It sure seems the last few months have been a journey, an especially long one with both destination and expected time of arrival unknown. Lately I've felt we're on a pilgrimage that we didn't quite expect to go this way. Yet, when we live a life of faith we know that every moment is sacred, … Continue reading song of ascents
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Lent Photo-a-Day Devotion
Lent Photo-a-Day Devotion This year I am hosting a Lent photo-a-day devotion! Want to join in with me? I would be happy to have friends join the journey to Easter. If you aren't familiar with a photo-a-day challenge for a thing like Lent, let me explain. For every day from today (Ash Wednesday) until Easter … Continue reading Lent Photo-a-Day Devotion
PostIts
PostIts make me happy. I am a Type A person... can't deny that. I function better with lists and use PostIts at my desk to organize my thoughts. If you've been through a recent meeting or workshop with me then you've also fallen victim joined my sticky note madness of different colors, categories, etc. None of … Continue reading PostIts
Wednesdays with Jillene: when you can’t see the why
"But... why?" Oh, how many, many, many, many times in life do we ask, "Why?" It think it is intrinsic to who we are as human beings to want to know why. Did you ever notice, that for all the times we seek the answer to that ever present questions, there are way too many times the … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: when you can’t see the why
Wednesdays with Jillene: homophones, for the times you say one thing when really you should mean the other
Homophones are fun... and obnoxious. Great amusement can result from their intentional use and (often) unintended misuse. When it comes to learning spelling, homophones can be a source of intense frustration. For the purposes of understanding in the flow of conversation, homonyms are even worse. ho·mo·phone ˈhäməˌfōn,ˈhōməˌfōn/ noun each of two or more words having … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: homophones, for the times you say one thing when really you should mean the other
Easter leftovers
Up at 6am, trying to be quiet to avoid waking the family, I stood in the kitchen waiting for the heating water to make tea. In the early morning light I wrote, filling in our daily board: notes for the day, jobs, meals... the words hit me kind of hard Not the literal meal, that … Continue reading Easter leftovers
leading up to Christmas
This picture here? It is the stack of books I'm working through. One is for our family Jesse Tree as we prepare for Advent, another is one a friend gave me years and years ago that I just know it is time to buckle down and read, and the last is one my heart is finally ready … Continue reading leading up to Christmas
