Greetings from Quaker Jane . . .
and welcome to my website where I share the openings, concerns, leadings and opportunities God has, in his great loving-kindness, provided to me. My name is Isabel, aka Quaker Jane, aka Ibbie. I am a plain-dressing
Conservative Quaker--which means I know that Christ has come to teach his people himself, experientially, personally, powerfully. I live with my husband Sebastian in the general vicinity of Denver, Colorado. Read about
How I Became a (Bonnet-required) Plain-dressing Quaker or visit our
Sebastian and Isabel family page.
Quaker Jane on Plain Pregnancy
To our delight, Sebastian and I are expecting our first child.
Some photos of me in my plain maternity clothes.
Gathering of Conservative Friends
Annual Gathering of Conservative Friends will be in Barnesville, Ohio. Hosted by Stillwater Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 20th through the 22nd of Sixth Month 2008. For more information
2008 Gathering.
Recent Additions.
Ask Ibbie.
Readers' questions answered at "
Ask Ibbie." This page also includes answers to FAQs and Responses to Some Common False Assumptions.
Photos from the Conservative Gathering in Seventh Month 2007.
Photos from the
Gathering of Conservative Friends this summer hosted by Keystone Fellowship Monthly Meeting of Ohio Yearly Meeting. Also, here's a photo of some interesting
"graffiti" in the Lampeter Meetinghouse, where we worshipped.
Plain Dress
If you are curious about what Quaker plain dress look like today, I have a collection of
photographs of modern plain dressing Quakers. You can read about my plain dress witness and testimony
here. For plain Quakers with no "uniform," the options seem to approach infinity. I share the evolution of my own plain dress style
here.
Here is where I go on and on about
some examples of historical Quaker plain dress (women's) and
plain dress and what I call
modest dress and
plain modern. Also, I have
photographs of some early twentieth century plain Friends as well as sharing my
In Defensiveness of Plain Dress not-so-mini rants and self-justification tantrums.
Jesus, the Light that Lighteth Every Man that Cometh into the World
Jesus will Light the way for thee, if thee will but Listen to what he is telling thee in thy heart. It isn't just thy conscience speaking. Sometimes, I am told to turn left rather than right, when neither choice is wrong in an ethical or moral sense. One or the other becomes wrong when it is contrary to God's wishes for me. When that becomes apparent, I yield. If thee can let Jesus guide thee in thy daily life, he may set thee free.
Kenneth Morse was born in Cleveland, OH, on 4th Month Seventh 1898 -- died
11th Month First 1982 in Baltimore, MD. He was convinced while
sitting on a porch swing about the year 1914, when he heard a voice that
said, "All war is wrong."
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I have been much exercised of late with the fundamental Christian witness of Love as it pertains to the essential Quaker witness to Christ as our Inward Teacher, True Source, and only Guide to the Truth and the Way.
Here I share my searching of myself and the world on the subject.
A great many Conservative Quakers find themselves attempting a solitary Quaker practice.
Here I offer up some practices and habits that may offer nourishment, grounding, hope.
