by Joanne | Jan 21, 2020 | Prayer, Uncategorized
My word for this year, Savor, continues to unfold before me in the most unusual of ways, speaking to my soul the very words it needs. It is at our tables our bodies find nourishment as we sit and partake of our meals; and it is at His table our souls find the morsels...
by Joanne | Jan 20, 2020 | Prayer, Uncategorized
The mere mention of the Book of Job is enough to send one running. The book reminds us of loss and devastation and painful suffering. After losing everything but his wife, whose only advice was to “Curse God and die.†(see Job 2:9), Job still remained faithful to...
by Joanne | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Sacrifice. Sacrifice. The word brings to mind the giving up of something or the loss. This life will require sacrifice of us – the...
by Joanne | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week of study brought several reminders regarding our relationships and interactions with others. ~*~*~ “Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.” (Philippians 4:5, NLT) The reading made me smile as I...
by Joanne | Jan 14, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Stories. They’re a narrative, sometimes true, other times fictitious. They can be short or lengthy, make us laugh or cry. They teach or illustrate a point, and if well told, the lesson learned is never forgotten. It is often said our lives tell a story. We can...
by Joanne | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are almost at the middle of the first month of this new year and new decade. Many of us would have made resolutions and goals. But did you know … 4 out of 10 adults will make at least one resolution for the new year at the end of the 1st week, about 75% of people...
