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 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Friend. I have always had a friend at every stage of my life. It seems that the stages of my life have been marked by deep & meaningful friendships. The person that I could share & bare my soul. The friend that I could cry & pray together with. So parts of...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 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 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here. Here I am sitting in front of my computer. I am in this very moment, here. Yet my life is a compilation of all my days together. Who I am here includes all the “there’s – the places I have been, the people I have known, the experiences I have...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Joanne | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
 After. What immediately comes to mind is….After all is said & done. Is that not when it all counts? After it is all said & done….. did I give it my all? did I try my best? did I love hard? did I forgive? did I do all that I knew to do? did I love...