by Joanne | Sep 13, 2018 | Encouragement
The book of Job is a book of recorded conversations. In the midst of a series of painful losses, Job talks with his wife and each of his three friends, none of whom offer much advice or true encouragement. Many questions are raised but none as powerful as the very...
by Joanne | Sep 12, 2018 | Encouragement
“This is alone true wisdom, to submit ourselves wholly to the will of God.” (John Calvin) The quote appears in the margin of my Bible in the book of Jonah. Jonah, the man who would not go where God had asked because he did not want to go to the people whom...
by Joanne | Aug 30, 2018 | Encouragement
I’m remembering the last day of our vacation from a year past. The morning was typical of me – out of bed at 5AM. The comforting aroma of the coffee dripping enveloped me as I waited for my first sips to fully awaken me. The kitchen was dark as if still...
by Joanne | Aug 22, 2018 | Encouragement
I had just finished giving her a bottle. Now I was free to sit and watch her. Just sit and take in all of her sweetness before me. I love holding her with her head by my knees so she is facing me and we can have eye to eye contact as we converse. Sure, it’s...
by Joanne | Aug 2, 2018 | Book Reviews, Encouragement
The thought had been in my head for several weeks. Yet I was frozen, unable to follow through with what I felt I should be doing. The small gift and card sat on my counter, nudging me each time my eyes came upon it. The book arrived just in time to push me hard enough...
by Joanne | Jul 24, 2018 | Encouragement
Vacations and moments take time to process. Perhaps it is just me, I am a slow thinker. Always have been. We’ve been home from vacation for a week now and I am still in processing mode. We rented a home in the mountains this year instead of by the lake. Who knew...
