by Joanne | Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was the 4th part in our church series – Better….. Better a good name. “A good name is more desirable that great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.†(Proverbs 22:!) The NLT uses the wording, “a good reputation.†Let’s face...
by Joanne | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Maybe I am dating myself with this one, but today I remembered the commercial that had the slogan, “When E.F. Hutton speaks, everyone listens.†The commercial usually involved a young professional     remarking at a dinner party that his broker was E.F....
by Joanne | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was the third part in our church sermon series, Better – Wisdom is better than gold. We all make important decisions at various times in our lives. We make decisions & our decisions make us. When asked by God, “What do you want?â€, Solomon...
by Joanne | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
My garden currently looks like this….. Notice the tall fence? For as long as we have lived at this house, 21 years now, we have had a “resident” family of woodchucks. They live under our shed. Most days I am not bothered by them. Until they   ...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
I love that the Scriptures are alive & living & always speak to us. No matter how familiar a passage we may read, something new is always revealed. For instance…. In Psalm 1, we find a description of what God does in those who delight in Him. They are like...
by Joanne | Jul 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
This past Sunday was the second part of our series, Better……. Better Is One Handful. Society tells us, “If one is good, more is better.†Yet the Bible tells us: “Better to have one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil & chasing the...