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...
by Joanne | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Play this out in your mind…. Someone comes to you and shares a problem or an issue going on in their life. Not knowing what to say or perhaps seeing the situation as impossible or difficult, we say, “All we can do is pray.” Good answer. Right answer....
