by Joanne | Jul 14, 2017 | Encouragement
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Comfort. The sight of the word conjures up imagines of comfort food, comfy clothes, and an overall encompassing feeling of satisfaction or relief. After all, if...
by Joanne | Jul 13, 2017 | Encouragement
“I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.” (Psalm 13:6, NLT) We tend to base the goodness of the Lord towards us on our current circumstances and this can leave us in a state of spiritual amnesia and shortsightedness. Not at all healthy for us....
by Joanne | Jul 12, 2017 | Devoted Living
A true friend is someone who always lets you in and never lets you down. (Tim Keller) We all need friends, relationships, in our lives. To go through life alone would be lonely, unbearably so. At a quick glance, Proverbs offers us insight into the qualities of a good...
by Joanne | Jul 11, 2017 | Devoted Living
Decisions do not come easy for me as I fear being wrong. Fear can immobilize me every time as I do not want to make a bad decision, especially when its impact will be felt by those I love. Such was the case recently. Waking early as is my custom, opening to the...
by Joanne | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
“The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18, NLT) It never ceases to amaze me how God draws people to Himself and how easy it is to walk through doors that God opens instead of forcing our way through...
