A Different College Experience – Book Review by Jill Printzenhoff Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Total freedom and the chance to experience whatever they want without repercussions are two of the many ideals students embrace as methods to gain the best out of college life. Unfortunately, those attitudes and behaviors, along with many others, lead to…
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 When the New Year rolls around, the concept of one word for the year resurfaces. The idea is to choose a word to focus on over the next year. Then, throughout the following 365 days, work on improving in that area. This year, the word that captured my mind was relationships.…
Bringing Home a Live Christmas Tree was Harder than I Expected by Jill Printzenhoff “This is not a good idea,” I said while gripping the steering wheel and staring at the icy hill. “Mom! Turn around!” my oldest demanded. Although I absorbed her words, my stubbornness had kicked in a few miles back. I had…
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 A number of years ago I became intrigued by individuals who sought to conquer Mt. Everest. Once they placed their feet on top of that mountain, they took a few moments to celebrate as they soaked in the view from the highest peak in the world. These climbers, however, could not…
Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 by Jill Printzenhoff Reclaiming Memaw’s beat up cedar chest was tedious and dirty work. However, I was determined to redeem its battered condition. I poured hours into removing several coats of old paint, sanding the distressed wood, and applying varnish. Solvent turned layers of faded paint to goo,…
Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by Jill Printzenhoff For this month’s B&H Book Review I chose Becoming a Welcoming Church by Thom S. Rainer. Typically I do not begin a post with the words ~ this is a must read for church leaders. However, this small volume contains insightful content that I believe is…
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 by Jill Printzenhoff A few Saturdays ago I attended a one-day writers conference—The Super Saturday Seminar—held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In all honesty, due to personal scheduling conflicts I had not planned to attend . . . until those plans changed. I’m glad they did change and that I…
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 by Jill Printzenhoff Today I am celebrating a Milestone. This is my 100th post, so . . . bring out the confetti and streamers! While it has taken me many months to accomplish this feat, I’m excited to have made it this far along in the blogging world. I…
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 How Exercising My Right to Vote Led to an Audience with the Judge by Jill Printzenhoff “I’m sorry. You’re name isn’t here.” The lady behind the table smiled. “When did you register?” “When we moved here, over a year ago. I applied for my state drivers license at the same…
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Pastoral Theology – A B&H Book Review by Jill Printzenhoff For this month’s B & H Book Review post I selected Daniel L. Akin and R. Scott Pace’s book titled Pastoral Theology. I opted to review this book for several reasons: I’m in my second year of graduate school pursuing a…
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