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About Jeanne

a work in progress . . . God's grace has brought me through many traumas of varying intensities and I am alive today (both physically & spiritually) because of Him and His work: "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus"-Philippians 1:6. 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 & Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint & Chuck & me, sang in different combos (put out an album), does so no longer professionally . . . but, visit a family gathering in Searcy & you're bound to hear some foot-tapping sounds (or catch my dad & mom on the road)! I believe that every moment of each life path (the good & what I perceive as the bad) God works together for my good as His child whether I understand it or not. MUSIC and MINISTRY are still primary aspects of the path God has me walking—so exciting! Words that have encouraged me since 1980: ". . . giving them a garland instead of ashes,The oil of gladness instead of mourning,The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting So they will be called oaks of righteousness,The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified." Isaiah 61:3

Take It To the Limit – One More Time!

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Jeanne

S T R E S S E D to the MAX! This plant is SO stressed – it needs some water in the worst way – when I saw it, I thought it was not going to make it . … Continue reading →

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A Short Course in War — working 2024

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Jeanne

besed on a talk given in the 1990s which was based on a life beginning in innocence journeying through many dark pits and exploring many paths seeking to understand the “war” I felt dictated the dramas in my life — … Continue reading →

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Lessons in a Lantern, Light, Life

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Jeanne

confusion . . . chaos . . . conflict . . . consternation . . .SO MANY ANSWERS – NO ANSWERStoo many LOUD voices demanding my “loyalty”in a time of violence and dissonance—all paths look dark . . . all … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Not MURDER

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Jeanne

MURDER – murder is to take away “life” – that could be physically, emotionally, or spiritually –Life is that force that flows throughout everything in existence and, therefore, murder is the taking away of that flow of Life In Matthew … Continue reading →

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Seasons: cycles of Hope

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Jeanne

the changing colors of the leavesshowing the cycles of Life – the leaves that fall to the groundfeeding the roots of the tree – the bareness of the treesmaking room for Spring’s growing – all speaking Hope for the nextseason … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mystery Madness

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Jeanne

The clouds seemed to be surrounding the moon – the moon, full of light, so bright, and yet . . . it looked as if it might be covered by those clouds—blotted out, hidden, no longer seen . . . … Continue reading →

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Pain, Loss, and a Dandelion

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Jeanne

I saw the dandelion standing there – on a cool, Fall daywhen the dead leaves were lying all around andthe pictures of that dandelion from earlier in the year came to my mind. A colorful, life-filled yellow flower – considered … Continue reading →

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Untended Garden – Life Flows

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Jeanne

an area of wild things growing in my backyard drew my attention – I have never watered or fed the things growing there and yet . . . that area has bushes and flowersthat grow and some that wither and … Continue reading →

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Light on Broken Branches today

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Jeanne

broken . . . that is the word that comes to my mind today: a broken world in total chaos — broken people, wounded deeply — broken lives, beyond repair — broken . . . but what IF (it is … Continue reading →

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the Way . . . 2023 wanderings

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Jeanne

the Way . . .over recorded history, there are many who have pursued, searched for, and left bread crumbs about “the Way”—no “eureka” moments indicating anyone “found the Way,” no clear signposts, and yet . . . Like the hunt … Continue reading →

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