by Joanne | Jul 26, 2016 | Devoted Living
When I think about Jonah, I flash back to my Sunday School years and the flannel graph board. There would often be two pictures of Jonah – one of him inside the whale and one of him being spewed out onto the shore. In this short, four chapter book of the...
by Joanne | Jun 27, 2016 | Encouragement
Grace > “that which causes joy, that which creates delight in the recipient; favor without expectation of any return” (New Testament Lexical Aids, 5921) Grace. The word has been weaving through my thoughts for a week now. Grace. We all need some in our...
by Joanne | Mar 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
“We learn how to create beauty where none exists, how to be generous beyond our means, how to change a small corner of the world …” ~ Gabrielle Hamilton In the course of a day, life happens. Life happens to us and through the things which take place,...
by Joanne | Nov 20, 2015 | Book Reviews
I am not sure the word “Brave” is one which would ever be applied to me. Truth be known … I scare easily and am a little scared – all the time. Getting out of my comfort zone does not come easily. Not ever. And it probably would not take much...
by Joanne | Aug 3, 2015 | Devoted Living
The weeks are just flying by and found us in James Chapter 4, where we continue to take a good look at the condition of our hearts: It’s all His grace. Just when we think we might be at the end of His supply, “But he gives us even. more. grace.”...