by Joanne | Jan 6, 2025 | Encouragement
We just came through the season of Advent.The time of waiting. The time of silence. We need to remember in the time of waiting, God was silent. Four hundred years of silence to be exact. While the days passed for God’s people, life continued as always except the voice...
by Joanne | Dec 13, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Long. Long – first thought to come to mind was a desire or want. But the more I sat pondering the word, it came to me that it...
by Joanne | Nov 22, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Fight. The word prompt brought back thoughts shared years ago, which I went back to read. And so, here is an edited version of that...
by Joanne | Nov 8, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Toward. It’s been a week. Depending on your opinion and vote, you are either feeling elated or disappointed. And now we each...
by Joanne | Oct 28, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Our yard is bordered by woods. Several homes are on the other side of those woods. The change of seasons has always been a blessing to my husband and I as we watch the changes which take place over the course of the year. Winter brings amazement as the bare trees...
by Joanne | Sep 30, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every night before heading to bed, I pretty much have the same routine. Shut windows, make sure the coffee pot is set to automatic timer, turn off the lights, and plug in my phone. As I headed to bed, I reflected how my morning and nighttime routines are pretty...
