by Joanne | Jul 17, 2014 | Encouragement
Gardening is the talk of the summer. Every gardener wants to show off their plants, share their crops and discuss gardening tips. I have heard it said for a garden to grow best it needs good soil, proper watering and the proper amount of sunlight. So I took this to...
by Joanne | Jul 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
By the time the end of the school year had come, I was ready for summer. I was ready for a rest. A sabbatical of sorts. I love the stillness of both the early mornings and the late nights. Quiet. No TV, no voices, no demands. Nothing pulling at me to get a piece of...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
(picture from Wikipedia – public domain) It is so easy to jump on the band wagon. You know the band wagon effect …. to do or say or think a particular way because everyone else is doing so to go along with a popular trend to go along with the crowd The...
by Joanne | Jul 14, 2014 | Encouragement
It was a visit not unlike many which we have had before. Neither of us given to small talk, we reached the point of the visit rather quickly …. “So here’s the theological question I have been thinking about for some time…..” A good...
by Joanne | Jul 13, 2014 | Prayer
Abba, Meet me here. Break open my secrets; help me to tell you what you’re longing to hear. Help me to be what you want your disciples to be. Help me to hurt when I hurt you, to feel shame. Help me to stand along with you and be utterly content. To know the joy...
