by Joanne | Mar 15, 2018 | Encouragement, Prayer
I have been a Mimi now for ten years. Not sure how the years managed to creep up and get away from me, but they did. I went from Mom to Mimi faster than one could believe. In a flash, right before my eyes and I didn’t see it coming. Now I have found myself in...
by Joanne | Mar 14, 2018 | Encouragement
It’s Tuesday afternoon and the third Nor’Easter in 10 days is hitting our area. In fact, it is the first blizzard for our area this winter. I know it presents all the pains and challenges of power outages, shoveling, being stuck in the house, and...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2018 | Encouragement
A conversation about my granddaughters brought back fond memories of the days when Jocelyn began to crawl. In the beginning, she did not come out of the family room. The room was not gated, she just chose to stay in one room. The one room seemed to have everything...
by Joanne | Mar 5, 2018 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Those first believers were a odd bunch to bring together and so representative of all of us. They were able to face challenges and difficulties most of us would run from and yet as we read their stories, we find encouragement and inspiration to live our lives. For...
by Joanne | Mar 4, 2018 | Encouragement
“They were all terrified when they saw him. But Jesus spoke to them at once, “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here!” (Mark 6:50, NLT) Remember who Jesus is and the amazing things He hs done for you. Never think...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2018 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Community. It’s a word we hear and see tossed around quite a bit. As I sat thinking on it a bit, I came to realize, community can probably be boiled down to a single word – Fellowship. Maybe two words even – Friendship. Funny how they both begin with...