by Joanne | Mar 18, 2020 | Encouragement
In recent days, I have had several conversations with different people and the subject at hand was “fearâ€. We often use other words to describe our feelings – like worry, concerns, anxiety – in an effort to avoid the use of the word “fearâ€. Our fears, if...
by Joanne | Mar 16, 2020 | Encouragement
The past week has been a time of disappointments, delays, and setbacks for so many. As I have sat and thought about the different situations, the challenges that lay before and the days ahead, I realize this – I have no answer. No solution. No remedy. Nothing. All...
by Joanne | Mar 11, 2020 | Encouragement
Everyone has a story to tell and we encourage one another to tell them. We much prefer stories that are heartwarming, tales of success, love and laughter. But life is not always neat and tidy, tied with a bow and made to look pretty. In between those seasons of joy...
by Joanne | Mar 9, 2020 | Encouragement
A quick look at the news these days can be disheartening. The headlines are filled with reports of extreme weather storms, an unstable economic market, politicians making allegations against one another, and pandemic viruses which threaten the health of many. It would...
by Joanne | Mar 6, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Table. The word brings to mind the image of the last supper Jesus had with His disciples. Gathered around the table was the one one who...
by Joanne | Mar 2, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It’s funny the places our thoughts may go as they wander during the middle of the night. It had been a rough day with sleeplessness for our youngest eighteen month old granddaughter. Having not had a nap, we thought, surely, she will sleep earlier, longer, and...
