by Joanne | May 27, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Decisions have never come easily to me. I tend to process slowly and deeply, which has its pros and cons. Once made, a single decision can change the entire direction of one’s life. So we want to make the right choices and feel confident the outcome will be good. We...
by Joanne | Nov 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
We brought this time in the psalms to a close last week. We will return to the psalms in the new year. Psalm 86 The heading of this chapter – Supplication to the compassionate God – brings the reminder of the compassion of our God. David surely knew this...
by Joanne | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Choices. We are faced with them from the moment the alarm goes off in the morning … Get out of bed or hit the snooze button? Socks, slippers or barefoot? Coffee or tea? Email or devotional? Pancakes or yogurt? The choices come at us right from the start of our day...
by Joanne | Sep 3, 2022 | Quotes & Thoughts
“So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12, NASB) “Moses’s words summarize what we need to know if we want to make our lives count. We live one day at a time … God has ordained that the...
by Joanne | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.†(Proverbs 12:15, NASB) Recently I found myself reading and rereading the story of Nabal and Abigail as found in 1 Samuel 25. Nabel was a rich and prosperous man in the Old...
