by Joanne | Mar 11, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Comparison. We know it is a killer. Once it gets its roots into our hearts and minds, it breeds nothing good or beneficial. We cannot please everyone. Some days it will feel like we cannot please anyone. And in choosing to live according to God’s Word and principles,...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2024 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Dedicate. Dedicate – a quick perusal of definitions reveals words like “to devote; to set apart for a definite...
by Joanne | Mar 5, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
We all love fairy tales. There is something about princesses, princes, queens, and kings which draws us in. We want to be thought of as beautiful, loved, pursued, wanted, and brave. We long to be loved. God has surely sought after us and chosen each of us....
by Joanne | Mar 4, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
They say “a woman’s work is never done.” But I am not sure anyone’s work is ever done. We catch up on laundry, only to have to do it all over again in a few days. We go food shopping but will surely need to go again next week toting our list. We pay bills and yet, the...
by Joanne | Mar 2, 2024 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6, NASB) “Don’t be anxious! Paul said there is nothing that should cause a child of God to worry. He...
by Joanne | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
“I just cannot take another thing happening. Too much going on at once.” Those were the words I heard from the other end of the phone. There are surely days we all have felt the very same way. We stuff our emotions down until the tears behind our eyes are like a...
