by Joanne | Dec 2, 2019 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Psalm 23 may be the most well known psalm and yet still fell fresh upon reading these words: “The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He let me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right...
by Joanne | Dec 1, 2019 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God with us.’ ” (Matthew 1:23, NLT) “God knows what it is like to be a human. When I talk to him about deadlines or long...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Full. I usually don’t see the word prompt until Friday morning. But this time was different as I read it on tonight. Thanksgiving night. The house is now...
by Joanne | Nov 28, 2019 | Prayer, Uncategorized
“The eyes of all believers are on You, Lord God and heavenly Father, since You are the Provider for all. Open Your gentle hand and pour out Your gracious blessings over those who hope in You and open their eyes to You. Give us, Lord, spiritual eyes trustingly...
by Joanne | Nov 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was the second week in the Hello Mornings Advent Study > True Light For Everyone: Celebrating Jesus, the Light of the World. ~*~*~ We started our week with reading 2 Samuel 7:1-7. Several thoughts came to mind as I read the verses: David’s desire to build...
by Joanne | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Everyone desires to enjoy life. We seek to experience life with joy, striving to take in as much pleasure and/or satisfaction as we are able each day. Peter, in writing to God’s chosen people [aka – us] tells us: “If you want to enjoy life and seem many happy...