About Jeanne
a work in progress . . . with many traumas of varying intensities and life experiences revealing a Power beyond explanation, I am more open and less defined than in years past - raised in a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian home, I spent my young adult years searching for “truth” in many places and “unlearning” much of what I “knew” and that has drawn me to explore many other paths and gain from the journeys of others.
My childhood was spent living in many places in the United States due to my family's music or ministry—The Hicks Family, made up of Olan and Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint and Chuck and me, sang in different combos (put out an album) - we do so no longer professionally . . . but, until my parents’ passing, a visit to a family gathering in Searcy would bring you to hear some harmonizing and foot-tapping sounds!
Music still speaks to my heart. Photography and graphic design are primary aspects of the path God has me walking - new lessons come often as I observe and ponder the world around me and learn from creation—so exciting!
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First I want to say how sorry I am that you had your share of trauma in your life. I may have mentioned this before, so forgive me if you’ve heard this before. On my tombstone I want to have,
“Only through death will I have reached my full potential.”
None of us will ever be perfect as long as we’re breathing. When the Bible was translated from it’s original Hebrew in the Old Testament and Greek in the New Testament, the word ‘perfect’ was misconstrued.
In the Old Testament when God says that Abraham was perfect or that Job was perfect, He’s not saying that Abraham and Job were sinless. He knows that because we are human, there is no way we can be perfect.
When God said that Abraham and Job were perfect, He was saying that they did their best to follow the commandments to the best of their abilities. He was speaking from the standpoint of, in all their flaws as humans, they had good hearts, they were people of integrity, and they had good intentions. That’s the best anyone of us can do as human beings, because of our sin nature.
In the areas in His Word where He’s calling us to be perfect, He’s telling us to ‘work toward perfection’, live your lives with integrity, honesty, and righteousness.
I will always have my sin nature. There’s nothing I can do about that, but within the context of my sin nature, I can still do good and keep striving to be good and live my life with integrity. As long as my heart is in the right place that’s half the battle.
Well, Jeanne, I did it again! I went off on another one of my tangents! Please forgive me.
That cartoon is pretty cute. I’ll shut up now!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and I agree–by the way, I love tangents! An important point to me is that “perfect” can be looked at as mature, to bring to full development, finish or complete–speaking of human beings, does not mean “flawless” or without fault. I once said that my life, if written as a fictional series, would require at least six volumes to recount each trauma period–over the decades, I have come to see more of a “perfecting” or maturing process as a result of each of those traumas and I am humbled by a history that shows God’s hand in all of my life. To me, I no longer view my life as a “battle,” but as battlefields where my human nature identifies “enemies” and harm inflicted while my spirit speaks of a different perspective which I attempt to share as my journey continues to unfold. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts – exchanging opinions can enrich us and expand our ability to “see” a scene from different perspectives . . . a good thing, I believe.
Love this image and this message, very cute. Made me smile.
Thank you! Animals can be so “wise”! LOL