so... yeah... raising my white flag over here. Hands in the air surrender going on right now. Some days you come face to face with a fight you can't win, raise your white flag in surrender to realize surrender is always where you need to be. We've been fighting a battle around here for about 3 … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: raise your white flag
Wednesdays with Jillene: legacy
I started working at Camp Vick in 1998. Even though my home church was a Baptist Church affiliated with camp but I can't say I knew much about it at all. That all changed one afternoon. I'd been away for my first year of college and had returned to my hometown for the summer. Applied for … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: legacy
Thankful for twists, turns, and rocky roads
I think our GPS has a hidden setting for "take every little known back road imaginable." Like it was a viable option in place of "avoid toll roads" and "fastest route." It seemed our GPS found a route that used roads I didn't know existed between I-86 and our house. Even if I did know … Continue reading Thankful for twists, turns, and rocky roads
Wednesdays with Jillene: demanding a sign
Here's the deal. We've had an interesting week and a half in our house... nothing earth shattering. No one is sick with a severe disease or anything. But... it has been a trying week. Today was the kicker: I have strep. Again, not the end of the world but it is awful. I garnered some … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: demanding a sign
Wednesdays with Jillene: beyond the “smoke and mirrors”
Some days I settle for smoke and mirrors. Because, for real, the temptation for a cover up is much greater and seems easier than letting reality show. The ultimate in smoke and mirrors: the house clean up. Maybe you can relate, this is when the "public portions" of the house get a nice cleaning. Countertops are neat and tidy, … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: beyond the “smoke and mirrors”
asking the big questions
Sitting around the dinner table I like to ask my kids questions. Honestly, there are times I ask question just to stay the insanity of having 8 kids and 2 adults gathered together with all the varied silliness, noisemaking, arguing, and nonsense that goes on making it loud, loud, loud in the Dining Room. But mostly, I ask … Continue reading asking the big questions
Wednesdays with Jillene: Who could imagine a love like that?
Oh no! Am I really going to put this out there just like that? Yup, I guess I am. Here goes: When I was a teen there was a series of books from my church library I enjoyed reading: Love Comes Softly. Yes, you read it correctly, I was a fan of a series that probably … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: Who could imagine a love like that?
For the Joy of Pancakes
I know, I know. If we're friends on Facebook or your follow me on Instagram then you may be about sick to your stomach with all the pictures of what has been filling ours.... pancakes 12.days.of.pancake.pictures and now a blog post?! Just think: we've been eating pancakes for 12 days. Not just eating them: prepping, cooking, planning, … Continue reading For the Joy of Pancakes
Wednesdays with Jillene: sometimes words aren’t there and time runs short
I woke up this morning thinking of today's blog post. For the last few weeks writing has come easy. I'd be working through a post for a few days. Wake on a Wednesday morning and get solid writing done before 7:30 am then add content, edit and publish with relative ease. But not today. Maybe … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: sometimes words aren’t there and time runs short
Wednesdays with Jillene: from the silence and solitude
Sometimes you get the news you've always wanted and you sing it from the mountain tops for everyone to hear. But that didn't happen for Zechariah. It isn't what Elizabeth did either. Working my way towards Christmas, delving into scripture has given me much needed focus in my scatterbrained heart, provided some deep insight in … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: from the silence and solitude
Thin Moments 