by Joanne | Feb 27, 2014 | Encouragement
I now watch granddaughter #2 while her parents work and her sister goes to school. Jocelyn, nearly 21 months old, so different from her sister and I am thankful for this. There can be no comparing. Well, I guess we could compare the two girls but to do so, would mean...
by Joanne | Feb 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
What to say? I was not raised in a church which recognized nor practiced Lent. It wasn’t until my adult years, and well into my adult years, I found myself wondering if there was more to Lent than I had realized. There were some years I gave up something. Some...
by Joanne | Feb 26, 2014 | Encouragement
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a writer & researcher). (as quoted in The Gifts of Imperfection...
by Joanne | Feb 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Who would think the first few verses in the book of Ruth would have me thinking all day long? But they did …. In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the...
by Joanne | Feb 24, 2014 | Book Reviews
I recently read Eternity Changes Everything by Stephen Witmer. This is a short book in which the author gets us to look at the future in light of our present time here on earth. In his opening chapter, the author makes this statement: The future is an unruly thing. It...
