by Joanne | Mar 19, 2015 | Devoted Living
Today I am reminded of the day Jesus went to visit Martha and Mary. He went to their home, sat with them, teaching and sharing. Two sisters, as different as day and night. Martha busied herself in the kitchen, cooking up a storm of food to serve Jesus and the...
by Joanne | Mar 17, 2015 | Devoted Living
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing: Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” (Philippians 4:8, NLT) It is so easy to put...
by Joanne | Mar 16, 2015 | Devoted Living
This past week was spent reading in the Psalms. Each of the Psalms reminded me I can call to God with the assurance He will hear me. In the middle of every difficulty, we have our God upon whom we can call to for help. He will always be our very present help in times...
by Joanne | Mar 9, 2015 | Devoted Living
In recent days, we have returned to a discussion which we have visited several times. It is a topic which comes to his mind and one I seek to avoid …. We need to draw up a will. We have not accumulated much but we have worked hard to get what has been obtained...
by Joanne | Mar 2, 2015 | Devoted Living
Life can get cluttered at times with activities, responsibilities and thoughts which can detract us from that which we most need – time spent with God. For the last week, we took time to concentrate on various ways to simplify our life in order to keep our focus...
by Joanne | Feb 26, 2015 | Devoted Living
It has truly been a hard winter. I look out off my back deck and the snow is about as high as our deck. The thrill of snow and days off has worn thin. If you don’t believe me, just take a trip to the supermarket. It was just a normal day. No storms predicted. No...
