by Joanne | Feb 5, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Sometimes when facing a challenge, I return to the familiar story of the battle of Jericho. The battle strategy, if you can call it such, was to march around the city once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and when...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2024 | Encouragement
My oldest was in high school when I realized I needed to begin rising early in the morning. The need for quiet time, prayer, and the reading of Scripture was as real as my need for coffee. Although they are now married with children of their own, somewhere along the...
by Joanne | Jan 29, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
We all love to be the person who comes alongside of the one needing help. We can lend an ear and listen, maybe provide an answer, solution, or encouragement. We can prepare a meal and bring it over. Send a surprise to be delivered. A simple phone call, hearing a...
by Joanne | Jan 23, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
What a week of wild weather everywhere – from nor’easters to tornados, to flooding rains – no matter where you live, something was impacting the area. Our God is in control of it all – the wind and the rains. A recent read of Psalm 100, in...
by Joanne | Jan 19, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Say. What can I say? It’s been a long season, a longer than usual stretch of time. It’s been a challenging time, with ups...
by Joanne | Jan 8, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
With the turn of a page, we find ourselves at the start of a new year. A new year breathes new hope, a fresh start. It’s a blank page filled with possibilities. A new beginning. The challenge with a new year, or a new beginning, is the uncertainty of where it will...
