by Joanne | Jul 24, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:17, NASB) “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6, NASB) In the...
by Joanne | Jul 4, 2023 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee
Last week I wrote about returning to what we know to be true. For me, it was recalling the words of the Apostles’ Creed and some songs which remind me of those truths. Soon after, a conversation was had in which the person revealed how several aspects of life...
by Joanne | Jul 3, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It only takes one comment, spoken thoughtlessly to get our minds going. We absorb the words deep into our hearts and minds as if it is truth, allowing it to derail us for the entire day. For the entire week. For the entire month. Perhaps longer. We dwell on the...
by Joanne | Jun 30, 2023 | 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 … Music. The morning is my favorite time of day as I sit in the quiet and read my devotional book and Scripture, The readings almost...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The weather has been kind of crummy lately – cloudy, drizzly much of the time, thunderstorms and then downpours. It brought to mind another spring when the weather had been similar. I hadn’t been out to garden, or to look at my garden, much due to the weather....
by Joanne | Jun 19, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It seems every day we encounter those who are in need of an encouraging word. To be those who can give an encouraging word, we are going to need to be in the source of all encouragement. “The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word...
