by Joanne | May 22, 2013 | Encouragement
Some years ago, my mom discovered that she had a poetic streak in her. We used to look forward to getting a card from her, in which, she would write a limerick to describe what was going on in our family. We would all laugh till the tears fell. None of us knew she had...
by Joanne | May 16, 2013 | Encouragement
There is a word that I have been mulling over in my head since Sunday. Sunday was Mother’s Day. And if you are a woman, you already knew this fact. I do not know how many times over the last week I read these words: “Motherhood is not for the...
by Joanne | May 15, 2013 | Encouragement
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q24z4XcJxnM&w=560&h=315] “The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1 NIV84) I know who goes before me I...
by Joanne | May 13, 2013 | Encouragement
A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:3 NIV84) There are times in which we find ourselves repeatedly drawn back to a verse. So it has been with the verse above....
by Joanne | May 7, 2013 | Encouragement
Today I noticed that the trees are beginning to color with the signs of budding. To see such a beautiful sight against the blue of the sky caused me to think & wonder about the hope of spring. We so enjoy the smell of spring air, the brighter skies, crocuses...
by Joanne | May 6, 2013 | Devoted Living, Encouragement
Last week we decided to go away for just a few short days. I had been feeling a particular way for a number of weeks & thought it best to disconnect in order to find relief. Want to know what feeling sent us away? Overwhelmed. That is the feeling that drove us to...
