by Joanne | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
The topic in the car that day was … “best friends”. For any school aged girl, the idea of having a best friend is of the utmost importance. The problem was beginning to rear its ugly head as it became clear – there was more to this that just...
by Joanne | Jan 25, 2018 | Devoted Living, Prayer
Our lives influence others. Influence is “the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others” (from dictionary.com). As parents we have hopes of impacting our...
by Joanne | Jan 18, 2018 | Prayer
I shared the Scripture with my early online Bible Study group … “I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.” (3 John 4, NLT) It is a beautiful and oft-quoted verse yet we often ignore the reason it was written....
by Joanne | Jan 8, 2018 | Book Reviews
Fear. It’s been a present companion throughout various times in my life. Not constant but present. It isn’t that I welcomed fear, it just arrived at times, rushing fiercely in and over any reason. My children are grown and married, I am now a Mimi who is...
by Joanne | Sep 12, 2017 | Devoted Living
This school year brought a major change at our house – it is the first time in ten years there will be no little ones at my house each day. Jocelyn, now five years old, started kindergarten full time, all day, five days a week. The house is quieter, much quieter...
