by Joanne | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
This morning my thoughts turned to wondering …… When will our first Christmas card arrive in the mail? Who will send the first one? The very first one this year? One thing I know for sure is that our card will never be the first to arrive in any mailbox....
by Joanne | Nov 30, 2016 | Encouragement
Yesterday was a typical Tuesday and yet one like none other. An ordinary day became extraordinary as I spread the sheets, colored pencils, construction paper, glue, scissors, hole punch, and ribbons out on the table before us. We were going to spend some time making...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was in the preparations for Thanksgiving, I found myself overwhelmed with a quiet expectation. Examination of the expectation brought the realization that my expectation was a look forward. An anticipation. Maybe even a longing. Perhaps it has been the one of every...
by Joanne | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving. A time to remember all we have been given and give thanks. And yet we can so quickly forget … We forget all that we have. We forget those who do not have. As we celebrated Thanksgiving here, on the other side of the ocean...
by Joanne | Nov 27, 2016 | Devoted Living
“With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever.” (Psalm 86:12, NLT) Maturity is produced in the life of a child of God on the unconscious level, until we become so totally surrendered to God that we are not even...
