by Joanne | May 12, 2021 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
Isaiah 61. It is such a familiar chapter. We want to remember the mission we have all been called to bring to this world. We take hope in the exchange of gladness instead of mourning; praise instead of fainting; and being called “oaks of righteousness, the...
by Joanne | May 11, 2021 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It’s a cloudy and gray morning, the rain is coming down softly at the moment. The morning sounds, while present, are quieter; and the morning doves are cooing. It’s a gentle and oddly comforting sound. The sounds all remind me of Elijah. Elijah, in fleeing...
by Joanne | May 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her.†(Proverbs 31:28, NLT) Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Perhaps this post should have been written before the day but some days, it takes me a while to process my thoughts and feelings. I have been blessed...
by Joanne | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … She. She is a pronoun indicating a female, like in a woman. She can be married or single. She can have children or not. This past...
by Joanne | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prayer. Some days we pray big prayers. Some days our requests are smaller. Tucked within the pages of 1 Kings we find Elijah and he’s involved in a showdown between the gods of Baal and the One True God. A sacrifice is prepared and first up are the prophets of...
by Joanne | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
We began the week with visiting the story of Dorcas in Acts 9:36-43. Dorcas. It was the many widows she had touched, who approached Peter to tell and show him the things Dorcas had done. We don’t have all the details of the many acts Dorcas had done, or the...
