by Joanne | Jan 5, 2021 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The hope of this new year lies full and wide before us, like an expanse of time looking over the vast stretch of sea from the shoreline. We may all be waiting for something different as the past year surely dealt each of us a very different hand. You may be waiting:...
by Joanne | Jan 4, 2021 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The past year has been a challenging time for our world. Difficulties have been faced to some degree or another; situations which were completely unexpected or even not at all welcomed. Some may have had their lives shaken to the core of their being. This brought the...
by Joanne | Dec 18, 2020 | Encouragement
When the email popped into my inbox, I had no idea yet of how this title was going to fully resonate with my daily life. I selected the subject more for the convenience of the due date than the subject. It’s for this reason, I share the timeline of my eye journey....
by Joanne | Dec 17, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him.â€Â (Matthew 2:11, The Message) They entered.         They saw.               They worshiped. Sometimes we can make this so...
by Joanne | Dec 16, 2020 | Encouragement
Advent – the season and time of waiting, and yet, time continues on. Life still unfolds, the days pass, and we still are in a pattern of waiting. And in the wait, smack dab in the middle of an Advent reading schedule, there sits a Psalm waiting. The words are...
by Joanne | Dec 14, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
I sat in the early morning darkness, waiting for the sun to rise. It was already evident the fog was thick and drizzly. The sunrise would not be brilliant and rich with color, but more like a black and white photo; yet the light of the morn still burst through the...
