by Joanne | Feb 3, 2020 | Encouragement
There have been many lessons learned over the years with my granddaughters. Like the time Sophia asked for a banana. I handed her one and we sat down to read together. She wanted to peel it by herself. “Your bananas are sweet, Mimi. Deliciousâ€. Glad she was...
by Joanne | Feb 2, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me …” (Galatians 1:15, NLT) “As servants of God we must learn to make room for Him – to give God “elbow room”. We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we...
by Joanne | Jan 29, 2020 | Encouragement, Prayer
Jonah is probably most commonly known for his adventures with the whale. But hidden within this short book of the Bible (just four chapters long), we find Jonah’s prayers to God. “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. He said,...
by Joanne | Jan 24, 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 … Relief. My Bible dictionary gives this definition for relief: “removal or lightening of something oppressive, painful, or...
by Joanne | Dec 15, 2019 | Encouragement
“For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ.” (Colossians 1:19, NLT) “God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds. God saves. Specifically “he will save his people from their sins.” Jesus came...
by Joanne | Dec 2, 2019 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Psalm 23 may be the most well known psalm and yet still fell fresh upon reading these words: “The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He let me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right...
