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...
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 | Jan 30, 2023 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
A recent reading in Exodus brought to mind a memory of the very day our first granddaughter went to get her ears pierced. She was so proud of herself sporting the little studs and announced with delight, “I didn’t even cry!†Exodus 21 gives directions regarding...
