donnajonesministry

  What if the answer to one question could determine your contentment in life? It can and it does.  Here it is: Do you think about what you think about? Most people allow thoughts to enter and exit their brains without paying much attention to the flow.  What we do notice, though, is our emotions—especially […]

  If procrastination were people I’d be China. Not in everything, mind you.  Just in some things…like the inconvenient details of life that seem like small things. A few months ago I got my car serviced and was told I’d soon need a new front tire.  Figuring I had time to spare and the repairman […]

When the doctor placed our son into my arms no one told me how deeply I would love him. Or maybe they did and I just couldn’t comprehend. JP and I were completely smitten. The memory of our conversation during our drive home from the hospital makes us laugh. “Can you believe how fast these […]

I’m sitting at the airport. Waiting.  Isn’t that what we do at airports? Only this time the wait will be a bit longer than I expected. A voice over the loudspeaker just announced our flight has been delayed.  And so we must wait longer than any of us anticipated. I look around.  Some use the […]

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Not what do you think you should do, but what do you actually do? Last week was Spring Break in our area so we took the week off to rest, relax and play.  Over the weekend I spoke at a conference. Last week’s rest and the weekend’s […]

It’s been weeks since I’ve written a blog.  And for good reason:  my daughter got married exactly one month ago, I’ve spoken at two women’s retreats—each at opposite sides of the U.S–and last week our youngest daughter was home for spring break.  My life—like yours—has its seasons of busyness. All these things were good—great, even.  […]

  In just twelve days my daughter will go from being Kylie Jones to being Kylie Healy.  In honor of Valentine’s Day and their upcoming wedding I thought it would be fun to share a few lessons I’ve learned from young love over the course of their engagement.  And I thought you might like to […]

When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”~ Mark 2:17 Last month I launched “25 Days of Blessings”.  For the first 25 days of December a Bible verse and an application was delivered to participant’s in-boxes. Most days […]

I don’t feel thankful….I know I should, but I just don’t. Every felt the way this gal felt? ? If being thankful is being full of thanks, what’s a girl to do when her thank tank is on empty? What does she do when rather than feeling full of thanks she feels full of stress? […]

If you’re here from Deeper Waters, welcome!  I hope you’ll find this site a place you’ll call home; a place you’ll get the encouragement your heart longs for and the perspective your soul needs. Because the truth is, most of us are just doing the best we can.  And sometimes the measuring stick others use […]