by Joanne | May 14, 2019 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Mother’s Day has come and gone and I am still trying to pull together my thoughts on the day. Or perhaps I should say, the significance of the day. My life sits sandwiched between two generations of mothers. I am blessed to yet have my mom with me. She is truly...
by Joanne | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
That the desires of the heart are to examined and governed “My Son, thou hast still many things to learn, which thou has not well learned yet.†What are they, Lord? (The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis, The Third Book, Chapter 11, page 65) There is much...
by Joanne | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Practice. Practice, according to the dictionary is “to perform or do habitually or usually”. Upon seeing the word prompt, the saying came to mind:...
by Joanne | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was blessed and did not comprehend how much until I was an adult. I grew up in the church and Jesus was included every week. Born into a family where the adults played the piano and organ for the worship, and also were Sunday School teachers, meant we were in church...
by Joanne | May 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
“The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers.” (1 Peter 3:12, NLT) [Your] prayers are honored [in heaven] as precious jewels. Purified and empowered, the words rise in a delightful fragrance to our Lord...
by Joanne | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Opportunity. They are around us everyday. Everywhere. The opportunities to do good surround us as we go about the ordinary tasks of life .. to smile and make...
