by Joanne | Jul 18, 2018 | Encouragement
What are you known for? It’s a good question to think on now and again. Let’s face it – we all have a reputation of some sort. “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” (Proverbs...
by Joanne | May 17, 2018 | Devoted Living
“So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.” (Matthew 1:19, HCSB) One sentence from a devotional has stayed in my thoughts for several days now: Joseph acted as he did because he...
by Joanne | Oct 16, 2016 | Devoted Living
“He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.” (John 3:30, NLT) The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when...
by Joanne | Feb 29, 2016 | Encouragement
School days bring such critical moments of growth in our children. And in us as parents and grandparents too. We need such wisdom in knowing when to push our children and when to lay back. Spelling Bees. Remember those? I had not thought about them in years until...
by Joanne | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
This past week, Jocelyn has exhibited a desire to be more than herself. A video sent to me one night, shows Jocelyn doing some form of exercise and showing off her muscles. When asked what she is doing, she replies …”I am exercising. I want to be a grown...
