by Joanne | Mar 17, 2016 | Devoted Living
“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” (Proverbs 16:9, NLT) I love pencils. I always have. Some people love a good pen but my instrument of choice has always been a pencil. The start of school always meant the purchase of a new box of...
by Joanne | Mar 13, 2016 | Devoted Living
“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned to me by the Lord Jesus.” (Acts 20:24, NLT) “Joy comes from seeing the complete fulfillment of the specific purpose for which I was created and born again, not...
by Joanne | Mar 9, 2016 | Devoted Living
For the last few weeks, Jocelyn has taken to playing with her little dolls on the floor with me. We make them race, swim, and drive their cars, each activity done on our knees scooting about. There have been days when my knees are bruised, welted and sore to the...
by Joanne | Feb 27, 2016 | Devoted Living
Faith can be such a hard concept to figure out. So often we turn to Hebrews 11 to boost our faith. “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it give us assurance about things we cannot see.” (Hebrews 11:1, NLT) The chapter then...
by Joanne | Feb 25, 2016 | Devoted Living
Since our first granddaughter, Sophia, was very small, my mom has taught our granddaughters about “Scout’s honorâ€. Whenever we would ask her to do something, we would say, “Scout’s honorâ€, making the sign of scouts with our fingers. For a while,...
by Joanne | Feb 24, 2016 | Devoted Living
Growing up in the Church, it was said that God was a gentleman. The meaning was made clear – God does not force Himself on people. He desires for us to come to Him willingly, wanting Him in our lives and pliable to His purposes. Some days, this involves...
