by Joanne | Sep 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
“He lets me rest in green meadows ….†(Psalm 23:2, NLT) Rest – we all long for it and often it can elude us. The psalmist brings us to the realization that only the Shepherd can bring us to the point of rest. Sheep, by nature, are fearful animals. They are...
by Joanne | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Your. Your … “a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective” (dictionary.com). With that definition...
by Joanne | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
These mornings sure are a bit darker and cooler as time marches on and reminds us autumn will soon be arriving! We continued on beginning the week with reading Ezra 7:11-20. Here we find the king’s letter to Ezra, in which he releases the people to go up to...
by Joanne | Sep 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I have all that I need.†(Psalm 23:1, NLT) As we continue into this psalm, we find David making a pretty bold statement in the middle of adversity, “I have all that I need†or in the more familiar, “I shall not want.†How is he able to say that? To do so,...
by Joanne | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Church. I was raised in the church and it was not usual for us to be there more than once a week. When your mom plays the piano and organ,...
by Joanne | Sep 16, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
There is no shortage of bad news right now. People seem to be angrier, more frustrated, and increasingly verbal on any and all topics. It’s not that the news should not cause emotion to rise up in us but we do owe it to one another to listen respectfully, for...
