by Joanne | Mar 13, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
A few days of reading in the Psalms brings the reminder we can rest in His promises because He knows entirely. And He knows us entirely. Entirely, according to dictionary.com means, “wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly; solely or exclusively; totally,...
by Joanne | Mar 6, 2023 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, “Follow Me!†(Matthew 9:9b, NASB) One day Jesus was walking when He saw a man, Matthew, sitting performing his job, which happened to be that...
by Joanne | Feb 27, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
I was tired so I headed to bed an hour earlier than usual knowing full well it might mean waking up even earlier than usual. And I was correct. It was a quiet morning as one would expect at this early hour. An occasional car passes. The air is still and there is...
by Joanne | Feb 20, 2023 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
When our first granddaughter, Sophia, was very small, my mom taught her about “Scout’s honorâ€. Whenever we would ask her to do something, we would say to her, “Scout’s honorâ€, making the sign of scouts with our fingers. For a while, conversation with...
by Joanne | Feb 13, 2023 | Prayer, Uncategorized
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.†(Hebrews 11:1, NASB) Faith – it is such a difficult concept to figure out; and so, we often turn to Hebrews 11 for help when we need to boost our faith. The chapter lists the...
