by Joanne | Apr 13, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
We know we desperately need God’s power to live each day, but who knew how great or need for Him would be to simply live at home? This was the question Psalm 121 brought to mind in reading the familiar words. The morning is a dark, raw, and rainy one. It fit the...
by Joanne | Apr 12, 2020 | Devoted Living
“For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection …” (Romans 6:5, NKJV) “The proof that I have experienced crucifixion with Jesus is that I have a definite likeness...
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),...