by Jennifer | Jan 7, 2015 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
She sat next to me with silent tears rolling down her cheeks. Clutching her rosary beads with quivering lips, she smiled at me. It was time for the flight attendants to make sure everyone was secure in their seatbelts. We were ready for takeoff. I couldn’t stop...
by Jennifer | Jan 6, 2015 | Christian, Hope, infertiltiy, Inspirational, miscarriage, Motherhood, Stillbirth, Waiting
Two weeks from today I will turn forty-two. My birthday always causes me to reflect on everything God has done in my life. I believe in celebrations. I’m really beginning to embrace the forties. I’ve come a long way, baby. I’m growing older. The fine...
by Jennifer | Jan 5, 2015 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
At the beginning of a new year, we often think that everything will be different. We wake up January 1st with an attitude that life is going to be okay because we are starting fresh. But then, as we mark a few days off the calendar, we realize we are settling back...
by Jennifer | Jan 2, 2015 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
I have a chalkboard that hangs in my kitchen. Today, I erased the scribbled grocery list and wrote a scripture on it. There is something about wiping off the old and seeing a clean slate. Anything with a blank canvass whispers hope. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it...
by Jennifer | Jan 1, 2015 | Christian, Dreaming, Hope, Inspirational
I remember her. That girl who dreamed big. The one who had a million hopes wrapped up tight in her pocket just waiting for reality to snatch them. At sixteen, happily ever after was all she really wanted. She didn’t lie on her bed imagining to one day be thin...
by Jennifer | Dec 31, 2014 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational, Waiting
So this is it, the last day of 2014. Last year, I waited with great expectation and excitement of what was to come. My one word for 2014 was brave. And, wow, did I prove to need a lot of bravery. My acronym for brave is: Bold Ready and Available Vying for Everything...