by Joanne | Jul 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Psalms are a much beloved book of the Bible because we can find comfort, strength, and wisdom for any circumstance in life. Every human emotion is contained in these 150 chapters. For the next six weeks, we will be sinking into the study Delight: A Walk Through...
by Joanne | Jul 3, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It only takes one comment, spoken thoughtlessly to get our minds going. We absorb the words deep into our hearts and minds as if it is truth, allowing it to derail us for the entire day. For the entire week. For the entire month. Perhaps longer. We dwell on the...
by Joanne | Jun 30, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Music. The morning is my favorite time of day as I sit in the quiet and read my devotional book and Scripture, The readings almost...
by Joanne | Jun 27, 2023 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
I need reminders of what I believe and why. Maybe you do too. In my Bible is a copy of The Apostles Creed which I move forward each time I get a new Bible. When I hear or sing Rich Mullins’ song, Creed, my soul swells with the reminders which flood my soul. Why?...
by Joanne | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week was our final week in Stand Firm, beginning the week with reading Ephesians 6:18 and 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. The topic was … Prayer. We are in a constant state of spiritual warfare. It will come to each of us differently and attack varied areas of our...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The weather has been kind of crummy lately – cloudy, drizzly much of the time, thunderstorms and then downpours. It brought to mind another spring when the weather had been similar. I hadn’t been out to garden, or to look at my garden, much due to the weather....