Joanne Viola

"I [we] need to have the “eyes of my [our] heart” enlightened every day by carefully stewarding what I’m [we're] listening to and believing" ... michelemorin.net/2026/03/22/hop… @MicheleDMorin

“A bruised reed he will not break.” bluecottonmemory.com/as-simple-as-t… @muddy_bucher

We need to have an understanding of the battle and our enemy, then we can put on the armor and stand firm ... joanneviola.com/2026/03/know-y…

Talent fades. Popularity shifts. Platforms come and go. But character? Character endures. It's what remains when the spotlight moves on and no one is watching. It's who you are on a Tuesday afternoon when nobody will ever know the choice you made.

Let us thank God for all the ordinary Christians who daily love their neighbors and live by faith in the resurrected Christ. They are the secret and sacred agents in the kingdom of God. The world will never know them, and it’s much better that way. They work openly, yet in secret, in small acts of self-sacrifice that subvert the reigning egocentric ethos of a world saturated with emotion and dry of truth. They consider others more important than themselves. They make it their ambition to lead quiet lives. And they raise their children to believe a life well lived is in the pursuit of serving others. They daily pray, confess their sins, and cast themselves upon the mercy of Christ. He forgives and raises them up to forgive others, to show mercy, to speak the truth in love. No one will reward them or applaud them. Nor do they seek such recognition. They are simply living as children of God, content with his approval in Christ. Their lives are an ongoing doxology whispered in holy anonymity while passing through this dying world on the way to resurrection.

"Sometimes delays are a redirect towards the path you should go" ... jerralea.blogspot.com/2026/03/delays… @jerralea

"Presence often matters more than answers." (Susan Sikes) ... homewithgraceandjoy.com/2026/03/13/les…

Exhaustion - "it’s a signal that you’re human and in need of the Creator’s strength" ... gracefilledmoments.me/2026/03/13/run… @BlessedMess71

Trusting God With Your Children When Fear Takes Over #FaithOverFear #TrustGod debbiewwilson.com/trusting-god-w… via @debbiewwilson

@FridayKaren May you have a wonderful Wednesday! ☕️

"Spiritual growth.... We don’t realize our roots are going down deep into the Word and promises of God. We can’t measure or see it. But it is happening under the care of the Gardener." Abide & Grow {{Let's Have Coffee}} joanneviola.com/2026/03/abide-… via @JViola79

"What kind of God leaves the splendor and majesty of heaven to die for me?" @FridayKaren ... karengirlfriday.com/theres-no-one-…

@BarbaraHarper06 Thank you for always being encouraging. Have a wonderful day! ☕️

Abide & Grow {{Let's Have Coffee}} joanneviola.com/2026/03/abide-… via @JViola79

Abide.  Stay vitally united to, and grow ... joanneviola.com/2026/03/abide-… #growth #LetsHaveCoffee

"Some of the people we see in the Bible were in the spotlight for a while, but went back to ordinary life" ... barbaraleeharper.com/2026/03/15/god… @BarbaraHarper06 #ordinarypeople

This is the scandal of grace, and the most humbling truth in all of Scripture. "We did not seek God. He sought us first. We didn't want Him. He wanted us first." — Chuck Swindoll The Easter story isn't the story of humanity finally finding God. It's the story of God coming to find us, at the highest possible cost. While we were running the other direction, He was running toward us. While we were choosing everything but Him, He was choosing the cross, for us. That's not religion. That's relentless, pursuing, sacrificial love. And it's yours today.

Error doesn't always start with a lie. Sometimes it starts with a truth that slowly gets stretched beyond recognition. When we lose balance, even good theology can drift into something unrecognizable.

"In the midst of battle–big battles, little battles, it is the storehouses that tip to victory" ... bluecottonmemory.com/blue-cotton-cr… @muddy_bucher