by Joanne | May 22, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Sitting in the restaurant, we each ordered our food. Once the food arrived, while we each looked appreciatively at our own plates, her eyes roamed the table until she finally settled on one plate and said, “That looks so interesting. What did you order? I would...
by Joanne | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Mother’s Day – the day to celebrate mothers everywhere. I will always remember the miracle of birth. Giving birth to my daughter, my first born, shook me to my core. After the activity settled down and everyone left my room, I was alone with this...
by Joanne | May 8, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
It was a mostly dry April and so the heavy rains we have had were needed. The grass thickened and turned green, the trees budded, and flowers are coming up. “Drought†as defined by dictionary.com is “a period of dry weather, an especially long one that is...
by Joanne | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
During April vacation, we were able to spend more time together as an extended family. We cooked, we baked, we barbequed, and shared meals together. All of these activities also included much conversation. During the course of various conversations, it quickly became...
by Joanne | Apr 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the stillness of the night, we can become so aware of our great need of God to calm our fears, to still our hearts and minds with peace. We sleep and wait for the sun to rise knowing it holds coffee to quench our physical thirst, and a quiet time with God’s Word...
