Author: Jill Rushbrook

Intricate spider web - photo by Jill Rushbrook I'm not a huge fan of Halloween. I love the fall season…the pumpkins, the bright oranges, yellows, and reds of the turning leaves, mums in deep maroon and purple asters, lighting pumpkin spice candles, and baking apple crisp. But Halloween with its frights and spooky sights really… Continue reading Face Fear with Faith

Wooly bear on a fall leaf - photo by Jill Rushbrook For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generationsPsalms 100:5 NIV When I was a kid, I loved finding wooly bears. They were a sign that winter was coming and were supposed to predict how long and… Continue reading Guided by Goodness

Signs of fall - photo by Jill Rushbrook But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in… Continue reading Sovereign Strength

Dusty pink hydrangea - photo by Jill Rushbrook For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the… Continue reading Sacred Simplicity

Sunflowers in the sun - photo by Jill Rushbrook Prayer is not an ineffective thingIt is our way to converse with the Almighty KingThere is so much power in a prayerAnd when we lay down our every careBut people diminish the strength of prayerAnd don't think it will change what's here or thereSociety views prayer… Continue reading Powerful Prayer

Black-eyed susans - photo by Jill Rushbrook Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace." 2 Corinthians 1:12 NIV Have you ever… Continue reading Brag-worthy Behavior 

Seagulls on the beach - photo by Jill Rushbrook He is Lord over all Even when my head is spinning He knows every ending And plans for new beginnings He is Lord over all And He knows how I am feeling He's been where I have been When this world has sent me reeling He… Continue reading Lord Over All

Eggplant in the garden - photo by Jill Rushbrook “So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are… Continue reading Power in Partnership

Fortress on beach - photo by Jill Rushbrook But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 59:16 Everyone longs for security. When fear, insecurity, or instability enters our world, life feels out of control. But… Continue reading Find the Fortress

Rocks and ferns - photo by Jill Rushbrook Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV Hope is bigger than we can see It stretches beyond reality For hope is from God, the limitless One Who created the earth, the moon, and the sun. We often don’t know what God… Continue reading Faithful Friend