So... I sat staring at a blank document, watching the cursor blink for a while. The task was simple: provide a bio for an upcoming speaking engagement. Or at least it seemed it should have been simple. But the thing is: I have almost achieved professional status at making things more complex than they need … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: how to know who you are…
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Wednesdays with Jillene: brave prayers
I'm going to be a bit repetitious here, not really sure if there is any way around that at this moment... because, see... the last few weeks have been a blur? a whirlwind? trying times? full of frustration? yes. all of those. and more. Let's see... with 8 kids and 2 adults X 3 illnesses … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: brave prayers
Wednesdays with Jillene: raise your white flag
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
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”
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?
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
Wednesdays with Jillene: the dress
Transitions are tough. My time at camp as a counselor, program director and director... working with students with autism... as a mother... even just a patron of a grocery store going through a whole store reset... shows me the dilemma of transition. To move on to something new you have to leave the old. For some … Continue reading Wednesdays with Jillene: the dress
Thin Moments 