BOYS! Oh, The Things They Do!

Posted on August 23, 2018February 21, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

When I found out I was pregnant with my son I didn’t give the question of what sex my baby would be much thought. This lasted for about five minutes until every rotten teenage girl thing I put my parents...Read More

Your Tribe

Posted on August 17, 2018February 21, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

One of the headlining stories of the last couple weeks was about the mother orca whale who carried her dead calf around for seventeen days. The world watched with great awe and sadness as she continuously attempted to push the...Read More

Legacy

Posted on August 9, 2018February 21, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

Last weekend was the 8th Annual Ben Kopp Memorial Ride. It takes place in my home state of Minnesota and is an event I anticipate with excitement every year. On Friday night there is a dinner and silent auction and...Read More

Naming Your Planet

Posted on July 26, 2018February 21, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

I spent the last week at camp. It was a camp for children age 7-17 who have lost an immediate family member that served in the military. Of the 100 or so kids who attended, all had lost their father...Read More

What Do You See?

Posted on July 12, 2018February 21, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

July 4th is a big day in these United States. It’s a day off from work typically spent with family and friends in backyards or beaches barbecuing, having fun and looking ahead to the fireworks once it gets dark. It’s...Read More

Threads of Love

Posted on July 5, 2018February 21, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

“Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know by faith that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.” -Corrie tenBoom Corrie tenBoom is a woman I have admired from the first time...Read More

You Give Power To What You Give Attention To

Posted on June 22, 2018October 20, 2018 by Jill Stephenson

Have you ever encountered a crabby checkout person? Most of us have at some point. Or someone standing behind you in line that wants to engage you in their conversation about whatever has gone wrong in their hour, day or...Read More

The Unexpected

Posted on June 14, 2018October 24, 2019 by Jill Stephenson

Unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, unpredicted, unlooked-for, sudden, abrupt, surprising, unannounced. UGH! God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. There are a...Read More

Turn Right on Swamp Road

Posted on June 7, 2018October 20, 2018 by Jill Stephenson

I have been fortunate to travel extensively across these United States over the past nine years, I have driven through cities large and small; some tiny enough to be unincorporated, some flitting with people and cars enough to make my...Read More

Walk to the Wall

Posted on May 31, 2018October 20, 2018 by Jill Stephenson

On May 25th I walked 19.8 miles in 6 hours and 40 minutes. After mile eight, I took a 30-minute break and wasn’t confident I could make it another twelve miles, but I did. I finished. By the time I...Read More