by Joanne | May 9, 2016 | Encouragement
Every once in a while our minds take a trip down memory lane, reviewing the highlights of years passed, thinking on where it all began. You remember the dreams you had starting out, the twists and turns as life took you on a journey through each bend in the road. I...
by Joanne | Apr 27, 2016 | Encouragement
The song comes on, lasting about five minutes, and the words linger all afternoon. There is much talk about purpose, dreams, and success. God works in our lives in ways which are beyond our capability and comprehension. The words echo all afternoon until I...
by Joanne | Apr 16, 2016 | Encouragement
We see something incredible and our first thought comes, “Who can I call?”. Our desire is to share the beauty, the incredible, the shocking with another person. Everything in us says we should not be the only ones to know and experience the sight. I...
by Joanne | Apr 6, 2016 | Encouragement
Over the last few days, I have been looking at a familiar and often quoted verse. It has nagged at me in the best possible way. It’s a verse we go to when we are praying and waiting, especially if we are waiting longer than we would like. I am in that praying...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2016 | Encouragement
I returned to read the familiar passage yet again, having read it repeatedly for a number of day. The red words throughout the chapter stood out to me, but then, how could they not – – they are in red, the very words of Jesus in Matthew 6: “Give your...
by Joanne | Mar 19, 2016 | Encouragement
These early days of spring with Jocelyn have been very eye opening as she takes in the surprises of spring. With eyes opened, we are able to take in the grandeur of creation all around us, beauty our eyes might miss on a good day. But there’s more – we see...
