by Joanne | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
The tree sits on our boundary line. We didn’t even know it was there until our neighbor began moving our stone wall. Suddenly, the little tree had our full attention. It was small, frail looking if I had to describe it. I had my doubts if it was even a tree. It’s...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.†(Isaiah 43:19, NASB) I had been looking at the verse for a few days, pondering how it would speak to my...
by Joanne | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.†(Proverbs 12:12, NLT) Jealousy raises its ugly head in all of us every now and then. Even as believers, it is not an emotion to which we are immune. It begins...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
I had a goal again this year – to read the Bible through in a year. So I chose a plan or perhaps, the plan chose me. Either way, I started. I have found Leviticus to be a curious book: There were many requirements for the sacrifices. It was such a beautiful and...
by Joanne | Mar 1, 2021 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
It is often said that God is the God of second chances. To be honest, I hadn’t thought about it lately, how amazing His grace is until reading a story in the book of Exodus the other morning. Moses threw down the tablets of stone in anger upon finding the people...
