by Joanne | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s the last week of the Advent season. I sit in the early morning listening to the pelting rain, pulling my thoughts together on what may yet need to be done. There’s still presents to wrap, some cookies to bake, and food shopping to be done. Oh, and the...
by Joanne | Dec 15, 2019 | Encouragement
“For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ.” (Colossians 1:19, NLT) “God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds. God saves. Specifically “he will save his people from their sins.” Jesus came...
by Joanne | Dec 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Darkness. It strikes me funny that I read the word prompt in the darkness of the early morning. But then, much of December finds the mornings at their darkest....
by Joanne | Dec 12, 2019 | Book Reviews
The year end is quickly approaching. It is the time of year when our thoughts turn toward goals, resolutions, devotionals, One Word, and healthy eating. I had heard of the 40 Day Sugar Fast a few years ago. Wendy Speake had introduced a sugar fast to break the...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I decorated our tree this past week. The boxes had come down from the attic the night before and sat strewn about in our living room. If I wanted to get prepared for Christmas and bring some order back to the room, it had to get done on my days “off”....
