by Joanne | Jan 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am?” (John 14:9a, NLT) “True friendship is rare on earth. It means identifying with someone in thought, heart, and spirit. It is a joy to Jesus when a...
by Joanne | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Direction. Direction. It’s going from here to there. It’s the way one is headed each day. We hope with each step that we are...
by Joanne | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The start of a new year begins with a return to the devotional “Settle My Soul” by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk. Our group will finish this devotional book and I truly cannot recommend it enough. ~*~* We began with reading Psalm 119:71 and Hebrews 5:8:...
by Joanne | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Come the month of November, I begin to wonder if there will be a One Word for the new year. As I start to pay close attention, a thought, theme, Scripture, or word repeatedly grabs my attention. “Faith” was the word of the year in 2014 as one in our family...
by Joanne | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Just a few days ago, we ushered in a new year and a new decade. A fresh expanse of time spread out before us. Many wrote down goals, resolutions, or their “One Wordâ€. Out came brand new planners and calendars with boxes yet unfilled, waiting for activities to be...
by Joanne | Jan 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
“He went out, not knowing where he was going.” (Hebrews 11:8) Have you ever “gone out” in this way? If so, there is no logical answer possible when anyone asks you where you are going. The only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing....
