by Joanne | Nov 19, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
My social media feeds are filled with Christmas trees, Christmas lights, wrapped presents, and homes all decked out cheerfully. It’s as if we have had enough of all the events of the year and have moved onto Christmas. Advent. The time of waiting. The time of...
by Joanne | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Relationships can be messy. And hard. And painful. If we ever needed proof of this, we only need to look back over this past year of 2020. Relationships of every sort have been tried, strained, or strengthened with the challenges being varied and plenteous. At times,...
by Joanne | Nov 17, 2020 | Encouragement
Thanksgiving will soon be here and my thoughts are turning towards giving thanks. I thought it was a good time to share a post I had written for Woman to Woman Ministries in 2019. At times, we may wonder what God’s will is for our lives. When His will is...
by Joanne | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
“You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.†(Psalm 23:5b, NLT) Here where I live, the spring season brings not only beautiful weather but a short time when green flies will annoy and bite you to pieces. The bites are more itchy...
by Joanne | Nov 15, 2020 | Quotes & Thoughts
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” (John 14:15) “Our Lord never insists on our obedience. He stresses very definitely what we ought to do, but He never forces us to do it. We have to obey Him out of a oneness of spirit with Him … The Lord...