Dear Church Family,If you are watching the news at all or paying attention to the culture, you know that unfortunately there are many divisions that…
by Joanne WiklundSomehow when the first yellow leaves begin to blow around the yard as the wind picks up, I get more nostalgic than ever.…
by Joanne WiklundA friend of mine with a full and exciting lifestyle once told me that prayer was so important to her. I knew that,…
by Joanne Wiklund Memory can be a challenging asset at times as we age. We find ourselves in search of lost items. In the house, garage,…
by Joanne Wiklund With the world the way it is right now, it’s sometimes hard to remember who you are, in your deepest heart. Change has…
Dear Countryside Church family,I can’t believe it’s September. Because of Covid 19, I feel as though I started working at Countryside in March of 2020,…
by Joanne WiklundSitting in the dark basement with no electricity, I was trying to figure out things. As a journalist, my job was to report…
by Joanne Wiklund A bird watcher I’ve always been. Wrench, my hubby had a troubled relationship with birds. Robins tried to nest over our deck door…
by Joanne WiklundFriends come to mind so often. When they do, I smile, because my friends have been and are good friends. I remember the…
by Joanne Wiklund Thinking about all the things I wanted to do this past year, I thought about everything I would have attempted to do had…