by Joanne | Jan 5, 2026 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
We have just come through the season of Advent. The time of waiting. We wait for twenty five days with expectation, in anticipation, of what is to come. And we know at the end of our wait, we are reminded of the birth of Jesus. Advent reminds us that we don’t like to...
by Joanne | Sep 25, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The words stand out … “So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here.†(Ephesians 3:13a, NLT) If we were to be truly honest with ourselves, it is so easy to lose heart. “To lose heart†is defined as â€to give up; to give into trouble; to become...
by Joanne | Sep 5, 2023 | Book Reviews, Let's Have Coffee
As believers, we all face days or circumstances that will challenge our strength. The question becomes not if we will face them but how will we face them. In her latest book, “Little Strength Big God”, Debbie W. Wilson addresses this very question...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The weather has been kind of crummy lately – cloudy, drizzly much of the time, thunderstorms and then downpours. It brought to mind another spring when the weather had been similar. I hadn’t been out to garden, or to look at my garden, much due to the weather....
by Joanne | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you taken time lately to reflect on your life? We remember the difficult times in our lives. Those seasons where the rubber hit the road and we thought. “There will be no bouncing back!â€. But we did. Then there were those seasons filled with so much laughter...
