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The White Pumpkins

Posted on November 23, 2017February 21, 2019 by Jill Willis

Pinterest rocks! Need ideas for ANYTHING? Surf Pinterest. The week before Thanksgiving, my daughter sent me a pin on a stunning table centerpiece. It featured white pumpkins covered with writing. Squinting, I realized the words were expressions of gratitude. Stellar idea! I wrote “I Am Thankful For…” on two white pumpkins and plopped them in the…

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There were hints

Posted on November 9, 2017January 5, 2024 by Jill Willis

During worship service on Sunday, November 5, a gunman opened fire inside and out of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small community east of San Antonio, Texas. Twenty-six church members, ranging in age from five to seventy-two, didn’t survive the attack. My heart breaks for their families. News sources report the gunman…

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What happened to Thanksgiving?

Posted on October 3, 2017January 5, 2024 by Jill Willis

Why do retailers set up their shelves of Christmas products BEFORE Halloween and start playing Christmas music the day after? Because Christians are enabling this commercialization. Remember that the Advent season of preparation for the celebration of Christmas starts the fourth Sunday before December 25. This year, Advent begins Sunday, December 3. Help stop the…

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A Brilliant Mind

Posted on January 3, 2017February 21, 2019 by Jill Willis

Last Saturday, I helped one of my oldest and dearest friends lay her husband to rest. I loved that man like a brother. He could weave the most magnificent tales, argue politics until you crumpled, and outrun his dogs in a footrace to the end of the dock while bellowing, “Rumbo, rumbo, hey, Poppa Joe,”…

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Why did I start writing Christian fiction for teens?

Posted on November 15, 2016February 21, 2019 by Jill Willis

All my life, I’ve written for someone else—grade school teachers, college professors, newspaper editors, magazine publishers, corporate managers and high-tech clients. I was established. Why would I want to give up a steady salary to wear out my keyboard in the risky book publishing industry? God. Yep, He nudged me. In fact, He all but…

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