by Joanne | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Still. Somewhere during the month of October, I felt compelled to prepare my heart to be prepared by Advent. Out came the Christmas music and my focus was on an...
by Joanne | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth is an integral part of the Christmas story and birth of Jesus. We hear the details every Christmas season … they were righteous, they were childless, they were old, Zechariah questioned, he was struck mute, Elizabeth’s...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the fourth week of “It Could Only Be Jesus” and we are in the midst of the Christmas story now: We are blessed in believing. In Luke 1:39-45, we find Mary hurrying to the home of Elizabeth. Upon entering the home, Elizabeth, also pregnant,...
by Joanne | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
I went through my teenage years listening to Amy Grant and Kathy Troccoli music. It should not come as a surprise that one of my favorites Christmas songs is on Amy Grant’s Christmas CD. I have loved this song for years. Even at other times of the year, this song...
by Joanne | Dec 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Balance. Dictionary.com tells me that ‘balance’ means “a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, or amount.”...
by Joanne | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The other night my husband went Christmas shopping with me. He helped carry packages and make selections. We enjoyed a bite to eat for dinner which was relaxing as we sat conversing quietly just the two of us. I am blessed to have my husband who made this task so much...
