Questions. It seems that the world never runs out of questions to be answered. More specifically, my children never run out of questions that NEED to be answered. And yet, through their almost-never-ceasing-inquires-of-the-most-dire-nature, I can see that no matter how many, how urgent, how earnest, how life-altering questions can be… we, as people, have an … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: Questions don’t just need answering, they need LISTENING!

Have you been to a doctor’s office lately? Because you were sick or for a check up? Perhaps due to the abundance of youngins in my home, my “visits” (like that phrase? Makes it sound like something pleasant) anyway… my visits to a doctor are more often than not due to an illness. Deciding to … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: the Doctor’s Office

You know, sometimes things just don’t make sense. All the reasoning, statistics, science, knowledge in the world cannot make some things make sense. If I was Martha and Mary, I think that was how I would have felt. In John 11 we read that their brother Lazarus had fallen ill. Martha and Mary sent word … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: when God doesn’t come right when you call.

A friend of mind had this facebook status last week: “Ya know that feeling you get when you walk out of the eye doctor's office with a new prescription and the world looks so much sharper? Just had that feeling after putting windshield washer fluid in my car.” Boy did that status resonate with me. … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: dirty windows

Have you seen news coverage on people with “super memory”? These are rare people who can remember every day of their lives! It is called highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) or by the technical name, “Hyperthymesia”. (I’ve been having some fun even trying to remember that name. It is safe to say I don’t have … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: memories

[So it seems God is still at work on a similar theme as seen last week and the week before. I’ve been having a lot of vivid dreams lately and awaken thinking of scripture, trying to discern what God was saying to me. It appears that Ann Voskamp has been hearing some similar things; two … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: don’t write the summary before you get to the end!

Are you ready to dive into this week’s topic? Sometimes I am not sure I am… I have been turning this scripture over in my mind. There are so many pieces calling out to me. So, here is what I am going to attempt: to follow God’s leading as I type today. We’ll see where … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: envious that I am generous?

My son Joel celebrated his fourth birthday on Sunday. While he was opening his birthday gifts, I realized that he indeed, was a joy to watch. There was a lot of build up to his birthday, mostly because his next oldest sister has been eagerly awaiting his birthday (and others in our family) because she … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: Good Gifts

New Year’s Eve kind of seems like a birthday celebration. And just like not everyone is happy about celebrating their birthday while, for others, it is a VERY big celebration… the coming of the new year is met with a variety of responses. Facebook has allowed me a neat look into people’s hearts, minds and … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: Happy New Year!

The time of Advent has drawn to a close, the “waiting” for the “coming” has ended and we celebrate Christ’s birth! You know the Christmas Story: Angels appear… Conceive a child of the Holy Spirit? Immanuel: God with us! Elizabeth, also with miraculous child, worships. Joseph,  faithful to God, cares for Mary. Census called, the … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: treasure in your heart