Author Archives: jackiehudgins

About five years ago, I first led a women’s small group called “Mesaage in the Messages.” We would gather and watch sermons (messages) from various pastors and Bible teachers, then do a deep dive into what we learned from it. (Awesome group, btw.) Seemed like such a unique thing as we pulled videos from YouTubeContinue reading “CHEW. THE. CUD.”

Regardless of the ridiculous heat on Saturday, a few hundred people gathered near the Start/Finish line for the Smile-A-Mile 5k. Yes, someone would cross the finish line first to win the overall title; others would finish soon thereafter and take home the category wins. However, there was a different sentiment behind this gathering – aContinue reading “HEAT WAVE.”

In July, I had the privilege of joining some amazing people for SERVE Day at Hillcrest High School. Our task was to weed the flower beds, rearrange how some monkey grass was planted, trim some shrubs/flowers, and put down some new mulch. I love to work outside. Sweating is rewarding to me. And I loveContinue reading “BELOW THE SURFACE.”

(This post was prompted by our sermon this past Sunday morning. Credit to Mark Pettus for the idea.) My family moved to Alabama when I was 9. In the mid-80’s (sorry to disappoint all who thought I was 25), my dad took a $10,000 pay cut. That’s a lot NOW! That was a WHOLE LOTContinue reading “FIGHT.”

Recently, my family took a trip out west and we had the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon for the first time in all of our lives! We have seen pictures….we have seen puzzles…..we have heard stories…..we have flown over parts of it…..but we had never been ourselves. We arrived at the West Rim andContinue reading “Fear. Of. Falling.”