by Joanne | Dec 1, 2019 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God with us.’ ” (Matthew 1:23, NLT) “God knows what it is like to be a human. When I talk to him about deadlines or long...
by Joanne | Oct 20, 2019 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair … We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.” (Daniel 9:18, NLT) “We think that God will smile on our efforts. He doesn’t....
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2017 | Quotes & Thoughts
One of the special memories of Christmas past is of my children and I, snuggled under the covers on my bed, all settled in to watch Christmas specials. Whether it was Frosty, or Rudolph, The Red Nose Reindeer or Charlie Brown Christmas never mattered. It was always a...
by Joanne | Jul 30, 2015 | Quotes & Thoughts
Yesterday I shared about the compassion of Jesus. Jesus felt for those around Him. He was moved by the lost, the hungry, the sick, and those grieving. And we should be as well. This morning in my devotional, Streams in the Desert, I read these two words which have...
by Joanne | Sep 25, 2014 | Quotes & Thoughts
Lately I’ve been thinking about Mr. Rogers. Yes, THE Mr. Rogers. With his gentle voice, soft demeanor, his sweaters and puppets, he drew us all into his imaginary world. He taught lessons on kindness and made us all hope to become better people. He once said:...
by Joanne | Jul 3, 2014 | Quotes & Thoughts
I recently had the joy of reading Atlas Girl by Emily T. Wierenga. It was a wonderful book, from the time I opened the front cover, till I closed the back cover. You can read my review here. You can buy no better book for a summer read than this one and all proceeds...
