by Joanne | Mar 31, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Last week our group brought the study “God’s Prevailing Purpose” to a close with wonderful thoughts from Scripture each day. ~*~*~ In Genesis 44:30-45:3, we find Judah begging for his brother’s life, even offering to exchange his own life for...
by Joanne | Mar 29, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“ You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.†(Luke 12:40, NLT) “Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations. The only way a...
by Joanne | Mar 27, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Adjust. Adjust – In looking into the definition of the word, I found an interesting fact. The word in its literal meaning implies...
by Joanne | Mar 26, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Yesterday was a hard day for me. Perhaps for someone else as well. It was a day which brought extension of closures and the sobering realization of difficulties sure to be lengthier than many had first expected. And the dam broke and the tears burst. The memes were no...
by Joanne | Mar 25, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Time has changed our days more quickly than anyone could have anticipated. In the blink of an eye, everything was different and nothing was the same. School days are held remotely. Food shopping is being done with protective gloves and Germ-X. Work days are either...
by Joanne | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
We started the week with Genesis 43:11-17, where we find Jacob resigned and agreeing to send Benjamin back to Egypt. We hear in his words an attitude of defeat. Of hopelessness. He must have stood and watched as his sons went off into the distance – unsure of...
