by Joanne | Apr 8, 2019 | Encouragement
At some point in life, we all experience a time in the “wildernessâ€. These are days spent going through difficulties or discomfort. King David fully knew the emotions as he found himself alone in the desert and hiding from his enemies. There was much he lacked in...
by Joanne | Apr 5, 2019 | Encouragement
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Offer. The word prompts the question: “What can I offer?” The psalmist asked the very same question: “What can I offer the Lord for all he has...
by Joanne | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“So they called these days Purim†(Esther 9:26, NKJV). God’s people had survived a horrific plan of annihilation. These two days of celebration, Purim, were begun in order for these circumstances to be remembered. Today we would probably say it was a “national...
by Joanne | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s was the fifth and final week of a month of praise. It proved to be a wonderful way to start off a new year. Praise helps in the middle of difficulties. We started the week with reading Psalm 62:8 and Philippians 4:6. David was telling us to attach ourselves...
by Joanne | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s week 4 of our month of Praise. As we continued to study, we discovered we are to: Praise God with our whole heart. The readings were Psalm 103: 1-2; Psalm 128: 1-4; and Psalm 89:11. The Psalmist reminds us to praise God with our whole heart – to hold...