by Joanne | Jul 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today we continue on in the Beatitudes. Jesus continued to teach: “God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4, NLT) The mourning He speaks of here derives from the word “lament”. It is a deep personal grief caused either by sin,...
by Joanne | Mar 2, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It’s funny the places our thoughts may go as they wander during the middle of the night. It had been a rough day with sleeplessness for our youngest eighteen month old granddaughter. Having not had a nap, we thought, surely, she will sleep earlier, longer, and...
by Joanne | Oct 16, 2019 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Recently two small books landed in my mailbox. They are small in size and large in encouragement. We all have days which do not go as we had planned or hoped. Every woman faces days which are disappointing, frustrating, fears rise up, or the challenges seem...
by Joanne | Jul 10, 2019 | Devoted Living
This month of July, our morning group will be using Settle My Soul by Karen Ehman & Ruth Schwenk. We all need to make time, as the authors of the devotional point out, to: savor the Savior align our thoughts with His Word and discover the peace which Jesus has for...
by Joanne | May 31, 2018 | Encouragement
The old saying goes, “Time heals all wounds” but I am not sure it ‘heals’ them per se, but perhaps the pain is eased as the memories remain. I have been playing the game, “This time last year …..” for over a month now....
