by Joanne | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
{{Today is Friday!!! It is the day I link with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Here is how it works…. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. We all write on the same word.}) While Lisa Jo is taking a break, we will be linking at...
by Joanne | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
I sat on our back steps watching the two of them work together – my husband, who has always been strong and the one everyone leaned on and my son, fully grown and married. They talked and laughed as they assembled a new barbeque. What else would men be putting...
by Joanne | Jul 9, 2014 | Encouragement
It was a rainy July 4th here for us. So we did exactly what seemed to come naturally on a stormy day – we bunkered down to watch TV. But not any programs. This time we pulled out the old family videos. Those early years of our family life paraded past us –...
by Joanne | Jul 8, 2014 | Encouragement
I have felt the sting of feeling like I did not belong. You know – like I just did not fit. And probably never would. It’s a realization which carries a sting as I am a relational person. People matter to me. But the introvert in me often waits till I am...
by Joanne | Jul 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
My blogging friend, Holly, invited me to this blog hop. I met Holly through our blogs and the comments we shared. Then I signed up for an (in)courage group which she was one of the leaders. Holly is genuine and her posts always give me cause to think. Her warmth and...
