Jane has followed the Lord since she was 10 years old, when she heard the message about Jesus. She is a retired teacher, a mother of two grown daughters and Nana to five grandchildren. Jane is the author of Learning To Live Lightly: The ABCs of How to Get There. Writing about this journey fulfills her desire to touch others' lives with the light of truth, who is Jesus, the living Lord.

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Joy!
Joy!
Jane Holmes · Feb 14 3 minute read

For many years I struggled to experience the fruit of the Spirit, especially joy. I want joy, but little did I understand how to achieve it. Perhaps that was my biggest problem. I thought it was something I had to achieve, something I had yet to do that I wasn’t doing. Gradually, I came to realize that joy has its source in...

The Teeter-Totter of Works
The Teeter-Totter of Works
Jane Holmes · Apr 1 3 minute read

In my younger days on the farm, there were four of us siblings and we would play in the barn. The structure of the building had huge beams across the width of it, square timbers that you could walk on — and we did. We also decided we could use one of the beams as a...

Piles of Stones: Stories of God's Leading
Piles of Stones: Stories of God's Leading
Jane Holmes · Sep 15 3 minute read

Each pile of stones in the Bible tells a story of God’s redemptive work. Each pile of stones sheds light on God's goodness in the past, gives comfort in the present, and provides hope for the future. In his book Come Home, Pastor Don MacLafferty calls our attention to the significance of these altars, these “piles of stones.”

Hope In Our Lives
Hope In Our Lives
Jane Holmes · Jul 5 4 minute read

A predicted pandemic, a global lockdown, a planet in crisis, a GREAT shaking, all prophesied in the Word of God. Should we as believers be surprised? No, not at all. We have the Word of God and the scriptures clearly teach the coming of the Lord. This website is all about getting ready, ready for the return of Jesus! God’s Word reminds us…

A Test of Faith
A Test of Faith
Jane Holmes · Jun 21 2 minute read

Victory is already ours thanks to God's incredible provision. We are heirs of His kingdom! What inexpressible joy full of glory! All God asks is for us to accept His...

Pray On!
Pray On!
Jane Holmes · Apr 5 3 minute read

A desperate mother asked for prayer regarding the strained relationship in her family. Both parents were at the end of their patience, having exhausted all known wisdom thus far, trying to impact and direct the path of a strong-willed and non-compliant nineteen-year-old daughter. In the same week, I myself struggled with...

Made Alive
Made Alive
Jane Holmes · Jan 20 2 minute read

Jesus came into this world to save us from the consequences of sin and death, and to reconcile all things to Himself. We are the object of His LOVE! Allow Him to love you and make you...