Living Truth, Loving Truth
Years ago, being raised in a pastor's home meant you were essentially living in a "fish bowl". The stories I heard growing up about the home my mom was raised in were filled with correcting and changing behavior based on what others either verbalized in judgment toward them or what was perceived about how others... Continue Reading →
When I originally started taking retreats alone it started out with the purpose of getting away from all that I was overwhelmed by, to rejuvenate, only to come back to all that I was overwhelmed by, to then need another retreat. Slowly but surely, God has helped me to release each one of those overwhelming... Continue Reading →
Lately, God has been really good to give me the gift of what I would call, indifference. I've found it to be a tremendous blessing. It shows up in different ways that often surprise me. It isn't a lack of passion or emotion, but it often looks that way when it comes to reacting to... Continue Reading →
After our son started high school we began to have some concerns about the influence some of the kids were having on him. I have several friends that home school, but we had never felt that that was the direction that we were supposed to go with our kids. After we started seeing that some... Continue Reading →
Almost 20 years ago, the moment my daughter, Indiana Noel was born, I began dreaming about bringing her to Germany and showing her where her dad (whom she would never meet) and I lived, laughed and grew for five years of our young marriage, before a car accident took his life. I dreamed of showing... Continue Reading →
What is it about dealing with pain in our lives that causes us to withdraw from others when that is the time that we need connection the most? We all have pain, insecurities and imperfections, but very often we think God expects us to deal with our stuff on our own. He created us to... Continue Reading →
For Years I have been half jokingly declaring publicly that someday I would write a book called "Waiting for Greg". Why, Waiting for Greg? Well, those of you that know my husband know that God has gifted him with the ability to make a friend within moments of meeting. This wonderful gift often leaves us... Continue Reading →
Peace is quiet, tranquil, rest, undisturbed, harmonic and nonwarring. There is freedom in peace, freedom from commotion, freedom from strife and freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction and anxiety. Doesn't that sounds amazing? I think sometimes we get so used to going all the time, that living in a place of quiet and tranquility... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I flew to my hometown for the weekend to celebrate my preschool sunday school teacher's 100th birthday. When the invitation came I immediately felt that it was something that I should make a priority. Little did I know how much it would bless my teacher and how much God would use... Continue Reading →
Do you ever wonder why it is easier to see faults in others than it is to see them in ourselves? Is it simply because dealing with things on the outside is so much easier than dealing with things on the inside? Or is it linked to the stubborn pride that continues to linger no... Continue Reading →
Jill Johnson 