by Joanne | Jul 29, 2021 | Book Reviews
Years ago when I was in the middle of raising my children, I received a gift of God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray. It quickly became one of my treasured books. The Essential Andrew Murray Collection is another book I will treasure. In this one book, one will...
by Joanne | Oct 7, 2020 | Devoted Living, Quotes & Thoughts
Humility. The word has been weaving its way in my thoughts for a few days now. By definition, it is having a modest opinion of oneself or of one’s own importance (dictionary.com). One could say it is not thinking too highly of oneself. It is not the same as poor...
by Joanne | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
During the month of October, our study group is resuming time in the devotional Settle My Soul by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk. ~*~*~ “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. they will run and not grow...
by Joanne | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
In week four of “Then I Will Go“, my attention was turned towards the subject of prayer and fasting. In Esther 4 (verses 12-17), we find Esther and Mordecai engaged in a conversation through Hathach, a messenger. Mordecai responds to Esther with a hard message and...
by Joanne | Oct 25, 2016 | Encouragement
I must admit – I needed the quiet of this past Sunday afternoon. The calm in the room did my body and soul good since my emotions were warring against me. I spent time reflecting and in time, ended up reading in 1 John 5 and became glued to one verse – a...