paths not yet traveled. At times they are paths we would not have opted to go on our own. “Your way was...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
Over the last several weeks, we have been looking at each segment of The Sermon on the Mount. Jesus continued to address the crowd: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:6, NASB) Another versions...
