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...
by Joanne | Jan 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
My children are all grown and with children of their own. Yet I cannot forget the feeling which overcame me each time I gave birth as I held each of them. It was a most overwhelming emotion. As I sat in the stillness of my hospital room during the midnight hours, I...
by Joanne | Jan 8, 2024 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
With the turn of a page, we find ourselves at the start of a new year. A new year breathes new hope, a fresh start. It’s a blank page filled with possibilities. A new beginning. The challenge with a new year, or a new beginning, is the uncertainty of where it will...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is amazing how a song can hit with a freshness that causes one to stop in absolute wonder. One line breathes life into that which has been known for years. “A virgin cried when You were born. Tears of joy and tears of pain.” Mary, a young girl, pregnant and unsure...
