by Joanne | Jun 7, 2019 | Encouragement
This morning I watched as the sun came up over the corner of our property, and remembered the day we planted the tree which sits in that same corner. It was the first summer we had bought our house – 28 years ago now. Our yard seemed huge to this Bronx girl who had...
by Joanne | Jun 3, 2019 | Encouragement
I have always enjoyed a good commercial. They can bring laughter, and an exceptionally good one will be thought provoking. Such is a virtual assistant commercial which has been in my thoughts since the first time viewed. It shows a young girl returning home from...
by Joanne | May 30, 2019 | Encouragement
We celebrated Memorial Day earlier this week. It is a holiday in which we remember and honor those who have given their lives while serving in the armed forces, protecting our freedoms and land. Many put out their flags, went to a parade, and attended a barbeque. We...
by Joanne | May 23, 2019 | Encouragement
It’s a bad habit, I admit, but I read several books at the same time. Some I read steadily until I finish them, others … I pick them up and read a few pages at a time. And these are the books which usually amaze me the most as they bring a thought at just...
by Joanne | May 22, 2019 | Encouragement
Some days can be hard. Disappointments and setbacks get dumped at our door when no delivery was expected. Or perhaps it was a different delivery we were waiting on. Then comes the moment, the “Aha” moment, when God brings encouragement from reading in...
by Joanne | May 19, 2019 | Encouragement
“The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of this world. I chose you to come out of the world; so it hates you.” (John 15:19, NLT) “All of us know what it is like to be in a house that is not our...
