Faith

Finding love and forgiveness – A lesson from grandma

By joannsblog2016 on April 5, 2019 • ( 1 )

My grandmother passed away March 30, 2016. As I was thinking about the Lenten season today and what forgiveness means to me in my own life and those who have left deep scars, I was reminded of my grandmother. I… Read More ›

The Unseen Journey Beyond the Struggles

By joannsblog2016 on April 2, 2019 • ( 6 )

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now, rather, we… Read More ›

How well are you known?

By joannsblog2016 on March 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

Lord, You have probed me, You know me; You know when I sit and stand; You understand my thoughts from afar. You sift through my travels and my rest; With all my ways You are familiar. Even before a word… Read More ›

Eye of the storm – revealing God’s presence

By joannsblog2016 on March 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

“You have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me.” Psalm 71:6 Have you seen the hands of God throughout your life? Have you seen Him carrying you in a moment, in a circumstance,… Read More ›

Have you faced your Goliath today?

By joannsblog2016 on March 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

“…it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves. For the battle belongs to the Lord who shall deliver you into our hands.” 1 Samuel 17:47 I’m sure that everyone has heard the story of David and Goliath… Read More ›

Broken and shattered – reshaped in goodness

By joannsblog2016 on March 16, 2019 • ( 2 )

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shade of the Almighty, say to the Lord, “My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2 Does your life feel broken and… Read More ›

Beauty – hidden within

By joannsblog2016 on March 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

Your adornment should not be an external one: braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing in fine clothes but rather the hidden character of the heart, expressed in the imperishable beauty of a gentle and calm disposition, which is… Read More ›