by Joanne | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … More. The word “more” brings the thought of greater, to a higher degree, or a higher quantity. The psalmist comes to a point in life where he...
by Joanne | Mar 7, 2019 | Devoted Living
Liturgical practices were not a part of my life as we were growing up. Only in my adult life did I become aware of liturgical practices, and as the years have passed, they have become increasingly meaningful. To “give something up for Lentâ€, as explained by...
by Joanne | Mar 6, 2019 | Book Reviews
Life has a way of breaking each of us at some point in time. In her book, Freedom!, Jennifer Renee Watson leads us to pursue getting past the brokenness and to the fullness of life God has for us. She points out we are not going to feel wonderful about our brokenness....
by Joanne | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
In week four of “Then I Will Go“, my attention was turned towards the subject of prayer and fasting. In Esther 4 (verses 12-17), we find Esther and Mordecai engaged in a conversation through Hathach, a messenger. Mordecai responds to Esther with a hard message and...
by Joanne | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Life is a battle. If I may be honest, some days I forget this. And then come the days, when life brings the reminder as the battle is fierce. Perhaps that is where you find yourself today so may I share some of the reminders which helped me lately. “A final word: be...
