by Joanne | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Loud. In these days which are shifting and changing, there are many decisions being made. Every front of life is faced with choices and often...
by Joanne | Aug 27, 2020 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Recently a series of devotional books for kids came across my path. The Lord’s Garden is a series of three devotional books for children, each one written by Diana Kleyn. Taking Root is a devotional filled with stories about how God can cause a life to root deeply...
by Joanne | Aug 26, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Recently we vacationed in the same house as last year. Our vacation had been such a fun and memorable time, we all longed to return. Our desire was to get away from the stresses of the last several months, to step away from it all, and relax. And so we did. We had...
by Joanne | Aug 25, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
This past week was the start of Hello Morning’s new study, The Dwelling Place of God. It is truly worth checking out, and I have provided links to both the site and the study in bold. The lessons brought from both Ezra and Haggai are timely for these days we are...
by Joanne | Aug 17, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
We continue looking at The Beatitudes this week with Jesus’ words: “God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.†(Matthew 5:7, NLT) Mercy can be defined as “a blessing that is an act of divine favor of compassion; the withholding of the...
by Joanne | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Right. These last several months have brought about more decisions than one could have imagined. Some decisions came more easily than others....