by Joanne | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Our church has been doing Rick Warren’s, “40 Days In The Word†series. In yesterday’s sermon at church, the point was made that we want to be a people of integrity. We want to be whole & not live lives that are fragmented. We do not want to have church...
by Joanne | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Remembering & thanking all those who have served to protect me & give me the freedoms that I so greatly enjoy each day! “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.†John 15:13
by Joanne | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Play-Doh. Who knew it could teach so much? Sophia has been big into playing with it. Almost every day, some large amount of time is spent with the familiar colored dough & molds. We make “foods†of dough & plate them. We “bake†cookies. We make...
by Joanne | May 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
In 1 Samuel 4 lies an interesting story of the Israelites engaged in a battle with the Philistines. The Israelites were defeated & had lost about 4,000 men. While they question one another as to the reason for their loss, no one thinks to ask God the question,...
by Joanne | May 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today is Mother’s Day. We are currently a four generation family. It is truly an amazing blessing that we are experiencing at this time. I get the added blessing of being sandwiched between, in my opinion, two of the greatest moms – my mom & my daughter....
by Joanne | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mother’s Day is coming. This morning I was reminded of an aspect of motherhood that I had just about all forgotten – the difficulty of fitting in time for Bible Study. Having taught Bible study for years while my kids were younger & in school, I knew then...