by Jennifer | Oct 29, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational, miscarriage, Stillbirth
I have to be honest and tell you that the word still used to upset me. Just hearing it would actually shake me down deep in the core of my being. I had a stillborn daughter. I suffered six and a half hours through a painful birth hoping and praying to hear a miracle...
by Jennifer | Oct 28, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
Earlier today I flipped open my Bible to the Psalms thinking I might find some comfort. Here are the first words I laid eyes on… But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. -Psalm 115:3 I smiled because, YES, indeed, He does. I don’t know what...
by Jennifer | Oct 27, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
With only five days left in this series, I think it’s important to spend some time considering not what stillness is according to formal definition, or even what we’ve searched thus far, but to look deeply inside our own hearts and search for ourselves...
by Jennifer | Oct 26, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
Over the last three weeks, we’ve been talking a lot about defining stillness as moving in the presence of God – taking steps according to His will and letting go of ours. However, sometimes stillness means exactly how it sounds… being still. For me,...
by Jennifer | Oct 25, 2015 | Christian, Dreaming, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
The struggle to lead a still life is exactly that… a struggle. Because the truth is we’re all looking for peace in the midst of some type of turmoil. Grief from death, job losses, marriages, and even the way we feel about ourselves can easily lead us...
by Jennifer | Oct 24, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. -Psalm 23:2 When I was a kid I used to love to water ski. Unlike snow skiing, I was actually pretty good at it. I remember the first time I ever tried. My dad helped me get situated in the...