by Lynn Jackson | Oct 14, 2023 | Frustration, Heavenly Father, Looking, Perspective, Suffering
Fingerprints are evidence that someone was present. Do your recognize God’s fingerprints in your everyday life? Do you see them in the hard places? Hard places can feel like a type of prison. Prison is a place of confinement or involuntary restraint. Could that be...
by Lynn Jackson | Jul 12, 2023 | Contentment, Frustration, Obedience, Perspective, Servanthood
For eleven years my husband and I facilitated groups of people on short term mission trips. We took teams to other countries and to needy places in our own country. And there was a phenomena that we saw over and over again, as well as recognizing it in our own...
by Lynn Jackson | Jan 13, 2023 | Frustration, Maturity, Spiritual Food, Spiritual Growth
Scott and I are thrilled to be parents and now grandparents. Watching our family grow and mature is a delight. Even the process of grandbabies progressing from mother’s milk to solid food is a joy. It is no easy task! It takes a lot of effort to learn how to use new...
by Lynn Jackson | Nov 22, 2022 | Anger, Contentment, Heavenly Father, Obedience, Perspective
Spoken in a low, monotone voice, “If I hear a knock on my bedroom door (dramatic pause), there better be blood or fire.” Said me, a very tired young mommy. Pointing a finger in the air to emphasis my parental positional authority. Our four young children learned...
by Lynn Jackson | Dec 5, 2021 | Anger, Heavenly Father, Relationship
In my growing up years, being pouty and not eating dinner with the family was not an option. One day, I was angry because I didn’t get my way. When mom called us to dinner I said I wasn’t hungry and refused to come. And then there was my father’s response, “You...
by Lynn Jackson | Jun 11, 2019 | Anger, Fear, Obedience, Passionate, Perspective, Pride
“Lynn, when you get mad your eyes get big and you spit.” said my spiritual father when I was in my 20’s. True story! I was born and bred in a family of 9 where the loudest one with the most drama won. And I like to win. Just for the record, I don’t intentionally...
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