by Joanne | Oct 11, 2015 | 31 Questions Jesus Asked
Shepherds – a common and lowly occupation in Jesus’ day. An average flock was about a hundred sheep, with a count taken nightly. A good shepherd is determined not to lose a single one of his sheep for each one is equally as precious in his eyes. A shepherd...
by Joanne | Oct 10, 2015 | 31 Questions Jesus Asked
It seems 3 year old Jocelyn has discovered the truth about names. She has figured out that relationship titles such as “mom”, “dad”, “sister” are not the same as a person’s name. So the other day, she asked me,...
by Joanne | Oct 9, 2015 | 31 Questions Jesus Asked
I’m joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. All of us writing on that same word. For the month of October, I am going to try to incorporate the word prompts into my series, 31 Questions Jesus Asked....
by Joanne | Oct 8, 2015 | 31 Questions Jesus Asked
At our house, we shake the gift and try to guess its contents. It is a game we have played for years which has only served to make gift giving more fun for us all. When the kids were younger, they would often ask, “Is it a good one?” They were asking if it...
by Joanne | Oct 7, 2015 | Book Reviews
Entitlement. We can see it all around us every day. It is an attitude of thinking everything is guaranteed. But is it? Life demands hard things and hard work which then results in success. But we must do these hard things the right way – God’s way. In his...
