by Joanne | Feb 3, 2019 | Encouragement
“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.” (Mark 5:34, NLT) Maybe all you have [is] a crazy hunch and a high hope. You have nothing to give. But you are hurting. And all you have to offer him is your hurt. If that...
by Joanne | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Where. Upon seeing the word prompt, my mind immediately goes to the passages from this past Sunday’s sermon at church: “Where can I go from your...
by Joanne | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
The words were familiar ones as they have been read before – “Stay alert! Watch our for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith …” (1...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
In one afternoon, the verse came across my path. It was unusual as it is a verse typically associated with Advent and the birth of Christ. But today, it came differently, gently: “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be...
by Joanne | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s week 4 of our month of Praise. As we continued to study, we discovered we are to: Praise God with our whole heart. The readings were Psalm 103: 1-2; Psalm 128: 1-4; and Psalm 89:11. The Psalmist reminds us to praise God with our whole heart – to hold...
