by Joanne | Dec 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord – has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped in snugly strips of...
by Joanne | Dec 20, 2018 | Devoted Living
Christmas. It feels like I’ve been in preparation for two months. And this may be because it has been just that long. I am in the middle of doing Max Lucado’s Advent devotional, “Because of Bethlehem”, for the second time since the end of...
by Joanne | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Simeon. He’s an interesting person in the story of Christmas. We don’t know much about him. Many assume he was a priest, although this is not clearly to us. We are told, however, two things about him: “He was righteous and devout and eagerly waiting...
by Joanne | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Still. Somewhere during the month of October, I felt compelled to prepare my heart to be prepared by Advent. Out came the Christmas music and my focus was on an...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the fourth week of “It Could Only Be Jesus” and we are in the midst of the Christmas story now: We are blessed in believing. In Luke 1:39-45, we find Mary hurrying to the home of Elizabeth. Upon entering the home, Elizabeth, also pregnant,...
