Jean Ann Williams | Author

“And once more he [Jesus] bent down and wrote on the ground. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus stood up and said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ She said, ‘No one, […]

“‘Now in the Law, Moses commanded us [scribes and the Pharisees] to stone such women. So what do you say?’ This they said to test him [Jesus], that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood […]

“Now this he [Jesus] said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:39 English Standard Version). Thank You, Lord, for giving us Your Holy Spirit to encourage and show us the way when we become […]

“On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:37 & 38 English Standard Version Ah, Lord, give us this living water! […]

Chapter Thirteen – Christmas With Christmas looming next, my anxiety level stayed on high panic. How could I do this holiday without Joshua? He loved Christmas. As the only child left at home for many years, he requested we do this and that and we were happy to comply. At Joshua’s nudging, the last few […]

“The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. Jesus then said, ‘I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.’” John […]

“Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, ‘When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?’”  John 7:31 English Standard Verse No, Lord, this is the Christ who takes away the sins of the world. Thank You, Father. In Jesus’ name. AmenBlessed day to you!

“So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, ‘You know me, and you know where I come from. But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know. I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.’ So they were seeking to arrest […]

“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment” (John 7:24 English Standard Version). Help us, oh, Lord, to remember this! In Jesus’ name. Amen Blessed day to you!

Good morning, everyone! I hope you will join me in posting your favorite book/books while you were growing up. Or what you read to your children, even. My favorite of all times is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie.” I have a story behind the love of this book. It began when we […]