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Be Filled With Wonder
There is a nativity scene outside of our Christian Life Center for the many preschool children to enjoy and those coming and going from...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 18, 20193 min read
Wonderful Impossibilities
As I got older and was wondering if there was a Santa Claus I would go to my dad and ask him and he would always say the same thing, "as...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 17, 20194 min read
Presents And Presence
When Ivey was two years old she would tell you Santa Claus was her boyfriend. That was until we went to the mall to see him. She wanted...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 16, 20193 min read
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
He knows when you are awake. I remember being told this growing up. Santa Claus knew it all. Santa Claus saw it all. I think many...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Have A Mary Christmas
Shortly after college, I volunteered at a Florence Crittenton home in Charlotte where young adolescents lived during their pregnancies. ...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 12, 20193 min read
Celebrate
As I was on my morning walk and praise time I saw a fence decorated for Christmas. Every year this person writes “peace”, “silent night”...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 11, 20193 min read
Swaddling Clothes
I remember when my daughter was born the nurse showed me how to "swaddle" her. It seemed to be too tighI t but the nurse convinced me...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 10, 20193 min read
Time To Get On Your Tip Toes
Someone shared their thoughts on our sermon last week, “Miracle on 34th Street”, with me. Apparently the week had been a stormy one -...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 9, 20194 min read
Merry And Bright
As I prepared for Christmas I could only prepare on the days that I felt good. I was having the most aggressive chemotherapy and my last...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 6, 20194 min read
A Blue Christmas
I sure miss my dad at Christmas. He and I loved Christmas so much and were always the first ones up. He died in August 2011 and one of...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 5, 20194 min read
Shiny And Bright
My freshman year in college I decided to get a job so that I could buy my mom a pearl and diamond ring I had seen. I loved it and I...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 4, 20193 min read
Living In The Now
We had two rescue dogs, Bella and Lila. They were border collie/Lab sisters who loved to guard our property. We lived on the second...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Come, Holy Spirit
Last weekend the wind was horrible - felt like hurricane winds! My outside umbrella blew over, my trash can blew over and blew trash...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Dec 2, 20193 min read
The Proof Is In The Puddin'
Everywhere I turn people are talking about Kanye West's new album, "Jesus Is King". The next statement usually has to do if he is "for...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 29, 20194 min read
Thanksgiving Prayer
Father God, We love You and adore You! We thank You for this wonderful day that You have made. I thank You for my life and the lives of...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 28, 20191 min read
A Time To Be Grateful
Thank you to my friend who sent this to me. I had never read this before. In 2019 this is hard to imagine. This is a time to be...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 27, 20193 min read
Thankful, grateful, blessed
Growing up I learned that Thanksgiving was a time of feasting for the Pilgrims and Indians. In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims had been in...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 26, 20194 min read
Saved On The Front Porch
This article was in this month's Decision magazine (Billy Graham Evangelical Association) about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ!...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 25, 20193 min read
We Is Greater Than Me
A friend of mine was talking about how he used to be in a quartet. He said none of them had the best voices but because they learned to...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 22, 20193 min read
A German Shepherd, A Doberman & A Cat
A German shepherd, a doberman and a cat died. In heaven, all three faced God, who wanted to know what they believed in. The German...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Nov 21, 20193 min read
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