by Joanne | Feb 9, 2018 | Prayer, Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Privilege. Reading the word prompt, I headed to bed. During the night I woke with a tune going through my head, but did not pay much attention to it. We...
by Joanne | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
The topic in the car that day was … “best friends”. For any school aged girl, the idea of having a best friend is of the utmost importance. The problem was beginning to rear its ugly head as it became clear – there was more to this that just...
by Joanne | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
February rolls in and with it come reminders of groundhogs and love. Valentine cards and candies surround us everywhere we go. Love – such a strong and tender emotion. It’s the basis of attachments towards those around us. Some are easy to love, we call...
by Joanne | Feb 6, 2018 | Encouragement
For the entire months of November and December, I watched a lot of Hallmark movies. Like … A LOT of Hallmark movies. Some of them I watched more than once. Others were new, or at least new to me. The other day, I found myself thinking it might be time to resume...
by Joanne | Feb 5, 2018 | Book Reviews
“Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend.” (Proverbs 22:11, NLT) Sometimes my words can get me into trouble. But communicating graciously involves more than just our words. It also involves our tone of voice, facial...