by Joanne | Mar 27, 2013 | Devoted Living
I wonder if we have used the expression “Awesome!” to such an extent that the true meaning of “awe” has been lost on us. I decided to look up the word “awe” on dictionary .com yesterday: overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration...
by Joanne | Mar 26, 2013 | Devoted Living
So Jocelyn is on the move. She is crawling. Funny thing is – she does not come out of the family room. It is not that I have gated it. She just stays in the family room. It must be the room where the action seems to be happening – her sister, the toys, the...
by Joanne | Mar 25, 2013 | Devoted Living, Encouragement
Way in the back of the closet, Dan’s I might add, lies a zipped up clothing bag. The other day, in hanging up his shirts, I was drawn to unzip the bag, take a peek & reminisce. For you see, inside the bag was my wedding gown. Hard to believe that in 2 short...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2013 | Devoted Living, Encouragement
Thinking today on this portion of Scripture: The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. (Proverbs 18:21 NIV) I love fruit. And yet, not all fruit is created equally 🙂 Let’s face it – some fruits just taste better...
by Joanne | Mar 21, 2013 | Devoted Living, Prayer
There is much that can happen in a day. It amazes me that a day is 24 hours. A day can go by quickly or drag on, yet it is the same 24 hour segment of time. We can even break it down. 24 hours = 1,440 minutes. Now that seems like so much. Then of course we know that a...
by Joanne | Mar 14, 2013 | Devoted Living
After I read 7 by Jen Hatmaker, it left me challenged for well over a year in ways that I never would have thought possible. I am currently working through the study workbook by the same title & one would think it would be a “safe†journey 🙂 How wrong I was to...
