• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Joan M. Blake

Author, Speaker, Spiritual-Life Coach

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About
  • Courses
  • Books
    • Upcoming Books
    • Book Giveaway
    • Book Talks
  • Podcasts
  • Video Podcast Episodes
  • Media
  • Press
  • Support and Resources
    • Bookings
    • Spiritual-life Coaching
    • Prayer Support
    • Request a Prayer
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • Show Search
  •  
Hide Search

Blog

Our Security is in God

When I was a little girl and living in the Island of Trinidad and Tobago, I loved to watch ducklings being born. The mother duck positioned herself right under our house so she would not be distracted. Picking at the egg-shells little by little until they had enough room to leave, the ducklings, with their waxed coating, left their darkly stained shells and entered the real …

Continue reading Our Security is in God

All Things Work Together for Good to Those Who Love God

When we review what is taking place in our lives, we can't help but respond with a sigh of disappointment when things are not going our way. We must remember that God is in control of our lives and what seems difficult and hard to bear is really working for our good. My life issues that I faced allowed me to see that first-hand. I was the type of person that had everything …

Continue reading All Things Work Together for Good to Those Who Love God

Deciding on Home-Care or Day-Care for Your Child

Making a decision regarding home-care or day-care is a life-long decision which will impact you and your child. I am writing this article from my own personal experiences and not from a psychological view point. I realize that every situation is different. A child may be raised by two parents or by one parent. A parent may be single, divorced, separated, and may be male or …

Continue reading Deciding on Home-Care or Day-Care for Your Child

Persevere to Encounter Beauty

In Trinidad where I grew up, I remember loving the outdoors and playing games typical for girls my age. However, I did not participate in a sport at school. In my teenage years, my friends and I had picnics at the Royal Botanic Gardens located in Port-Of-Spain, just north of the Queens Park Savannah. The landscaped site occupies 62.8 acres and contains some 700 trees. I enjoyed …

Continue reading Persevere to Encounter Beauty

Overcoming Fear of Man

Fear of man is common among individuals. I believe this fear results from feeling insecure about yourself and leads you to anxiety and worry about what others think or say about you, how to please others so they would approve you and not reject you or how to continue living in a co-dependent relationship. Fear of man tends to take root in a person’s life based on how a person …

Continue reading Overcoming Fear of Man

Hope-Keeping Your Life in Balance

Do you feel sometimes that life is passing you by and you are feeling hopeless? If the answer is yes, here are a few life tips that may be of help to you. First, it is a good idea to sort out your thoughts. Find out what it is that is disturbing you and begin to deal with the issue that is causing your life to be out of balance. For example, if you feel that your boss is not …

Continue reading Hope-Keeping Your Life in Balance

Be Encouraged

Today, September 11, 2012, marks the eleventh year since America suffered a horrific tragedy at the hands of its enemies and where thousands of lives were lost. Families of victims and all of us suffer when we remember what happened on September 11, 2001. As you think of these things, let us not forget the encompassing power of Almighty God. He still sits on His throne and …

Continue reading Be Encouraged

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 17
  • Go to page 18
  • Go to page 19

Join Joan’s Mailing List Today!

By entering your email, you agree to receive newsletters from Joan M. Blake.


  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Joan M. Blake

Copyright © 2026 · Joan M. Blake. All Rights reserved.