by Joanne | Jan 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
The start of a new year brings a time of reflection for many. We look back over the last year, taking stock of the areas we fell short, in an effort to plan differently moving forward. The thought process is to have a better year, not to make the same mistakes, and to...
by Joanne | Jan 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
“When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it.” (Genesis 22:9, NLT) We seem to think that God wants us to give up things! God purified Abraham from this error, and the same process...
by Joanne | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
There are days in which God shows up in the most amazing way that our response can only be to proclaim His goodness, His faithfulness, His love and His mercy. And today is one of those days! For over a year now I have been involved with The Lulu Tree, a non-profit...
by Joanne | Jan 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
“From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.” (Genesis 12: 8, NIV) Worship is giving back to God the...
by Joanne | Jan 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
I recently read that the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day. Granted some are made easily, requiring hardly any thought … Do I want ice in my water? or “What do I want to watch on TV?” Others are life changers which take more of our...
by Joanne | Jan 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. All of us writing on that same word. And the first prompt for 2016 is … First. Love sure can be fickle. We throw the word around rather casually from loving a...
