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...
by Joanne | Nov 17, 2015 | Encouragement
I sat down again to look over the Scriptures I’ve been drawn to read repeatedly over the last week … “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” (Psalm 136:1, NLT) In this psalm, the psalmist stated, “His...
by Joanne | Nov 16, 2015 | Encouragement
This morning I sit scrolling through my phone and reading a text conversation which took place one night last week. A difficult and challenging work situation was the topic of discussion. The texts went back and forth and quite honestly, I did not have an answer other...
