by Joanne | Dec 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Balance. Dictionary.com tells me that ‘balance’ means “a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, or amount.”...
by Joanne | Jun 5, 2018 | Encouragement
The calendar tells me the date is June 4th but the chill in the house is more like January. Seriously, a few days ago, we had the AC on in the house and today, well I was so cold, I had to put on these … and when that didn’t work so well, I may have...
by Joanne | Feb 11, 2018 | Encouragement
“You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.” (Psalm 74:17, NLT) Back in 1887, a groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, began predicting the weather on Groundhog Day, February 2. If this highly acclaimed meteorologist comes...
by Joanne | Dec 6, 2017 | Book Reviews
Life changes much the way the seasons flow from one to the other. There is a difference though as the calendar seasons begin and end on a set date. We know what is coming next as they are etched in ink. But not so with the life seasons. They remain unknown, both in...
by Joanne | Feb 10, 2016 | Book Reviews
I picked up the book without ever having heard of the author. I loved the book cover. It’s strange to want to read a book solely based on the book cover and yet, it was a cover which invited me in. It bid me welcome. Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four...