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...
by Joanne | Sep 27, 2013 | Encouragement
This week we concentrated on Ephesians 3: 1-13. It is getting harder and harder to pull out just one takeaway. But here is what impacted me this week: So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. (verse 13a, NLT) If we were to be truly honest with...
by Joanne | Sep 20, 2013 | Encouragement
This week the study has concentrated on Ephesians 2: 11-22. Question asked: What did you learn this week? While the whole week was excellent, my first takeaway comes from verse 11: “Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called...
