by Joanne | Jan 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Intentional. Upon seeing the word, the thought of an action being done on purpose comes to mind. Toddlers, often will do something intentionally, knowing they...
by Joanne | Jan 9, 2018 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The month of January lay before us as a blank slate, its days yearning for purpose, for direction, and for hope in the new year. My online Bible Study group, Hello Mornings, kept the month as a 31 day challenge. Life brings challenges and demands which often require...
by Joanne | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year! It’s a new year. A new start. Much like a clean slate and here we go again. We’ve been here before and yet the homestretch felt different this year. I am not quite sure exactly when I knew what my one word would be for 2018. The word kept...
by Joanne | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure when early mornings became more of a necessity than a routine. Looking back, it was about the time the teenage years hit our family. As they became humans able to make their own choices, I knew there was no way I could be there mom without the help...
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,...
