by Joanne | Nov 9, 2017 | Devoted Living
Yesterday was the day I finally tore off the top page of my desk blotter which also serves as my calendar. And it still read “August”. I kid you not. It is hard to believe it is now November and three months have slipped by. It is a new season as summer...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Joanne | Aug 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Reading in Genesis, one soon becomes aware of the importance of names. There are names given. Names changed. And name calling. But one recent reading in Genesis prompted me to think deeply on names, reputation, and legacy. Let’s return to the night of...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Joanne | Jun 21, 2017 | Devoted Living
The last several weeks have been spent reading the parables of Jesus and also looking at the behavior of the disciples. The disciples were an eclectic group. Most were not well educated nor admired. They were simple fisherman, or tradesmen, who labored hard each day....				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Joanne | Nov 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s Friday which means I am joining Kate Motaung for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Many of us writing on that same word. Today’s prompt is … Journey. A journey means going from one place to another and life constantly has us...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Joanne | Jun 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
This week we find the events surrounding Jacob nearing the end of his life here on earth …. God’s ways are not our ways. Jacob blesses Joseph’s two sons, repeating the same “mistake” made with Jacob and Esau. God’s ways are FAR...