by Joanne | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
“From this One Word are all things, and all things speak of Him; and this is the Beginning which also speaketh unto us. No man without Him understandeth or rightly judgeth. The man to whom all things are one, who bringeth all things to one, who seeth all things...
by Joanne | Jan 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Rest from inordinate desire of knowledge, for therein is found much distraction and deceit. Those who have knowledge desire to appear learned, and to be called wise. Many things there are to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul. And foolish out of...
by Joanne | Jan 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
A friend introduced me to a book which I am now reading for the second time – The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis. It was originally written in 1418-1427 in Latin by a monk. Over the years, it has become widely read, used as a devotional, and apart from...
by Joanne | Dec 13, 2016 | Devoted Living
It snowed the other night. Not enough to be bothersome and in need of shoveling. It was the soft, quiet, and gentle snow that covers just enough to blanket the trees and grass in a white beauty. I open my book in the early morning and read: “I will hearken what...
by Joanne | Aug 18, 2016 | Devoted Living
We had the small flowering tree planted in the front bed about twelve years ago. Its violet colored flowers were small and delicate, short living but faithfully bloomed every summer as it has this season. It has been a dry summer with hardly any rain to mention....
