Cell Phone Lessons
Jane Ellen Reid2023-01-28T11:56:18-08:00Not Working My cell phone stopped working. There are no cell phone stores in my small mountain town. I ordered a new one. It was promised for [...]
What Do You Wonder About?
Jane Ellen Reid2021-07-26T14:22:36-07:00When I was a child What do you wonder about? When I was a child, I wondered why it took so long for Christmas to come, and [...]
Stressed? Worried? Withdrawn?
Jane Ellen Reid2021-04-12T08:34:53-07:00About five and a half months ago, in a giant leap of faith, my husband and I relocated from a major metropolitan area in Oregon to a [...]
Is God Asking For a Leap of Faith?
Jane Ellen Reid2020-09-03T19:33:30-07:00A New Direction My life is a taking major, life altering turn. Just when I felt settled into a comfortable groove that would take me to the [...]
How Can You Help a Grieving Child?
Jane Ellen Reid2020-06-02T09:13:42-07:00When I was five, my cat, White Flower, had a litter of kittens. I loved them all. I watched them wriggling close to White Flower. Under the [...]
Do You Need More Water?
Jane Ellen Reid2020-05-28T10:56:16-07:00When I was a kid, my family lived in an antique farm house in a semi-rural area. The house sat on six acres. Our well was uphill [...]
Recommended: The Lonely Doll
Jane Ellen Reid2020-05-27T12:00:44-07:00I home schooled my four children in the 1980’s and 90’s. We made weekly treks to the library and filled two milk crates with books each time. [...]
Can You Trust God When Life Is Messy?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-12-05T12:12:01-08:00My life is literally messy right now. My long dreamed of remodeling project is underway. There is fine dust everywhere. It resists cleaning. Somehow my dream didn’t [...]
How Do You Explain the Popularity of Nancy Drew?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-11-13T13:54:06-08:00What accounts for the perennial popularity of Nancy Drew? What makes her stories so enticing? Why would anyone want to read about this unfettered rich girl? Nancy [...]
How Do You Keep Everything in Balance?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-26T08:51:23-07:00Finding balance in life can be hard. So many things demand our attention. My list includes paying bills, planning meals, grocery shopping, writing, and planning ahead. I’m [...]