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"Losing Our Marbles"
Last Sunday night a friend of mine was getting ready to post a picture of her daughters taking part in the Family Youth Worship night. ...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 23, 20194 min read
God's Standards Don't Change
I am constantly bothered by the language on many of the television shows. Most of the time it is a great show and the language has no...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 22, 20193 min read
We Are Alive
I met with a couple who joined our church. All I had to do was ask, “why this church” and an hour later I was still writing. I like to...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 21, 20193 min read
Ask And It Will Be Given
When I was sick I wanted to be healed and I prayed for that. While praying for that I knew that healing comes in different forms. God...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 18, 20194 min read
I Want What You Have
There was a girl in my class named Debbie Reynolds and she had pencils with her name on them. I was so envious! I wanted pencils with...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Faith, Fun & Fellowship
I was so blessed to get to go with the Travelers at my church to Lake Junaluska. I had decided last spring I would love to go meet this...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 16, 20194 min read
Humility
I guess I thought of these stories when Franklin Graham was talking about sin and asked if you had ever taken anything. He also said...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 15, 20193 min read
The Quilt Of Many Colors
My Granny made quilts - not with a sewing machine. She made quilts by hand from scraps of material. When I got married Granny made Mike...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 14, 20193 min read
Be The Example
I was riding with a friend through a parking lot when a car came out of no where and beeped the horn at us. Arms were waving and the...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 11, 20193 min read
Who You Gonna Call?
When I was in college and something happened to my car (or my checkbook) I called my Dad crying. I only called him for stuff like that...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 10, 20192 min read
The Blessing Of The Animals
Our church had a Blessing of The Animals service Saturday. Mom and I have always wanted to go but have been out of town. I did not get...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 9, 20194 min read
"Can You Hear Me Now?"
It is hard to for me to think Christian thoughts when I deal with cellular services. It seems our house has a little block over it and...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 8, 20194 min read
Second Birth
When my girls were born I was beyond so excited. I felt like I had live baby dolls. I kept them clean, dry, fed and tried to give them...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 7, 20193 min read
The Simple Life
When I met our youth in Virginia for a mission trip I got to hear Brother Tim, a Franciscan Monk. Brother Tim lives at the Southern...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 4, 20193 min read
"Expect Jesus"
The past two weeks have been a tough week for many! Last week I went to a funeral for a dear friend who died of breast cancer. While...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 3, 20195 min read
Starved For The Word
Ms. Cathleen was in a church for four years and was never asked to serve. She never felt the church was the right “fit” but could not...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 2, 20193 min read
Stars Can't Shine Without Darkness
Someone told us to be sure to come out to the ocean and see the stars - that they are very bright. We went around nine o'clock one night...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Growing Pains
When I was a little girl I would wake with leg cramps at night. I would call out to my Mom and she would come check on me. She would...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Sep 30, 20193 min read
The Route Of Right Turns
Mom, a friend of mine and I were talking and Mom mentioned not liking to drive after dark. My friend said her father didn't either and...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Sep 27, 20193 min read
Let God Fight Your Battles
I learned this through a trial - not a major thing but, still, a trial. There was someone who I felt did not care for me. She treated...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Sep 26, 20193 min read
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