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Thank You For Your Servant's Heart
At a time when I had been so disappointed in the corruption and darkness of this world, God gave me time to rest and watch His people do...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 12, 20213 min read
Running On Empty
Today is the first day in 23 days that I have sat down to write and it feels so good! Writing is my therapy and also my way of staying...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 11, 20213 min read
Hallelujah
In a recent staff meeting we listened to a song that I love, "Hallelujah Christmas" by Cloverton. You have probably heard it. The song...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 10, 20213 min read
Grow In Grace
I found myself hurt and disappointed in someone by what they didn't do. When I began praying about this situation, God showed me that my...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 7, 20213 min read
In Spite Of
A friend of mine and I were talking about a devotion at MYF (Methodist Youth Fellowship) over 40 years ago! It was the year before I...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Celebrate Christmas
I remember, as a child, getting so excited when the Christmas specials came on television. I also loved watching the Christmas musicals....
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 5, 20213 min read
Unlikely People
When I think of the people in my life that have been a huge influence in my spiritual life I think of my parents and my paternal...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Peace & Patience
Mike and I love to sleep with a noisemaker on. We turn white noise up as loud as it will go. We have done that for years and take it...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jan 3, 20213 min read
A Joyful New Year....Again!
As I was deciding what to write for the new year I ran across last year's post. I decided it is exactly what we need again. After 2020,...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Putting Away Christmas
So I am accepting the fact that Christmas is over and now I am ready to get my house back in order. It will not take me long to clean up...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 30, 20202 min read
Cleaning Out Cobwebs
No time better than the end of a year to clean out the cobwebs. When Mike and I got the things out of the warehouse it was time to have...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Christmas Crash 2020
We have spent months preparing for Christmas. We have made (and ate) things that are only made once a year! We have bought and wrapped...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Signs and Wonders
Through the years I have so many signs of God showing off in my life. Probably the first one that really got my attention and changed my...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 27, 20203 min read
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Father God, I love you and adore you! This morning I want to say, happy birthday, Jesus! This morning I want to celebrate Jesus, His...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 24, 20201 min read
God's Message To Me
When it hit me that my family would not be with Mom for Christmas, I was devastated. Due to Covid, we are quarantining. It is also the...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 24, 20203 min read
I'll Be Home For Christmas
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” was written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent in honor of soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmas...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 22, 20203 min read
Christmas Star
I kept hearing that the planets Saturn and Jupiter will align on December 21 and will form a "Christmas star". I have been so excited to...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 21, 20203 min read
I'm Not Who I Need To Be
I was told on August 30, 2012 that I had stage 3 breast cancer and we wouid know in the next 2 weeks if it was in my bone and brain. I...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 20, 20203 min read
A New Creation
"Chuck Colson kept pestering Jack Eckerd. And eventually one day he read some things including the story of Watergate and the...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 18, 20203 min read
If Your Presence Doesn't Go With Me, I Don't Want To Go
Even when I was growing up I made to do list. I think I made them just so I could mark things off. I would list every little thing down...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 16, 20203 min read
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