by Joanne | Feb 5, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Sometimes when facing a challenge, I return to the familiar story of the battle of Jericho. The battle strategy, if you can call it such, was to march around the city once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and when...
by Joanne | Feb 3, 2024 | Quotes & Thoughts
“So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11, NASB) “When God speaks, nothing remains the same. At...
by Joanne | Feb 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Waste. Interesting word prompt. The dictionary provides some food for thought as I perused the definitions: “to fail or neglect...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
We need to examine the motivation of our hearts and asking ourselves a few hard questions may be a good starting point: What compels us to do the things we do? Is it a need to impress others or receive recognition? Would we be content to do if there were little...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2024 | Encouragement
My oldest was in high school when I realized I needed to begin rising early in the morning. The need for quiet time, prayer, and the reading of Scripture was as real as my need for coffee. Although they are now married with children of their own, somewhere along the...
