by Joanne | Mar 20, 2020 | Encouragement
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Tomorrow. These days we are now experiencing are a bit unsettling if we are honest. Words like ‘unprecedented’ and...
by Joanne | Feb 9, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life …” (Matthew 6:25, NLT) “A warning which needs to be repeated is that “the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches,” and the lust for other things, will choke out the...
by Joanne | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was another good week spent in Whispers and Wildflowers as we settled in and focused on choosing joy and gratitude, and worrying a bit less each day. ~*~*~ As we read James 1:17 and Psalm 100, our focus began to shift towards joy and gratitude. Choosing joy is...
by Joanne | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Next. Just the word begins to fill us with an anticipation, a looking forward – to the next day, the next activity, the next celebration, the next...
by Joanne | Apr 15, 2018 | Encouragement
“And how much more valuable you are than birds!” (Luke 12:24, NIV) Busy birds! We can learn a lot from watching birds. Over time, humans have accelerated their lives to a breakneck pace and have set goals for which God never meant them to live … It;s...