by Joanne | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
My granddaughter has been huge into superheroes as of late. She speaks of superhero legs running fast and of superhero arms being strong. I watch as she tries to display her “superheroness”. What is it in us as people that so longs to be a hero? Or...
by Joanne | Mar 23, 2016 | Devoted Living
“But for now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward the consummation: 1. Trust steadily in God, 2. Hope unswervingly, 3. Love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.” (1 Corinthians 13: 8-13, The Message) I took...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2016 | Encouragement
I returned to read the familiar passage yet again, having read it repeatedly for a number of day. The red words throughout the chapter stood out to me, but then, how could they not – – they are in red, the very words of Jesus in Matthew 6: “Give your...
by Joanne | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Jocelyn enjoys painting but then, what child doesn’t? She sat at the counter starting out with Q-tips and cotton balls, her paint brushes of choice. Over the course of a few minutes, she ended up pulling her sleeves up and fully engrossed with her fingers and...
by Joanne | Mar 20, 2016 | Devoted Living
“He [Abraham] went without knowing where he was going.” (Hebrews 11:8, NLT) “Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led. But it does mean loving and knowing the One who is leading. It is literally a life of faith, not...
