by Joanne | Apr 23, 2018 | Devoted Living
The sun is shining bright and there is no **SNOW** in the forecast so dare I say, perhaps, spring is here. We all have bravely faced this winter season. We looked at this thought all week – “brave looks a whole lot like everyday” (Mary Geisen). Our...
by Joanne | Feb 15, 2018 | Encouragement
The phone call came, “Please pray. They are both sick.” The words brought to mind this post, making it seem like the time to re-post it. Years ago, in the throes of toddlerhood and probably complaining about the “terrible two’s, someone responded,...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2018 | Encouragement
In this fourth and last week of looking at the topic of hope, we uncovered this truth … Hope grows our roots deep, making us courageous to meet each day. God’s Word imparts hope. As we read God’s Word, no matter what we are facing, or the...
by Joanne | Nov 11, 2017 | Book Reviews
Stories are often the best way to move people to view issues we might otherwise overlook. In his second and latest book, Awakened, Allen Madding continues the story of a church whose eyes are opened to the plight of the homeless during a snowstorm. You can read my...
by Joanne | Oct 24, 2017 | Devoted Living
We sit chatting, she and I, about ancestry. She shares how the TV commercials, for discovering your background and DNA, drive her crazy. She makes the statement, “All our roots go back to the beginning.” A few days later, hubby and I make a stop to Home...
