by Joanne | Jan 27, 2016 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Over the years, we throw words around rather casually, often not thinking of the meaning or the impact they may have on others or ourselves. Familiarity with the word can rob us of the very depth of meaning we desperately need. And then there are those mornings, when...
by Joanne | Jan 14, 2016 | Encouragement
“Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.” (Henri Frederic Amiel) Each of us has been created with different bents and talents. We are so uniquely made, there will never be another one of us....
by Joanne | Jan 7, 2016 | Encouragement
“If we don’t believe the things we put on our agendas will come true for us, then there’s no hope for us … We’ve got to believe in our beautiful impossible blueprints.” (Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook) Agendas, goals,...
by Joanne | Jan 6, 2016 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The study started with the first few verses of the book of Ruth. I read the words on the page: “So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab.” (Ruth 1:1, NLT) And so comes the introduction to Elimelech and...
by Joanne | Nov 24, 2015 | Encouragement
It’s Thanksgiving week. Preparations have started here at our house with at least the food shopping being mostly done. This morning I have found myself humming a song, the words floating through my thoughts … What a difference a day makes Twenty-four...
by Joanne | Nov 23, 2015 | Encouragement
She sat playing with her dollhouse, totally unaware I was watching and listening. Her voice was animated as she spoke to her dolls, moving them through actions familiar to us as we do them everyday. It was then she said gently to the doll …. “What do you...
