by Joanne | Oct 15, 2014 | Prayer
Have you ever wondered about the importance of prayer? “Prayer is the difference between the best you can do and the best God can do.” (Mark Batterson, Draw the Circle, page 55) Prayer reminds us of the limitations of our own resources. It also reminds us...
by Joanne | Apr 24, 2014 | Devoted Living
The other morning, Sophia, now six years old, asked if she could have a banana. I handed her one and we sat down to read. She wanted to peel it herself. “Your bananas are sweet, Mimi. Delicious”. Glad she was enjoying it, I continued reading. A few bites...
by Joanne | Mar 13, 2014 | Devoted Living
(image courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net/digitalart) This morning I read in the Gospel of Mark of a time when Jesus was giving a lecture in his hometown. He made a real hit with the people to the point that they were saying … “We had no idea he was this...
by Joanne | Feb 13, 2014 | Devoted Living
“What really matters to you?” The question loomed before me in an email. For a few days now, I have opened the email, read just the question, and closed the email. It was not an email that required a response. Other than the response of my heart. Really,...
by Joanne | Dec 15, 2013 | Christmas 2013
Lord, I can only imagine the joy-filled praise that flowed from Mary’s and Elizabeth’s hearts as they shared the good news of the coming Messiah. Yet my joy should be even greater because, while they were anticipating the arrival of the Messiah in the...
