by Joanne | Jun 9, 2021 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
Looking at my houseplants, I realize each one has been given to me. They weren’t necessarily gifts but had grown too large for their space, or their owners were moving, or they were going to be tossed out. The peace lily came home with us from New Jersey on a...
by Joanne | May 26, 2021 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
We take walks – my grand and I. She loves taking a walk although there is no convincing her to go another route. She knows and points, directing “go over there” as we head out of the driveway. I have nicknamed our walk. It’s – “The...
by Joanne | May 19, 2021 | Let's Have Coffee
The other afternoon, I stepped out onto the back deck to shake something out. “It smells like a good spring rain.” The air just smelled clean and fresh even though the sun was still out. Partly. Breathing in, I recognized the smell of rain, and it was but...
by Joanne | May 12, 2021 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
Isaiah 61. It is such a familiar chapter. We want to remember the mission we have all been called to bring to this world. We take hope in the exchange of gladness instead of mourning; praise instead of fainting; and being called “oaks of righteousness, the...
by Joanne | May 5, 2021 | Let's Have Coffee
I’ve seen a few posts about how the pandemic and covid has brought change over the last year. Much like everyone, it has brought change into our lives here as well. There has been an introduction to: face masks social distancing more online shopping less in...