by Joanne | Apr 11, 2013 | Encouragement
Our entire life is spent moving from a state of dependency to a state of independence. As infants, we wait to be fed, cleaned, put to sleep, moved from place to place. Our needs & desires are solely met through our parents tending to us 24/7. I watched the other...
by Joanne | Apr 10, 2013 | Quotes & Thoughts
“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:3 NIV84). I linked with Wednesday’s Prayer Girls and Wordless Wednesday .
by Joanne | Apr 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today I have been thinking about domestic abuse. Here are some facts: Domestic abuse is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 & 44. There are 1500 shelters for battered women in the United States compared to 3800 animal shelters. Granted both...
by Joanne | Apr 8, 2013 | Devoted Living, Encouragement
The other day, I had a melody stuck in my head. I found myself humming it – over & over. When I finally paid attention, I realized that it was “Desperado” by the Eagles. It had been a very long time since I last had heard the song. Funny how when...
by Joanne | Apr 7, 2013 | Prayer
A prayer of Ambrose of Milan, an Archbishop of the early church: O Lord teach me to seek you, and reveal yourself to me when I seek you. For I cannot seek you unless you first teach me, nor find you unless you first reveal yourself to me. Let me seek you in longing,...
