by Joanne | Jan 29, 2018 | Devoted Living
How do we move forward with our dreams even when we have uncertainty? Dreams are the aspirations or goals we hope to achieve in, with, or through our lives. They often start out strong, seemingly attainable and somewhere along the way, we begin to doubt, fear, and...
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...
