by Jennifer | Aug 7, 2014 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” -James 4:6 More grace. It’s what I need right now. To be honest, it’s what we all need. All. The. Time. The magnificent, beautiful gift of grace from our heavenly...
by Jennifer | Aug 5, 2014 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
Hello, Friends. Today has been one of those days. Grief looms overhead and tears fall heavy to the floor, but in all this I know that God is good, He is faithful, and He never changes. The same God who brought me through past pain will bring me through the present,...
by Jennifer | Aug 3, 2014 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
Hello, Friends. The last couple weeks have been so precarious, that I’ve not posted much about The Mercy Retreat. So today, I have a some updates. If you don’t know, The Mercy Retreat takes place Friday, September 5-7. (The weekend after Labor Day.) We call it a...
by Jennifer | Aug 2, 2014 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
We all know that grief is a process. Some days will be more difficult than others. And that means, on those difficult days, we need to be willing to fight even harder. We can’t give up. Yesterday was one of those difficult days for me. I did two things in an attempt...
by Jennifer | Jul 30, 2014 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
This afternoon, I took my mother to the doctor. Sitting next to us in the waiting room was a young man who was conversing with a friend. He was telling the story of his mom. He described her as a raging alcoholic. I’ve been pretty caught up in my own grief recently....