by Joanne | Sep 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Accept. Turning to dictionary.com for the definition, I read … “to take or receive something offered; to agree or consent to; to respond or answer...
by Joanne | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
” … he will give a crown of beauty for ashes …” (Isaiah 61:3) The photos come to my phone and I return to view them again and again. I find the words to a song flooding my thoughts and taking on deeper meaning: “Water You turned into...
by Joanne | Sep 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Blogging began as a way for me to share my thoughts with my family as I journeyed and processed life. I truly had no idea of what I was doing or how to grow a blog, as growth was not my goal. Over the years, my blogging has changed a bit as connections were formed....
by Joanne | Sep 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
I wrote this post a few years ago and am revisiting it today … There are days God shows up in the most unexpected, and undeserved ways, and He leaves me breathless, full of emotion and praise. I will admit, I have had some big requests of Him lately. Big in my...
by Joanne | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
For the past week, I have been thinking on the various ways in which we judge people and then tack on, “but not to judge…” as if to excuse ourselves. We judge others by their appearance, occupation, education, nationality, and money although we try...
by Joanne | Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him.” (Mark 3:13, NLT) This one verse read last week stuck to my mind all week and pointing me to the importance of being with Christ each day. ...
