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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.

• God or Coincidence?

  By joannsblog2016 on May 5, 2018 • ( 2 )

  Ever turn on the radio and hear a song that speaks directly to you? Or may be you pick up a book and the message is just what you needed to hear? Or you hear someone say something and you… Read More ›

• Finding love and forgiveness

  By joannsblog2016 on May 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “You have never been in love” Antonia Lipari Mire Words spoken by my late grandmother as we sat on her front porch swing. I was in my early twenties. I was a baby in my career, just graduated college, on… Read More ›

• The Colors of My Journey

  By joannsblog2016 on May 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  As I sit in the still of the day, my thoughts stream through my mind like an array of colors. Each color represents an aspect of my life. They signify the many challenges, joys, successes, and heart aches that have… Read More ›

• Have you allowed your peace to be swept away?

  By joannsblog2016 on May 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you.” John 14:27 Have you ever woke up in a great mood, ready to… Read More ›

• Have you been pruned lately?

  By joannsblog2016 on April 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.  He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit and every one that does he prunes’ so that it bears more fruit.” John 15:1-2 What… Read More ›

• Where there is love

  By joannsblog2016 on April 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “Where there is love, obstacles disappear, thorns are turned into roses, crosses into pearls.”  Before the Altar, Concepcion Cabrera De Armida In our life, God gives each of us a tool – His gift of love.  Love is not just… Read More ›

• Who’s the Author of Your Story?

  By joannsblog2016 on April 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “My days were shaped before one came to be.” Psalm 139:16 Are you like me and try to predict the end of the story as you read a book or as you watch a movie?  Anticipation builds as you read… Read More ›

• God Always Wins

  By joannsblog2016 on April 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Have you felt like you have been losing a battle lately in life?  Perhaps you feel like you are losing a battle against an illness?  May be, your spouse, a family member or a friend has been very bitter, controlling,… Read More ›

• The Endless Well

  By joannsblog2016 on April 24, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Imagine you are the woman at the well.  You travel a short distance to go to the well at an hour that you know no one will be there.  You feel lonely and ashamed.  There are things hidden in your… Read More ›

• Who is the pilot?

  By joannsblog2016 on April 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “Many are the plans of the human heart, but it is the decision of the LORD that endures.” Proverbs 19:21 None of us ever want to just take the reigns or the wheel and go full speed ahead, knowing exactly… Read More ›