by Joanne | Mar 14, 2015 | The Random Five
It’s been a long winter but this week, there were signs of spring visible everywhere. Perhaps none so hopeful as the top of our barbeque peeping out from under a mound of snow. So my husband helped it the rest of the way š I also found hope and encouragement in...
by Joanne | Feb 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fear. I know it well. I jump at my own shadow. It doesn’t take much for me to react fearfully even when in my own house. So family approaches me while calling to me or flickering lights until they get close. Most times this works š Having grown up in the church,...
by Joanne | Jun 18, 2014 | Encouragement
It has been a long time since I have had nights like the last few. Perhaps you know the kind. I was bone tired. Not another ounce left in me. All I wanted to do was sleep and yet, sleep evaded me. I tossed and turned. I got up to walk around the house a bit, thinking,...
by Joanne | Jul 2, 2013 | Devoted Living
The words came back in a rush, filling my thoughts. I knew them well. How many times had I quoted them? In church services. At funerals. At Bible Studies. Familiarity can rob at times. It robs the depth of meaning as we repeat the familiar so casually. Our minds can...
by Joanne | Jun 17, 2013 | Devoted Living
For many years, I have had a deep rooted fear of water. I mean deep rooted. And I mean FEAR. That fear has kept me from fully enjoying swimming or being in water where my feet are unable to feel the ground beneath them. But a few years ago, when turning 50, I had...
