by Joanne | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
When I had my first baby, no one told me that my heart and mind would never be the same again. Nothing could have prepared me for all I would worry about from that day forward: getting up to put my hands on the little chests to check for breathing concern for choking...
by Joanne | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Mother’s Day – the day to celebrate mothers everywhere. I will always remember the miracle of birth. Giving birth to my daughter, my first born, shook me to my core. After the activity settled down and everyone left my room, I was alone with this...
by Joanne | May 10, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
With Mother’s Day having just passed, much thought was given to mothering, particularly parenting. There are challenges and rewards which come with parenting and yes, the rewards can outnumber the challenges. Yet there is no denying that parenting/mothering is a...
by Joanne | May 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her.†(Proverbs 31:28, NLT) Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Perhaps this post should have been written before the day but some days, it takes me a while to process my thoughts and feelings. I have been blessed...
by Joanne | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Relationships can be messy. And hard. And painful. If we ever needed proof of this, we only need to look back over this past year of 2020. Relationships of every sort have been tried, strained, or strengthened with the challenges being varied and plenteous. At times,...
