by Joanne | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Turn. Seeing the word in my twitter feed prompts thoughts to flow. Turn. The meaning of the word comes to mind as a change in position or direction. A switch in...
by Joanne | Apr 16, 2018 | Devoted Living
This second week in Brave Faith brought some wonderful and encouraging truths to the group: Brave is often found right in the present moment. Sometimes it is easier to push forward to get through a difficult situation than it is to stay put. Yet many times God is...
by Joanne | Apr 15, 2018 | Encouragement
“And how much more valuable you are than birds!” (Luke 12:24, NIV) Busy birds! We can learn a lot from watching birds. Over time, humans have accelerated their lives to a breakneck pace and have set goals for which God never meant them to live … It;s...
by Joanne | Apr 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today my thoughts turned to a day several years ago now, when I picked Sophia up from pre-school … We drove home with the sunroof open for the first time. It wasn’t long before I heard the question from the back seat….  “Mimi, can you open my window a...
by Joanne | Apr 11, 2018 | Encouragement
“Then Mary took a twelve ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.” (John 12:3, NLT) “By the breaking of that flask...