Blog - Jill Roman Lord

God’s bundles of joy

I love seeing a newborn baby bundle-of-joy wrapped up and cuddled in a parent’s arms. I see the parent staring in awe and love at the miracle before them. Wrapped in that perfect package is all the personality, talent, and skills that God knew they would need to...

God in My Dreams

I’ve prayed most of my life, saved sentimental items, dreamed, and journaled. So, when I cleaned my storage a few years ago, I should not have been surprised at what I found. But I was. Immensely. I discovered a list I had written in college, of dreams I hoped to...

Of Hopes, Wishes, Bucket-lists, Goals, and Dreams

I was thinking about my dreams recently - dreams for the future, for my kids, for this world. Then I began to wonder if these were just hopes and wishes. Then my mind became all befungled trying to figure out the differences between hopes, wishes, bucket-lists, goals,...

Getting cozy with Jesus in 2021

I loved my cozy little nook I shared with Jesus most mornings. It wasn’t much. Nothing special, really. But it was comfy, and I could sit for hours on the end of our 30-year-old sofa, in our living room, in a corner of our house. I poured out my heart to Jesus in that...

Baby Jesus in the Manger ornament inspired by That Grand Christmas Day!

AUTHORS SHARING ORNAMENTS! This week I’m teaming up with picture book authors Laura Sassi, Mindy Baker, and Tama Fortner to present FOUR days of book-themed ornaments inspired by our Christmas themed picture books. Each day this week, families can pop over to our...