Betty Whitaker Jackson

Just finished reading a powerful book by Tim Ehrmann (thanks, Barbara Silva) called “I Met God in Hell.” It is the autobiography of a man addicted to drugs and living the “rocker” lifestyle, whose life has been transformed by God’s power. Then I read a passage in Job 28 as I was praying for the people under siege by the power of earthquakes and storms. Where is wisdom found? Only in God. Here’s Job 28: 20-28. God is sovereign. “Where…..

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Prayer for today: Heavenly Father, Almighty in creation, Redeemer of our souls, as we Floridians face a mega storm today, testing our wills, our stamina, our faith, our ingenuity, our patience, our relationships with others and our submission to authority, we pray for Your mercy. Yes, You can calm the winds, and yes, You can calm our souls. May we be faithful to You, the God who controls the universe and shows us our place in it. In times of…..

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TRIALS

My Psalm 210

Dear Heavenly Father, Creator,, yet Abba, Father,

Your rich blessings fall on me

Like the thunderous showers of yesterday!

You drench me with Your love,

You saturate me with Your Presence

Whenever I call on Your Blessed Name.

From the desert of nonchalance,

You raise me to remembrance

Of noticing the big things, the little things,

And treating both with Thanksgiving.

You place in my life members of Your cloud of witnesses

Who nourish me…..

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My Psalm 205 With Isaac Watts “I Sing the Mighty Power of God!” “I sing the mighty power of God That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies. There’s not a plant or flower below But makes Thy glories known; And clouds arise, and tempest blow By order from Thy throne.”

My mind’s memory matches these mighty words With loud organ swells Not guitars and drums and keyboards. Just as I am…..

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The President has declared this day, September 3, 2017 a National Day of Prayer for the victims and responders to the Texas and Louisiana disaster following hurricane Harvey. Let us join with our brothers and sisters across this great nation in prayer.

Let us read together Psalm 77 and Psalm 78 through verse 8 and worship the God who sustains the universe and saves our souls. Let us return to worship. Let us pray as a nation for unity…..

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Oh, how our country needs this message from the book of James in the Bible. I am heartened by the unselfish attitudes of helpers and caregivers and first responders along the Gulf Coast. Would that we would exhibit this care for each other on a daily basis. But it seems the media encourages bitterness, opposition, innuendo, adverse criticism to the point of showing ignorance to encourage strife. Stiletto heels? Really? Can we take a minute to look at this LOVELY…..

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As part of the world, in its fallen state, we justifiably feel anxious from time to time. Whether it is facing an impending weather event like a Florida hurricane, or a medical procedure or diagnosis, or financial woes, we could just wring our hands, ask, “Why? God?” or complain about our lot in life. Most people would understand those responses as normal.

However, for the believer, sanctified in the faith, mature in the knowledge and experience of God’s sovereignty, we…..

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Today I bid earthly goodbye to a dear friend, Emily Pippin, who will be relocating to Charlotte tomorrow. I know I will see her in heaven, but saying goodbye in this life is difficult.

Emily and her recently graduated to heaven husband, Leon, have been writing friends, confidantes, and fellow church members. Emily has proofread, meticulously, my books, and she and I can and have discussed many things in the years we’ve been together here in Florida. I agonized with…..

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Announcing my newest book, a sort of Hallmark movie kind of book. I can dream, can’t I of seeing it on film on TV?

Seaside Serendipity Authored by Betty Whitaker Jackson

List Price: $9.99 5.5″ x 8.5″ (13.97 x 21.59 cm)  Black & White Bleed on Cream paper 242 pages ISBN-13: 978-1974407392 (CreateSpace-Assigned) ISBN-10: 197440739X BISAC: Fiction / Christian / Romance

This is the story of two loves: Sarah for Darren, and Sarah for Ben. Their stories are very different, yet so very much alike.

I…..

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