by Joanne | Feb 16, 2026 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day – the annual day of love. Or the day to acknowledge those you love. Here’s a fun fact: While It isn’t a public, federal, or even a bank holiday, it is a global holiday. But the day often bears a sadness for some. It reminds them of...
by Joanne | Dec 8, 2025 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
My mind goes back several years and to a conversation with my then 4YO granddaughter. She sat coloring what would become Christmas ornaments. As she colored, she asked a few questions about Christmas and baby Jesus. There is nothing like conversations with a four year...
by Joanne | May 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Prove. If I were to define the word ‘prove’ I could say it means to provide evidence to establish a truth. Recently I had...
by Joanne | Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
God is love. We hear it often, perhaps even say it. It is such a simple statement, yet the most powerful of all statements. God loves us for ourselves, and not for anything we can do or give Him. We cannot cause God to love us more, or less, than He already does. Yet...
by Joanne | Jan 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
We spent a week in a most familiar portion of Romans 8 and much encouragement was gleaned … Romans 8:28 is oft quoted and if I may be honest, I dislike when someone throws the verse out casually, loosey goosey in a way. It can often feels like the hardship of...
