by Joanne | Dec 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
This morning my thoughts turned to wondering …… When will our first Christmas card arrive in the mail? Who will send the first one? The very first one this year? One thing I know for sure is that our card will never be the first to arrive in any mailbox....
by Joanne | Nov 30, 2016 | Encouragement
Yesterday was a typical Tuesday and yet one like none other. An ordinary day became extraordinary as I spread the sheets, colored pencils, construction paper, glue, scissors, hole punch, and ribbons out on the table before us. We were going to spend some time making...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was in the preparations for Thanksgiving, I found myself overwhelmed with a quiet expectation. Examination of the expectation brought the realization that my expectation was a look forward. An anticipation. Maybe even a longing. Perhaps it has been the one of every...
by Joanne | Nov 17, 2016 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
On a Sunday night, we sat on the couch the three of us. I was flanked by each of my granddaughters and “the book of awesomeness” was spread out before all three of us. It was not a story or photo book. It was the store Christmas circular that boasts of...
by Joanne | Oct 18, 2016 | Book Reviews
Christmas is a time full of traditions. We enjoy our favorite dishes, desserts, music, and movies. Family decorations, filled with memories, come out of the attic, warming our hearts as we think of years passed. We need our hearts to be stirred till they are fully...
