by Joanne | May 8, 2018 | Encouragement
We can often find ourselves on the strangest of journeys. One we would never have picked for ourselves; one we surely wanted done and over with before it began. There are also those journeys, not our own, which we become involved because, well, some days it takes a...
by Joanne | May 7, 2018 | Devoted Living
Smack in the middle of Bible Study come a few verses which are my undoing. Paul writes to the Thessalonians on loving one another. His words pierce as they come from a man who loves well because he himself has been the recipient of God’s love. He had learned...
by Joanne | Apr 25, 2018 | Devoted Living
“We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives as well.” (1 Thessalonians 2:8, NLT) Lord, help me to love well, to love deeply, to love unselfishly – to love others like You. Amen. Photo by...
by Joanne | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
February rolls in and with it come reminders of groundhogs and love. Valentine cards and candies surround us everywhere we go. Love – such a strong and tender emotion. It’s the basis of attachments towards those around us. Some are easy to love, we call...
by Joanne | Jan 9, 2018 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
The month of January lay before us as a blank slate, its days yearning for purpose, for direction, and for hope in the new year. My online Bible Study group, Hello Mornings, kept the month as a 31 day challenge. Life brings challenges and demands which often require...
