by Joanne | Dec 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Near. Reading the word prompt before heading to bed last night, I thought I would pass this week. Then I read Psalm 15 early this morning. The psalmist asks:...
by Joanne | Nov 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Familiar. It had been a road traveled often. The difference that night had been my vision. Driving home with my contacts still in place as I had forgotten my...
by Joanne | Nov 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has...
by Joanne | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Excuse. Reading the word prompt, my mind wonders … Does she mean the verb or the noun? As a noun, ‘excuse’ is the apology, the reason, or the...
by Joanne | Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. What is retained in the souls is the moment of insight. (Abraham Joshua Heschel) I admire education and enjoy learning. Suffice to say, I will probably always be a...
by Joanne | Nov 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
There is nothing like a hot cup of coffee, or in my case, a pot of coffee in the morning. If the first cup is wonderful, then each cup thereafter gets better, right until the very last drop. Come the afternoon however, I switch to tea. No flavors, no milk, no sugar....