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I enjoy learning about my faith and spending time in prayer in nature, in the chapel or in my prayer chair. Many years ago, my journey began when I was re-awakened in my faith when I asked God what my purpose was. He answered by setting me on fire and I have been journeying with Him since.

• What is childlike faith?

  By joannsblog2016 on November 29, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  “Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,‘I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,for although you have hidden these thingsfrom the wise and the learnedyou have revealed them to the childlike.” Luke 10:21 Are you longing for… Read More ›

• Preparation: begins with the desire

  By joannsblog2016 on November 28, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  “As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.’ He shouted, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have… Read More ›

• The Journey Begins

  By joannsblog2016 on November 27, 2022 • ( 7 )

  

  “Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain,to the house of the God of Jacob,that he may instruct us in his ways,and we may walk in his paths.” Isaiah 2:3 Today, we light the first purple candle signifying hope.   Hope… Read More ›

• Why in the what

  By joannsblog2016 on October 25, 2022 • ( 4 )

  

  Are you going through the motions? Like your day is on autopilot? As the sun sets, you wonder what you actually did because each action followed another as if it were a movie reel playing from a skit that was… Read More ›

• Abuse – 5 letters that shatter

  By joannsblog2016 on October 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  According to statistics published by the CDC, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience physical abuse. Fifty percent of women and men undergo emotional abuse in their lifetime. Astonishing numbers. Abuse is a part of many… Read More ›

• Presence

  By joannsblog2016 on September 17, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Are you present? Presence is defined as “being with one or others or in the specified or understood place”. Swinging on the porch of a little cottage in Waco, TX, I wondered how present I’ve been lately as I listen… Read More ›

• God’s phenomenon

  By joannsblog2016 on August 27, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar on eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint. Isaiah 40:31 Ever notice something unique in nature that grabs your attention?… Read More ›

• The flickering lattern

  By joannsblog2016 on August 9, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 Do you experience pot holes along your journey? What if these little pot holes in our journey cause the light in our spirit to dim… Read More ›

• What an imagination?

  By joannsblog2016 on July 18, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Today’s journey in the sea was quite interesting… a young princess, we will call her Meg, lost her crown in the ocean and had to live among the commoners. She had to fish and barter for oars, goggles, food and… Read More ›

• Is Suffering a Gift?

  By joannsblog2016 on July 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  “Don’t look for sufferings but do not refuse them. Value them as precious marks of favor that He bestows on you.” St. Sebastion Valfre How often have you opened a pretty package with a nice bow and found suffering nestled… Read More ›