by Joanne | Oct 5, 2026 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The doorbell rang and I opened the door to find a salesman. He so politely talked to me about the age our roof, windows, and siding. None of these were in need of replacement but I let him go through his spiel. When he was done, he asked if he could provide an...
by Joanne | Oct 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometimes on Friday, I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Sight. Sight is seeing what is in front of you. At times, it is factual and other times, it can be an illusion, what others...
by Joanne | Sep 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
God is Love. Such a simple statement and at the same time, the most powerful of all statements. God loves us for ourselves and not for anything we can do or give Him. We cannot cause God to love us more, or less, than He already does. Yet we live in a...
by Joanne | Sep 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
There was a time our youngest granddaughter loved to use the word “humans” in conversation. As often as she could, the word would be inserted and it rolled off her tongue in a most curious way. It would cause me to realize the sanctity in the word. Humans are people...
by Joanne | Sep 14, 2026 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
There are days I wonder my own existence, perhaps it happens to you as well. Maybe the questions begin as age creeps up on us. What am I here for? Have I done all that I can for God? Does God see me when I cry? The thoughts come flooding, each one bringing the...
by Joanne | Aug 31, 2026 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Eight weeks ago now I had an incident where my hand and our hedge cutter had a meeting. It has been a most unexpected and challenging journey still requiring weekly visits to the occupational therapist and monthly to the orthopedic. Somewhere along my journey, it may...