by Joanne | Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Just. We know our God is a just God, meaning He is always “guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness” (dictionary.com). This is the very reason...
by Joanne | Feb 21, 2019 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
When I Pray For You is a new children’s book by Matthew Paul Turner and illustrated by Kimberley Barnes. It is written from the perspective of a parent telling their child all the reasons they have prayed for them – past, present, and future. From the...
by Joanne | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
The photos come in on my phone of men and women – my brothers and sisters – in South Sudan. They labor so hard to construct churches, sanctuaries for the people to come and worship, and hear God’s Word. They are simple structures consisting of open...
by Joanne | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recently I had to travel to a very new to me area of the city. We live in the suburbs and quite frankly, the city is not a place I go by choice. My husband set my navigation system for me and off I went, hoping to make it there and back with no detours, aka –...
by Joanne | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week we will celebrate Valentine’s Day – a day when it is traditional to send a card or give a gift to the people one loves. I read a study which stated that the average person will spend $146.84 with an expected total of $19.7 billion. Can we even imagine...