by Joanne | Feb 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
“God makes a home for the lonely.” (Psalm 68:6, NASB) “God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing.”( Psalm 68:6, NIV) Lonely. One can feel lonely in the middle of a crowd. It can be at a party. At church. At the mall. At home. Lonely...
by Joanne | Feb 12, 2024 | Encouragement
In the early morning light, I read these familiar words … “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” (Lamentations 3:22, NIV) The words fell a bit differently on my soul. I had always taken the verse to mean the Lord’s...
by Joanne | Feb 5, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Sometimes when facing a challenge, I return to the familiar story of the battle of Jericho. The battle strategy, if you can call it such, was to march around the city once a day for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and when...
by Joanne | Jan 29, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
We all love to be the person who comes alongside of the one needing help. We can lend an ear and listen, maybe provide an answer, solution, or encouragement. We can prepare a meal and bring it over. Send a surprise to be delivered. A simple phone call, hearing a...
by Joanne | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
The world is a noisy place and as we turned the calendar to a new year, it became clear it was about to get even noisier. The news can be found 24/7 on many channels, social media is constant, and the internet is full of information. All of it seems to clamor for our...
