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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."

How to Have a Passion-filled, Purposeful Life

We live in an age of many deceptions.  We all are prone to error.  We have an enemy seeking to destroy us.  So, how can we live in confident faith!  Perfect love casts out all fear–and when we live in the love of Christ, we can trust Him to guide ...

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Kingdom-building with Pet Therapy

A life-time pet owner, the value of animals in our lives resonates in my heart.  From childhood lessons of caretaking and responsibility to the comfort of unconditional love, pets have blessed me over the years.  Expanding on that potential with purposeful planning excites me!  Blending Christian faith and values with ...

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God Guides Us Through The Blind Spots

The goats did not know they had a need, but they did.  The pasture they munched about so placidly would soon be shorn by the mower.  Familiar with the farmer who kept them, the flock was obedient to his leading.  As I watched the goats moved to a safe, abundant pasture, ...

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Get Out of That Rut: How to Change Your Brain

“I have my ruts, and I like them!” That great honesty came from a child, but it expresses a truth that holds many of us captive.  “Rut thinking” is a nasty captor because it usually blinds the captive to the bondage.  The walls of the rut grow higher each year, ...

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Who Calms the Storms of Life?

National Hurricane Preparedness Week runs from May 24 through May 30.   Using #Itonlytakesone to impress upon folks the truth that: “It only takes one storm to change your life,” the National Weather Service is serious about raising understanding of tropical cyclones.  From facts such as “six inches of storm surge ...

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