by Joanne | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
“O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.” (Isaiah 25:1, NIV) I envision great things, but life often gets in the way. What a contrast I am to my...
by Joanne | Nov 17, 2015 | Encouragement
I sat down again to look over the Scriptures I’ve been drawn to read repeatedly over the last week … “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” (Psalm 136:1, NLT) In this psalm, the psalmist stated, “His...
by Joanne | Jun 11, 2015 | Encouragement
The other night we saw an amazing act of God right in our backyard – a rainbow. It stretched high in the sky, from one end of our woods to the other. Vibrant, clear, distinct. I grabbed my iPad, ran out onto our deck and snapped one photo ….. I ran back...
by Joanne | Sep 24, 2014 | Encouragement
I opened my devotional and the page is titled, “Sorrow”. To be honest, I just wanted to flip to another page, maybe read a different thought. I wanted something encouraging and uplifting. When I think of sorrow, I think of death. I wanted to think of life,...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have been looking up a lot the last few days. I have been watching the clouds, the wind, the birds, the sun rise, the sun set, the rain and snowflakes falling. Each one of these requires me to look up. Yet each day may also present me with reasons to look up: a...
