by Joanne | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
It has struck our house. Sickness abounds. Strep. Ear infections. Bronchitis. Coughing. Runny noses. Fevers. At this point, it is the sick taking care of the sick 🙂 As we reached for this…. Krisy raised the interesting question as to how it could be both an...
by Joanne | Jan 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have been thinking on this verse, off & on, for a few weeks now. I read it, think about it, leave it alone for a few days – only to return. It is a most familiar verse…. “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry...
by Joanne | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Did you smell it this morning? It was kind of like that new car smell. Or perhaps it was like when you light a new Yankee Candle for the first time. Or it could have been like a new bottle of perfume. Then it could have been like breathing in the sweetness of a...
by Joanne | Dec 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
The year is winding down. Christmas has passed. New Year’s is coming. It is only natural to reflect on 2012 & to anticipate 2013. I looked back to see the resolutions I had made for 2012. Did I keep them? How would I wind up the year? I mean, seriously, what...
by Joanne | Dec 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
For the Son of Man came…….to give…… His life…….as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
by Joanne | Dec 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
It is Christmas Eve. By now my thoughts usually have turned to church tonight, food, wrapping the last few gifts, & cleaning up everything. But this morning I am finding my thoughts elsewhere. I am thinking about the first time I gave birth. I well remember...