by Joanne | Jul 31, 2014 | Devoted Living
In writing a letter recently, I used the words “fellow sojourners” as this is truly what we all are in this life. The interesting thing about sojourners is this … they stay for a time in a place, they live in that place temporarily. And I know we are...
by Joanne | Jul 30, 2014 | Devoted Living
Children grow so quickly – in size, intelligence, and abilities. I was reminded and deeply moved as I read a post Monday in which the blogger shared how her daughter continues to progress. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the progression of...
by Joanne | Jun 25, 2014 | Devoted Living
The other day, I had my old sewing machine in order to mend some clothes. As I threaded the machine, it brought back such fond memories of hours of cutting and pinning and creating. When I was a teenager, I tried my hand at sewing, as in, sewing all my own clothes. I...
by Joanne | Jun 23, 2014 | Devoted Living
I am not much of a gardener. But I so like to garden, to watch things grow. I’m not even a good gardener, at all, yet I remain fascinated by the entire growth process. In reading a verse the other day, the means of growth and what grows in our lives, seemed to...
by Joanne | Jun 19, 2014 | Devoted Living
Love. It can be the easiest thing we do on any given day. It can also bring us the most challenges. One look at my granddaughters and you know, loving them comes easy to me. Sure there are challenging days when they drive me crazy but love them – never a...
by Joanne | Jun 16, 2014 | Devoted Living
There is no shortage of articles and blog posts on the topic of comparison. Just google the word and you will come up with 185,000,000 results. Seeing as I did just that, by the time you read this, I would venture to say the number may be even higher 🙂 And yet we all...
