by Joanne | Nov 8, 2017 | Devoted Living
“Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord.” (Philippians 3:1, NLT) In the early morning light, it was the one sentence that stood out from the entire passage. The author, Paul, continually reminds us to delight ourselves in the...
by Joanne | Oct 4, 2017 | Book Reviews
Asked if I am more of chicken or brave, I would have to say “Chicken”. I eagerly began reading the book once I saw the question Holley Gerth asks on the back cover of her latest book, “Fiercehearted”: “What if the solution isn’t...
by Joanne | Oct 3, 2017 | Book Reviews
In her book, Free of Me, Sharon Hodde Miller focuses on a cultural mind-set infiltrating more of us than not. Often we do not even recognize its presence until our eyes are opened by the truth gently being set out before us. Free of Me addresses the mind-set of...
by Joanne | Sep 21, 2017 | Book Reviews
One of the many joys received from blogging is the connections which can be formed without having ever met face to face. I am not exactly sure how my path crossed with the friend I am going to introduce today. But I do know that her journey through adoption and faith...
by Joanne | Sep 15, 2017 | Encouragement
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Support. Turning to dictionary.com, I read: to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for to sustain or withstand (weight,...
