by Joanne | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week we will celebrate Valentine’s Day – a day when it is traditional to send a card or give a gift to the people one loves. I read a study which stated that the average person will spend $146.84 with an expected total of $19.7 billion. Can we even imagine...
by Joanne | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
As we look around at world events we quickly realize, the world is becoming an increasingly dark and sad place to live. With each passing day, the words of Jesus come to remind me: “Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. But the one who...
by Joanne | Dec 20, 2018 | Devoted Living
Christmas. It feels like I’ve been in preparation for two months. And this may be because it has been just that long. I am in the middle of doing Max Lucado’s Advent devotional, “Because of Bethlehem”, for the second time since the end of...
by Joanne | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
I went through my teenage years listening to Amy Grant and Kathy Troccoli music. It should not come as a surprise that one of my favorites Christmas songs is on Amy Grant’s Christmas CD. I have loved this song for years. Even at other times of the year, this song...
by Joanne | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Not sure when I felt the nudge as it came softly at first. So softly, it was easy to miss. Or perhaps ignore. Then it became louder, “You need to love more. Love better.” I had seen the book mentioned everywhere but did not feel compelled to read it. Not...
