by Joanne | May 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Brave. What came to mind was the book, Anything by Jennie Allen. The book explores a prayer of surrender which the author prayed. The prayer, simply stated is, “Anything. God I will do anything.†To say the book has challenged my faith & my relationship with...
by Joanne | Apr 22, 2013 | Devoted Living
For a few weeks now, I have been thinking about my life & influence on others. I especially want that my life impact my family in a positive & godly fashion. I am the third generation of believers in our family. My Gram was an Italian immigrant that found...
by Joanne | Apr 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Jump. Just the word brings back all kinds of memories of that summer. The summer I decided that while on vacation at the lake, I would indeed, put on my life jacket & JUMP. My fear had always held me back from swimming out to the platform out in the water &...
by Joanne | Apr 8, 2013 | Devoted Living, Encouragement
The other day, I had a melody stuck in my head. I found myself humming it – over & over. When I finally paid attention, I realized that it was “Desperado” by the Eagles. It had been a very long time since I last had heard the song. Funny how when...
by Joanne | Mar 27, 2013 | Devoted Living
I wonder if we have used the expression “Awesome!” to such an extent that the true meaning of “awe” has been lost on us. I decided to look up the word “awe” on dictionary .com yesterday: overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration...