by Joanne | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
This morning my thoughts turned to wondering …… When will our first Christmas card arrive in the mail? Who will send the first one? The very first one this year? One thing I know for sure is that our card will never be the first to arrive in any mailbox....
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was in the preparations for Thanksgiving, I found myself overwhelmed with a quiet expectation. Examination of the expectation brought the realization that my expectation was a look forward. An anticipation. Maybe even a longing. Perhaps it has been the one of every...
by Joanne | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving. A time to remember all we have been given and give thanks. And yet we can so quickly forget … We forget all that we have. We forget those who do not have. As we celebrated Thanksgiving here, on the other side of the ocean...
by Joanne | Nov 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
May our hearts be content and our days be filled with all the Lord has provided for our lives.
by Joanne | Nov 18, 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 … Enjoy. There is probably not a single person whose desire is not to enjoy life. We seek...
by Joanne | Nov 17, 2016 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
On a Sunday night, we sat on the couch the three of us. I was flanked by each of my granddaughters and “the book of awesomeness” was spread out before all three of us. It was not a story or photo book. It was the store Christmas circular that boasts of...
