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 Withdrawn?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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
The Curse of ‘If Only’
Jane Ellen Reid2019-11-13T13:54:29-08:00Earlier this month, I had the honor of speaking for 10 minutes at the Oregon Christian Writers fall conference on contentment, based on Paul’s letter to the [...]
How Do You Stay Found?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-02T15:41:33-07:00As a nine or ten year old I went Christmas shopping in a big city with my family. A crush of adults pressed against me on every [...]
How Do Kids Learn?
Jane Ellen Reid2021-04-12T08:32:53-07:00It’s laundry day. Even though I dislike most housework, I enjoy washing clothes. My mom let me help her do laundry when I was little. She made [...]