by Joanne | Apr 3, 2014 | Encouragement
Doubts. We all have them. I have had them over the course of my life. At those times … how I have wanted to hide them. Deny them. Pretend I didn’t have them. But they were there. Doubt has been defined as … “to be uncertain about; consider...
by Joanne | Apr 2, 2014 | Encouragement
I read the words from my devotional …. I am pleased with you, My child. Though you are still a work in progress, you desire for Me to sanctify you – to make you holy. (Jesus Lives, by Sarah Young, page 46) And it hits me…. All God truly wants is this...
by Joanne | Apr 1, 2014 | Book Reviews
I recently read Mended by Anna White; a collection of essays, each one written like a personal journal entry. I was drawn to read this book after reading a blog post written by the author in which she explained about kintsugi, the Japanese art of beautiful repair. The...
by Joanne | Apr 1, 2014 | Devoted Living
Today I am sharing a post from 2012 which I have edited…. One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to...
by Joanne | Mar 31, 2014 | Devoted Living
For the last few days, I have been introduced to many people. I try to remember the names and faces by associating a fact or experience to each person: an interesting occupation or hobby — stamp collector, doctor, student who also happens to be a retiree an...