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Cigarettes and Sunglasses
There are pictures of me as young as three and on up, wearing sunglasses and "smoking cigarettes" while "driving" my mom's car. I would...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 30, 20193 min read
Through The Eyes Of A Child
“Aunt Jill, don’t you work at the church now? What do you do?” Those were the questions from my ten year old niece, Ella. When she...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 29, 20195 min read
Less Is More
A while back Mike and I had to make some decisions. Were we going to do something we had always wanted to do or were we going to take...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 26, 20193 min read
Connecting Hearts....Far and Wide
About ten years ago I was in Sunday school and we were reading Scripture and a friend (I had known for years) got out his phone! I was...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Let Your Love Flow
This weekend I was sitting in the sparkling salt water across from my mom who was in her float. The sun was beaming down on the water. ...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 24, 20193 min read
More Precious Than Diamonds
I do not remember a time in my life that I was not close with my mom. As a little girl we got to go to Goldings, a toy store in...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 23, 20193 min read
Lighting The Way
My daughter, Ivey, loved to serve communion to herself or others. As she served her “congregation” she would say, “this is the body,...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 22, 20194 min read
Listen For God, Listen To God
When my girls were little I ordered tithing envelopes for them also so they could learn and get in the habit of tithing. You know you...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 19, 20192 min read
Nightly Encounters With Christ
I am thankful for what my mom shared with me years ago. She told me if I wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 18, 20193 min read
Taking It To The Next Level
I shared with you that had I been in a Sunday school class where I was asked to pray out loud or read aloud I would have left and not...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 17, 20193 min read
The Best Way to Learn To Pray...
When I was in elementary school my preacher called on me to say the blessing at a covered dish supper. I could not tell you what I did. ...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 16, 20193 min read
Close Encounters Of The Best Kind
Recently my family was blessed to be part of a wedding that had us going to parties every night and then the reception went late Saturday...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 15, 20194 min read
Partnering In Prayer
I was blessed to be raised in a home where both of my parents had an active prayer life. As long as I can remember they started their...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 12, 20193 min read
DNA...Blessing Or A Curse
Recently I had a conversation with someone about handing things down to our children. I was thinking about a cancer gene but it could...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 11, 20193 min read
Grains Of Sand
You know I love the beach. I love shells and sand! I also love to see how different the sand is at different beaches. Our beach has...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 10, 20192 min read
I Have Found My Lost Sheep
At Winter Park Elementary in first and second grade we had to watch a movie about not getting in the cars with strangers. I can still...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 9, 20193 min read
"You Helped Jesus Find A Lamb That Day"
Ignite is a worship arts ministry at my church and consists of 100+ 6th-12th graders. Recently they blessed the congregation with a...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 8, 20195 min read
World's Greatest Wireless Connection
I just heard that 47% of people sitting together on a plane spark up a conversation. I know that seems to be the case on a long flight. ...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 5, 20194 min read
Let Freedom Ring
July 4th means I put extra flags in my yard and on the boat - I always have an American fly flying at my house. We usually spend the day...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 4, 20193 min read
Everything Is Better In The Son
I get excited about Fridays because that is date night on the water. And Saturday is time on the water. Everything is better in the sun!...
Jill Jarrell Newsome
Jul 3, 20193 min read
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