by Joanne | Mar 21, 2017 | Devoted Living
It is about mid-way through the Lent season, my thoughts return to conversations and admissions. To “give something up for Lentâ€, as explained by dictionary.com, “is to abandon a pleasurable habit as an act of devotion and self-discipline.” It is a 40...
by Joanne | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Lent was not a part of my life growing up so I truly did not consider making it a practice in my life until my adult years. Giving up something for an extended amount of time has helped me to focus on the meaning of sacrifice. Sacrifice has often been thought of as...
by Joanne | Apr 21, 2014 | Devoted Living
I did not grow up practicing Lent. As an adult, there have been years I have practiced Lent and some where I did not. I am not sure how it all quite happened but this season, I chose to lay down two things: I gave up bread so I would focus on Christ: The Bread of Life...
by Joanne | Mar 17, 2014 | Devoted Living
I was not raised in a denomination which practiced Lent. But I have this admission to make …. I always felt I had missed out on something when my girlfriends came to school with the Cross fashioned from ash on their foreheads. As the days passed and they shared...
by Joanne | Mar 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
{{Today is Friday!!! It is the day I link with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Here is how it works…. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. Everyone writes on the same word.}} Today’s word is …. Willing. The perfect word for...
