by Joanne | Dec 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear,...
by Joanne | Dec 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11, NKJV) It was as if God was saying, This is the true celebration of Christmas. Just as it was the first time in the lowly cow stall, in a dusty, dirty,...
by Joanne | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today I would like to share a story of two men, two policemen – continents apart whose lives intersected to carry on the story God was weaving and writing. The day I married my husband, I gained a brother. From the moment I met Steve, I knew this was going to be...
by Joanne | Dec 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
“He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.” (John 1:11, NLT) “No room at the inn? What kind of person compels a pregnant woman to have her firstborn child in a stable? You cannot get more destitute than how...
by Joanne | Dec 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Is there anything as precious as the children’s Christmas plays we attend each year? The children come dressed in their finest. Little girls with velvet dresses in Christmas colors and the boys in slacks and vests, some even sporting little bow ties. Even if...
by Joanne | Dec 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
“So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said,”See, I have taken away your sins,and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.” (Zechariah 1:4, NLT) “Though your sins...
