Today’s blog is provided by our own Pearls of Promise Communications Coordinator, Rosemary Legrand. In addition to handling most of the communications for Pearls of Promise Ministries, Rosemary Legrand is also the Director of Operation for Joy and Company and co-host of The Review with Joy & Company Radio Show. She is a retired airline administrator and has…
Did you know that an olive tree’s roots never die? Trunks of the olive tree may last about 800 years, but even though the lives of the trunk end, there are always young shoots off the old tree that form new baby olive trees. I realized our ancestral roots never die either. No matter who…
“Warning: Do not read the book of Ecclesiastes when sick.” Still recovering from the nastiest upper respiratory infection I’ve ever had, I decided to have some extra quiet time with the Lord yesterday, camping on the book of Ecclesiastes. If you are worried about your health, it may not be the best book of the…
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer…” (Romans 12:12) Joyful in hope. Check. Patient in affliction. No. Faithful in prayer. Check. I guess two out of three aren’t bad. This week a nasty upper respiratory infection cramped my style, and tried my patience. I am used to pushing through sickness, but this…
Today’s guest blogger is Shelley S. Cramm, author of the devotions in the newly-released NIV God’s Word for Gardeners Bible, a suburban mom who has found the Word of God to be completely useful and practical in her everyday life—not to mention delightfully fun! Her background includes work in architectural and garden design, as well…