by Joanne | Jan 2, 2014 | Encouragement
A new year. A clean and blank calendar. Nothing is written in any of the boxes. And yet, God knows what each and every box will hold. He knows. Nothing is hidden to Him. Not a single event or circumstance will take Him by surprise like it will me. How amazing to think...
by Joanne | Dec 30, 2013 | Encouragement
Every now and then, something new and very different from our ordinary, and also very exciting happens in our family. A few weeks ago, our family had some new additions. Allow me to introduce you to Artie and Pepper….. Yes, they are our two society finches and...
by Joanne | Nov 14, 2013 | Encouragement
The days seem to be passing so quickly this fall. I keep ripping the pages off my calendar, realizing soon it will be time to start a new one. For days now, God has brought me back to a familiar passage about “time”. I think Solomon must have felt this...
by Joanne | Nov 13, 2013 | Encouragement
Getting dressed is pretty easy for me most mornings. Seeing as I am home taking care of 16 month Jocelyn, sweat pants and a t-shirt suffice. It is a wonderful thing to be able to be in comfy clothes most days. On the flip side, seeing as getting dressed is a...
by Joanne | Nov 8, 2013 | Encouragement
I have always admired Billy Graham. For so many reasons. Each reason as rich in meaning as his life. And so, last night, after my husband went to bed, I stayed up. I had to know what this man, who had spoken for so many years to the masses, still felt compelled to say...
by Joanne | Nov 6, 2013 | Encouragement
We can so love the days when God shows up big or loud. Those are the days when we just can’t miss Him. It was not one of those days though. It was a quieter sort of day. I had time to read and then listen to what the Scriptures were saying to me. To go back over...
