by Jennifer | Oct 22, 2013 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
Praise will become sincere again. When my battle had first begun, I had to practice praise. I played worship music though I often didn’t feel like listening to it. I went to church whenever the doors were open. I raised my hands as an act of worship, surrender, and...
by Jennifer | Oct 21, 2013 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
Joy will flow even if it is one drip at a time. Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice. – Psalm 51:8 (NKJV) Psalm 51 is a psalm of repentance after David’s affair with Bathsheba. I appreciate how it colors the page in my Bible...
by Jennifer | Oct 20, 2013 | Christian, Hope, Inspirational
No matter how you progress on the battlefield, you will always need help. Not long ago I ventured out to Panera Bread to do some writing. At the table next to me was a sweet, little, elderly woman probably in her eighties or older. Her son had brought her to lunch,...
by Jennifer | Oct 19, 2013 | Christian, Hope, infertiltiy, Inspirational, miscarriage, Stillbirth
You never know who is watching. As I struggled through one doctor’s appointment after another, I was a mess. Sometimes I couldn’t breathe through the sobs to explain all the physical and emotional issues that followed the loss of Courtney. It had taken years to become...
by Jennifer | Oct 18, 2013 | Christian, Hope, infertiltiy, Inspirational, miscarriage, Stillbirth
Be an encourager regardless of your situation. There is little more beneficial than taking our eyes off ourselves in the middle of a battle and serving someone else. Too much focus on our own hardships can lead us backward and off course instead of straight ahead...