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Billie Jo

Billie Jo is wife to Craig and mom to Rusty and Riesa. Formerly employed in the human service industry, the past fifteen years have been dedicated to homeschooling. She is a freelance writer for a number of print and internet publications. She is also passionate about serving in the community. She works in a GED preparation ministry and a community-based servant program that provides opportunities for youth to serve others. It is passion for the love of Jesus and His transforming work that motivates her writing and serving. "I love to see God at work in the lives of others and this is the way I see best."

Gifted Artists

Do you ever wish you could ‘see’ the images described so vividly throughout the Scriptures?  I do!  I have a very literal mind and minimal artistic ability.  As I read through books like Daniel, Ezekiel and Revelation, I long to have a straight-from-Scripture glimpse of the passages.  Over the years, ...

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A Healthy Holiday

Thanksgiving is a healthy holiday, did you know that?!  Giving thanks demonstrates Biblical wisdom that actually impacts physical health.  Thankfulness comes from thoughts focused on the positive.  We have the power to choose what we think about…and we need to exercise that power! And now, dear brothers and sisters, one ...

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Can prayer change a whole community?

The world around us often echoes with sirens and cries.  “Let’s pray about it,” sometimes feels like an escapist retort.  “Let’s do something about it,” seems futile.  The news coverage out of Ferguson, MO gave us a glimpse of the sad realities of crime and distrust.  Fear, rage and rampant ...

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Power of a Story

The power of life and death resides in our tongues.  Words created this world…and we reveal and create reality by speaking.  We reveal the reality of what lies in our hearts by the words we speak.  We expose others to that reality–and sometimes they receive it as their own.  That ...

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Health: Body, Soul and Spirit

Battling weight issues has taught me much over the years.  Made in the image of God, we human beings have three parts as well:  body, soul and spirit.  For health, all of those parts must work together.  Weight and health are body issues that have helped me delve down to ...

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