by Joanne | Sep 15, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“Want to come over for Chinese food tonight?” The question was asked Saturday morning after a most challenging week. The table was set with paper dishes and disposable cups. The boxes of the selected Chinese food were set out on the table with serving spoons as we all...
by Joanne | Sep 12, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Most Fridays, I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Pick. Upon seeing the word prompt, I thought of the idiom, “a pick me up.” After the news in recent days, it is what we...
by Joanne | Sep 8, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“After these things he left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, and because he was of the...
by Joanne | Sep 1, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Moses is a most intriguing person to consider, no matter how familiar we are to his story. Moses was born to a Hebrew woman at a time when a decree had been made to kill all Hebrew sons at birth. He survives due to the plans of his mother to hide him in a basket and...
by Joanne | Aug 25, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
There is so much we have yet to learn. Much of life will require constant learning, exposing ourselves to information, knowledge, and experiences which will cause stretching and growth. This will only occur as we remain willing to be taught and have the knowledge...
by Joanne | Aug 11, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24, NASB) It’s a well known, and oft quoted verse. There have even been songs composed of this verse. If we are honest, it is easy to rejoice on the good days than on the more...
