Generational Friends

Seven months ago, my husband and I packed all our belongings into the back of a Penske truck and moved south to follow a calling God had given us. We left behind all our friends, family (well, we did take our two boys!), and everything we knew as we started on this...

Obedience

It seems like everywhere I turn these days, I hear about this word: obedience. This somewhat unpopular word in my freedom-loving United States of America often becomes a hard word to follow. We can look to other societies in the Bible that also struggled with...

Leading Your Family into 2015

There’s something about this time of year! As this year begins to come to a close, we reflect on the past year to remember all we are thankful for and look to the next for all that it will hold. Every year at about this time, I feel a tugging in my heart to seek God...

Finanical Advice to My Younger Self

Dear vibrant, young Jill, I am so excited for you! Life is just beginning. You have worked so hard this few years in school. Way to go! You are about to start a new adventure as you get married and start a new job. This is why I am writing today. Life is good right...

Setting the Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year! This holiday welcomes the next few months of celebration as we end out one year and begin another. We begin this celebration season with the most important part: being thankful. “Thank you! Everything in me says,...