by Joanne | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
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. Today the word prompt is … Dream. I look at the word in my Bible dictionary (NLT Bible) and read, “a strongly...
by Joanne | Jun 25, 2015 | Book Reviews
I’m thinking about messes today. In fact, I have been a mess, lived in a mess, and more times than not, created a mess. Mess, as defined by dictionary.com: a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition a state of embarrassing confusion an unpleasant or difficult...
by Joanne | Jun 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
So she goes down each day around 1PM for her nap. And so do I 🙂 But school is out and she is home with mom for the summer and still my body longs for the small nap in the mid afternoon. But sleep eludes me and I realize it is not sleep I desire but rest....
by Joanne | Jun 23, 2015 | Devoted Living
The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He awakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.” (Isaiah 50:4, NLT) To have God’s Word in my heart means more than just being...
by Joanne | Jun 22, 2015 | Devoted Living
This past week, I looked at five women from the Old Testament to see what would stand out to me from each familiar story: Rebekah. A woman willing to serve Isaac’s servant, a stranger to her. Rebekah went the extra mile – not just to serve Isaac’s...
