by Joanne | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Water. Such a common commodity that I fear I often take it for granted. With the turn of a faucet, it pours out – clean, purified, hot or cold, and fluorinated. I give no thought to harm coming to my family when we use our water. We drink, cook, do laundry,...
by Joanne | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
We can take so many things for granted – family, education, opportunity, the roof over our head, the blessing of wise and godly male influence. Each a privilege to have present in our lives, yet often overlooked. Until it is absent. I have had a dad who invested...
by Joanne | May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was a recently celebrated day – Mother’s Day. It is a day in which we remember mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, the influence of women in our lives, and just about everything related to family. Some are served breakfast in bed, others receive their...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2016 | Encouragement
I returned to read the familiar passage yet again, having read it repeatedly for a number of day. The red words throughout the chapter stood out to me, but then, how could they not – – they are in red, the very words of Jesus in Matthew 6: “Give your...
by Joanne | Feb 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8, NIV) The words sit before me in the early morning light. Returning to them several times over the...
