by Joanne | Mar 29, 2017 | Devoted Living
Yesterday I shared about a recent post office experience which prompted me to remember an experience from several years ago … Life seemed different when experienced through Sophia, who was then four years old. Running errands took on a whole new meaning, as she...
by Joanne | Mar 28, 2017 | Devoted Living
We sell our used books online. What can I say? I have always been a reader and somehow can collect books faster than my shelves collect dust. Some remain keepers, others I give away, and others are sold. My husband, in an effort to save me trouble, takes the packaged...
by Joanne | Mar 27, 2017 | Devoted Living
This post has been included the series “Idolizing Knowledge” at First and Second Blog. You can click HERE to read the entire series dealing with the error of idolizing knowledge and the benefit we receive when we lean on the knowledge of God. Many...
by Joanne | Mar 26, 2017 | Devoted Living
“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” (Hebrews 12:15, NIV) The profound implication is this: God will always offer the grace we need in any tribulation or tragedy not to become...
by Joanne | Mar 23, 2017 | Devoted Living
Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest. Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the LORD your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him. This is a time to...
by Joanne | Mar 21, 2017 | Devoted Living
It is about mid-way through the Lent season, my thoughts return to conversations and admissions. To “give something up for Lentâ€, as explained by dictionary.com, “is to abandon a pleasurable habit as an act of devotion and self-discipline.” It is a 40...