by Jennifer | Aug 28, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
I sit listening to the gentle sounds of the piano and hear the cicadas outside my window singing along. They must be praising Jesus again. I happen to think that all creatures of the earth were designed to do nothing but worship. How lucky are the ones without the...
by Jennifer | Aug 23, 2015 | Christian, Dreaming, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational, Waiting
When I was waiting for God to bless us with another child, the process seemed to take forever. Fifteen years is a really long time for a woman who longs for the godly desire of life and feels with each passing month that hope is dwindling. In our society, we race...
by Jennifer | Aug 20, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
Several years ago, I was at a jazz concert at Heinz Hall. It was an upscale event featuring songs from the work of Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong. During the concert, the woman who was performing brought attention to a cup of tea sitting next to her. She told us...
by Jennifer | Aug 16, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
I was a little bit of a crazy kid, and he matched my insanity. We started out two dramatic young teenagers whose names ended up synonymous before high school graduation, and only two months after I walked Pomp and Circumstance as an eighteen year old girl, I found...
by Jennifer | Aug 14, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational, Waiting
Last week, I had a conversation with someone where I discussed the possibility of some major changes in my life. In the midst of the exchange I said, “I’m still trying to figure out what to be when I grow up.” I’m sure at some point you may...
by Jennifer | Aug 11, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
The words of Hosea 10:12 won’t leave me. Months ago, I read them in all their glory and they keep coming back to my heart. Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains...