by Joanne | Jan 28, 2018 | Devoted Living
“Jesus replied, ‘You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.’ (Matthew 16:17, NLT) Do you ever just have a sort of knowing in your heart about something?...
by Joanne | Jan 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Surrender. Surrender – brings the thought of giving oneself up to another. Most times we tend to think of this action as a sign of weakness or defeat. Of...
by Joanne | Jan 25, 2018 | Devoted Living, Prayer
Our lives influence others. Influence is “the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others” (from dictionary.com). As parents we have hopes of impacting our...
by Joanne | Jan 24, 2018 | Encouragement
It was a short conversation, but one from the heart. In just a few minutes, the tears rolled down her cheeks as emotions rose quickly to the surface. Our eyes often become the outlet for our hearts. Tears are a common occurrence in each of our lives, although the...
by Joanne | Jan 23, 2018 | Encouragement
Our third week in studying hope, this truth became more and more evident each day … He is our hope both now and for our future days. We looked at five Scriptures which breathed hope into our days: We can have hope for our children. As parents, we would have no...
