by Jo Jackson | Oct 30, 2018 | Stones
Deserts, by nature, are dry, dusty, perilous, and without visual borders. Deserts are hostile to life. Resources are scarce. Life in the desert is hard. Few of us choose to enter a desert, but sometimes the Lord calls us aside into one. We find ourselves experiencing...
by Jo Jackson | Oct 30, 2018 | Stones
Loss. It’s a season of life we all experience at some point in our journey. It’s the tearing apart of someone or something we once thought secure. When we are deprived of someone we love, this stone of Grief and Loss can seem impossible to navigate. We considered...
by Jo Jackson | Oct 30, 2018 | Stones
When we express gratitude and praise to the Lord for all He has given us, we open our hands and hearts to be filled with more blessings. Before we find our vessels empty, He has already refilled them. It is the Law of Divine Supply. He is our all; we need ask no other...
by Jo Jackson | Oct 30, 2018 | Stones
On a beautiful July morning, I left all my cares and concerns at the foot of Jesus as I read verse 4 of Psalm 37: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He will give you the desires of your heart. I decided to be helpful. “Well, Lord, just in case You have a plan for me to...
by Jo Jackson | Oct 30, 2018 | Stones
Even with blessing and favor from the Lord, we found ourselves struggling to adjust to the changes. Coming to Kingsburg and leaving my life behind in southern California meant adjustments in all major areas—marriage, family, and friendships. When the Chocolate Swan...
by Jo Jackson | Oct 30, 2018 | Stones
Have you ever asked yourself what your life would have been like had you not answered God’s call? I have. When I was a high school senior, Miss Hamilton, my counselor, strongly suggested my aptitude was for a teaching career. “But I’d like to be a nurse,” I answered....
