Summer Reading-Fest: No ‘Dieting’ Allowed!
Need a big, juicy 5-star historical trilogy? If you answered 'yes,' then Francine Rivers is your girl. Check out The Mark of the Lion trilogy,…
joyclevelandJuly 21, 2019
Fence Sitting May Cause Hemorrhoids
Of course, I’m not referring to sitting on a fence, literally. I’m actually thinking of the idiom and how it affects our daily lives. By…
joyclevelandJune 7, 2019
How to Add an Element of Fun to a Job that Must Be Done
A couple of weeks ago, a very industrious robin built a nest on my back porch. As I watched her work almost nonstop, I knew…
joyclevelandMay 10, 2019
The Story Behind “To Call My Own”
I began writing To Call My Own when my oldest daughter left home for college, and as my other three children left, I experienced such a…
joyclevelandApril 30, 2019
Potato Salad
People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV) Neda smiled at her creations—cider house pork on cracked wheat…
joyclevelandMarch 19, 2019
Slow Cooked Motherhood
I’ll never forget the time God used a crock-pot to teach me a lesson about motherhood. I had spent a large portion of the afternoon…
joyclevelandMarch 19, 2019