Beautiful = Be You Christ Full
Life lessons written
from a listening heart
I'm Joanna. For years I have been writing down the lessons God teaches me in the most ordinary places... a shower stall, a morning run, a friend's front porch. This is where I share those writings, along with the songs that flow out of them.
From my journal
Latest writings
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February 7, 2012
The World's Gonna Lose a Great Man!
In loving memory of my Uncle Walker: a brain-tumor miracle, a hurdled altar, a stolen strawberry shortcake, and a life that shows what it means to die empty.
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December 31, 2009
RUN!!!
A morning run through Celebration became a running conversation with God, complete with startled squirrels, an alligator, and a lesson written in sidewalk squares.
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November 30, 2009
What's Inside Your House?
A friend left Christmas gifts on our porch with a note: God told me to look around my home and give from what was inside. Her four simple words changed how I give.
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May 19, 2009
Ah, It's Okay! God Won't Put on You More Than You Can Bear!
Everyone told me the Bible says God won't give you more than you can bear. Then my husband wrote four little words in the margin of my journal: check for Biblical accuracy.
“Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way!”1 Peter 3:4
From the music room
Songs from the journey
The songbook is still being gathered. Come back soon to hear what's new.
Say hello
If one of these writings met you where you are, or you simply want to share what God is doing in your life, I would love to hear from you.