by Joanne | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Patient. If I were to define ‘patient’, I would say it is the ability to endure annoyance, inconvenience, delays, or hardship...
by Joanne | Apr 9, 2020 | Book Reviews
As a person who has often put her tail between her legs and run, I have so been encouraged in reading Stay by Anjuli Paschall. Our humanness will, most times, call us to run from pain and to avoid the hard. In the middle of a pandemic, we have no choice but to stay...
by Joanne | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
We will soon be married 41 years and I’m still learning new things about him. The current crisis hits us both so differently, as one might expect. I withdraw into anything I can – Scripture, a book, the news, a Hallmark movie (the ending is always happy),...
by Joanne | Apr 7, 2020 | Encouragement
We are in a challenging time in our world and country. This month I’ll be sharing once a week from the devotional “Awaken” by Priscilla Shirer, making time to pray, listen, and record as the Lord speaks to my heart. ” There is One who makes...
by Joanne | Apr 6, 2020 | Encouragement, Prayer, Uncategorized
As the past week unfolded, emotions seemed to ebb and flow depending on the current day’s news. So much of it can be overwhelming. It can be difficult to see the beauty in the days and as this pandemic wears on, the realization hits that we are going to grow weary....
