by Joanne | Sep 15, 2016 | Encouragement
“O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans are too numerous to list. You have no equal.” (Psalm 40:5, NLT) My Bible open, the words – His Word – I sit staring at the words before me, waiting for thoughts to come. Turning...
by Joanne | Jan 7, 2016 | Encouragement
“If we don’t believe the things we put on our agendas will come true for us, then there’s no hope for us … We’ve got to believe in our beautiful impossible blueprints.” (Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook) Agendas, goals,...
by Joanne | Jun 24, 2014 | Encouragement
I am ever astounded by devotional books. I can open up a book, written years before I am reading it and it speaks directly to where I am currently. I continually am reminded that NOTHING escapes His eye. Not a single blessed thing. The enemy whispers his dirty little...
by Joanne | Feb 3, 2014 | Encouragement
Today I am sharing an edited version, and somewhat rewritten version, of an older post…… A phone call. Some calls can be so fun. Some can be challenging. Some can make us cry. Some can make us question. I had a call the other day that did just that –...
by Joanne | Nov 6, 2013 | Encouragement
We can so love the days when God shows up big or loud. Those are the days when we just can’t miss Him. It was not one of those days though. It was a quieter sort of day. I had time to read and then listen to what the Scriptures were saying to me. To go back over...
