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Today, Monday, April 15, as I sat down to write this week’s post I received a call from my husband. “Jen,” he said, “You need to turn on Fox News right now. There’s been an explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.” I left my computer and turned on the television. For several minutes, I stood and stared at the TV, as chaotic images of innocent people, hurt and in pain, flashed across the screen. My husband and I are both runners. We’ve both crossed the Continue reading “Why?”… 
Not too long ago I wrote about the guilt I sometimes feel when I decide to take time away from my family to pursue my love for writing. A few days after I posted this blog, I received the following comment from a friend of mine: “Thanks for writing, Jennifer. Many thoughts were stirred tonight as I read a lot of your writings. I haven’t allowed myself to dream in a really long time…still not quite there but it is more positive than it has been in Continue reading Significant Mark… 
In my bathroom sits a small plaque that reads: Do what makes your heart sing. Many things in this world make my heart happy, but as for the things in life that make my heart sing? This list is a bit different, and at the very top rests two of my greatest loves which are being a mom and being a writer. When I became a mom, I entered into an ongoing struggle of figuring out how to pursue both of these loves. As a result, my Continue reading Whole(Hearted)… 
In the 22nd chapter of Genesis, Abraham proclaims the faithfulness of God to provide by calling Him; Jehovah-Jireh (Gen. 22:14): a Hebrew name that literally means; The Lord will see to it. We would say The One Who provides. In the past couple of years, this truth has taken on new significance for me and my family. Since our call to full time Missions work; my family has been asked of God over and over again to take brave and bold steps of faith. And each time I feel the need to Continue reading The One Who Sees Ahead and Provides… |
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