by Joanne | Mar 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.” (Isaiah 49:15-16a, NLT) We are moved to pray for the...
by Joanne | Mar 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is … Friend. You can click at the bottom of this post to get to Kate Motaung’s site and read all that has been shared on this word. It’s been a week of old hymns. The words and/or melody to the old songs often weaved...
by Joanne | Mar 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
If I count myself more, behold Thou standest against me, and my iniquities bear true testimony, and I cannot gainsay it. But if I abase myself, and bring myself to nought, and shrink from all self-esteem, and grind myself to dust, which I am, Thy grace will be...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dr. Seuss had a birthday last week – March 2nd – and would have turned 113 this year! I have loved his books since I was a little girl. The memory of being handed a stack of his books will always be one I hold dear. We lived in an apartment building in the...
by Joanne | Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” (Colossians 4:2, NLT) God showed me that I should pray through even the small things. God showed me that I should always expect a response. He showed me that I should never be afraid to...
by Joanne | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Lent was not a part of my life growing up so I truly did not consider making it a practice in my life until my adult years. Giving up something for an extended amount of time has helped me to focus on the meaning of sacrifice. Sacrifice has often been thought of as...
