by Joanne | Jun 1, 2016 | Encouragement
He had made the planets and shaped the stars, yet he prayed. He is the Lord of angels and Commander of heavenly hosts, yet he prayed. He is coequal with God, the exact representation of the Holy One, and yet he devoted himself to prayer. He prayed in the desert,...
by Joanne | May 31, 2016 | Encouragement, Prayer
At our house, we have become obsessed with everything “teeth” – loose teeth, pulling of teeth, and the tooth fairy. And this would be why … Tooth #6 has fallen out!!! Three year old Jocelyn is not quite sure what to make of the entire situation...
by Joanne | May 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Pray without ceasing …” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) Our thinking about prayer, whether right of wrong, is based on our own mental conception of it. The correct concept is to think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our hearts....
by Joanne | Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Spring had come. Or so we thought. We were able to enjoy a few days playing in the yard, soaking up the sunshine. Out came the hula hoops, soccer balls, and the basket of collected rocks. Jocelyn climbed, ran, slid down the slide, and went on the swings. She...
by Joanne | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
One afternoon last week, the call came instructing us all to get inside, locking doors and windows until further notice. It was a police robo call informing us the police were looking for a criminal in our neighborhood, on my very street, no less. The hunt actually...
