by Joanne | Dec 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Think of some of the Christmas hymns we sing each year. We know many of them by heart but may not have given much attention or thought to the words themselves. Like this line from “O Come, Let Us Adore Him”: “Word of the Father, now in flesh...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
“This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus, the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham….” (Matthew 1:1, NLT) Thank you, God, That the genealogy of your Son is a lineage of grace, a testimony to the reach of your love throughout the...
by Joanne | Dec 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s Friday which means I am joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Many of us writing on that same word. Today’s prompt is … Joy. Joy – often defined as the deep seated emotion of delight we feel that is...
by Joanne | Dec 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
In reading a wonderful post about a moment in the Charlie Brown Christmas program which can be easily missed, I was flooded with the joy of years passed. One of the special memories I hold dear is of my children and I snuggling under the covers on my bed, watching...
by Joanne | Dec 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
We know the Christmas story by heart so it is amazing when a new insight leaps off the pages of my Bible. In Luke 2, the angels do quite a bit of talking with the shepherds. These shepherds were just going about their normal day, doing what they did each and every...
by Joanne | Dec 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s Friday which means I am joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Many of us writing on that same word. Today’s prompt is … Crave. The prompt brought a smile to my face. This time of year, my cravings are pretty...
