by Joanne | Sep 20, 2017 | Encouragement
In the last few weeks, our family has experienced two moves, packing up all that was owned, carefully wrapping the breakables and treasures, so that nothing would be broken. We have had some stay with us for a week with all their furniture and belongings in our garage...
by Joanne | Sep 15, 2017 | Encouragement
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Support. Turning to dictionary.com, I read: to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for to sustain or withstand (weight,...
by Joanne | Sep 8, 2017 | Encouragement
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Work. Reading the prompt, my mind immediately goes to a text conversation from yesterday. It went something like this: Person: “I have to be honest...
by Joanne | Sep 5, 2017 | Encouragement
The morning is quiet. The last week has brought us almost to the end of a year long process. As I sit in the quiet with my coffee, my thoughts turn to Moses and I open my Bible. I find Moses tending the flock, doing what he always does – his daily work. His...
by Joanne | Aug 29, 2017 | Encouragement
The verse had been before me for several days, coming from various sources of reading. Peace. We often thing of it as the absence of strife, but it encompasses much more. It is an overall sense of well-being. It is a security and a soundness of mind. As I fix my mind...
by Joanne | Aug 22, 2017 | Encouragement
It’s that time of year again. On any Wednesday night, I can faintly hear the sound of the marching band as they practice. It brings back fond memories of those years our daughter was on the football field playing and marching. It’s been quite a few years...
