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04/29/2023

Here we go again…back at it! Grad School take 3! PhD style! Maybe I am just crazy 🤪

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02/12/2023

I really needed some beach therapy today! These last two weeks have been exceptionally hard for me. Very stressful. Lots of moments of feeling deflated, defeated, and a bit depressed, if I’m being completely honest. My anxiety has gotten the best of me more times than than I’d like to admit.

I’ve been questioning a lot of things like:
-My purpose.
-God’s plan.
-Am I following His lead or dragging Him along with my own agenda?

The beach is the place where I can reset and reflect. I can breathe in His peace and His promises, and shift my steps back in His direction. Each step is an act of surrender as I desperately seek His face. It grounds me, and helps me refocus. It reminds me how big God is and how little I am.

He is so good. So faithful. He shows up every time.

This morning I was reading in Genesis chapter 20 where Abraham tried to pass Sarah off to Abimelech as his sister. Abraham was acting from a place of fear, not faith. BUT God covered over the entire thing. He protected Sarah from impurity, he protected Abimelech from adultery, and he protected Abraham IN SPITE OF his sin! God even told Abimelech to have Abraham PRAY for him because he is a prophet! God CHOSE Abraham, despite Abraham’s humanity. He was far from perfect. He messed up…and not just once…BUT God still chose him over and over again EVEN WHEN he did NOT live up to the office he was called to!

This is so encouraging for me…for us all, right?!? God CHOSE us, and He wants to use us, DESPITE us, despite our sin, despite our failures, despite our weaknesses! Just like Paul said, I will boast in my weaknesses because it is in my weakness He is made strong! May His glory shine all the more through my weaknesses!

I’m so thankful that the Lord loves us and chooses us and knows us on the deepest levels. He never looks at us and wonders if we are up to fulfilling our purposes or callings. He knows we can’t! We could never do it without Him! He knows we’ll mess up, over and over. But He chooses us anyway!!! Again and again. What an awesome Father He is!

01/14/2023

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Exciting news from

This has been the most challenging degree for me thus far! I worked harder than I ever have in school! But it was worth every minute! I’ve learned so much and I have grown so much deeper in my relationship with the Lord. I’ve been humbled in new ways and stretched right out of my comfort zone! My faith has grown immensely!

I’m so thankful for Liberty University and the ability to work remotely and learn from some of the best professors I’ve ever had! What a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Liberty Alumni family!

I’m also super blessed to have such a supportive husband! I could not have accomplished this without his help in juggling all the things!

Here’s my encouragement to you:

If I can survive the last 6 months alone (move across country, loss of a close friendship, back to teaching 8th & 9th graders after 12 years in ministry and motherhood, and juggling being a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a student, a teacher, a friend…etc) than you can do that thing that you think is impossible too! Start the new job or ministry, go back to school, write that book, take those lessons, join that club…check off your bucket list items…dream big dreams! Pray big prayers!

God didn’t create us to be idle and just coast through life but to live life to the fullest! But don’t forget to take your sabbaths 😆 (I’m taking one this semester!)

I am so excited for the next part of my journey!
PhD here I come! 🥳🙌🏻

12/10/2022

This is my absolute favorite thing to do. Dig into His Word and feast upon His nourishment for my soul. Oh how I miss doing this every single day. But I’ll take these precious moments and cherish every little morsel.

10/22/2022

Here’s how the rest of my semester is going to go…plus one more book that I forgot to order (A Legacy of Religious Educators: Historical and Theological Introductions).

Am I crazy, maybe 😆
But I am still STOKED because this is my last quarter for my Masters in Theology! One step closer to starting my PhD! I am NOT saying this to brag, but to encourage you! Getting a PhD has always been a dream of mine, and even though I’m older now, I’m still reaching for that dream. Slow and steady, but in God’s timing. He’s so good! As long as God places dreams on my heart, I’ll never stop dreaming and reaching for those dreams!
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10/22/2022

Purpose

This weekend at a women’s conference, I was able to receive the sabbath rest I have been so desperate for. Through this time of being obedient to attend (I was not excited to go…I have so much to do and I could easily have slept in this morning) and being still, God met me there. He whispered some precious words deep into my fragile heart. He ministered sweetly to my tired soul. Through worship, the Word, laughter, fellowship, and friendship, He showed me how much He is still working, how much He still loves me. Once He had my attention, He reminded me that He was not finished with me yet and my purpose was renewed within my heart with each promise He breathed back into my purpose.

You see, my purpose has always been super clear to me, and in this season it has been a bit more difficult for me to see God working it out clearly.

Have you ever been in that place?

Confused?

Wondering?

A bit foggy and unclear what God is up to?

Well, that is exactly the season I’m finding myself in, that, intertwined with complete exhaustion.

But God is good.
He is faithful.
He is not finished with us yet.

I still do not know exactly what He has planned, but I was reminded that He has a plan and that I’m not alone.

He’s so close.
He’s always working.
He’s faithful.
And He brings us the perfect people to walk along side us while we walk this journey.

My encouragement to you today…take the sabbath moment and allow Him to pour into your thirsty soul.

He wants to whisper deep into our hearts, remind us of His closeness, of His promises. But we need to sit with Him, being quiet long enough to hear His voice. ❤️

09/18/2022

Balcony Thoughts

This is probably my last Sunday morning on this balcony. We should be closing on our house on Friday (and still building the other one 😂 what a wild season).

God has shown me so much from this balcony over the last two months. I’ve done a lot of praying here.
A lot of reflecting.
A lot of tears.
A lot of laughs.
A lot of praying.
A lot of phone calls and deep conversations.
A lot of planning.
A lot of reading.
A lot of eating.
A lot of praying.
A lot of just sitting and being in His presence. And did I mention a lot of praying?

There is something about these waves that calm my anxious soul in a way like no other. It reminds me of the storm that the disciples were afraid of and awoke Jesus who was asleep in the boat. With just three words, “Hush, Be still” Jesus calmed the storm. Sometimes, I imagine Jesus‘s voice carrying through those waves into the deepest part of my soul, whispering so gently, “Hush, Be still”

The gift of this balcony and the fact that God gave me time in this space to process all the changes that were/are happening so rapidly, is not lost on me.

The gift that my classroom not only has windows, but has a view of a pond, is so not lost on me.

He’s so faithful to remind me of this presence in my boat. He’s always right there with me, ready to calm any storm.

Do you have a place where you can sit and pray and meet with God in a profound way? I encourage you to find your place, your chair, your closet…it does not need to be fancy. He wants to meet with us. To be with us. To whisper to our hearts, “Hush, Be still” because He’s got this, He’s got us. He’s so good.

07/27/2022

Being nourished and filled this morning, both physically and spiritually.

This space that God has so beautifully created and provided for our family for this next month is not wasted on me. It’s a space of rest for my soul in the midst of so much unrest around me. God knew exactly what I needed. The beach always grounds me. You see, anxiety has been my closest acquaintance for years. An unwanted guest in the back of my mind, invading my thoughts, robbing my joy. I’ve learned to cope and pray through those most anxious moments, but the most peace, the most rest, the most healing, happens here. With the roaring and crashing of the waves, the glistening of the sun on the water, and the sand between my toes…this is where God has done His best work, His masterpiece, both here in this place and deep within my soul.

This is a season of so much change and uncertainty for our family…the kind that causes the most steady of hearts a bit of anxiety. Yet, I have so much peace. Maybe it’s exhaustion, physical, mental, and emotional…but I’d like to believe it’s a beautiful gift. God promises rest to His children when they’re obedient. I believe our yes to the unknown and to the uncertainty of this season, is reaping blessings of rest and peace.

Abundant life is not without change, loss, or some uncertainty, but it is a life of obedience with great spiritual and eternal rewards. (Heb. 4:1-16).

Where’s your place of rest?

05/06/2022

What’s on your summer reading list??

Jennie’s will be consumed with the Old Testament and Biblical Hermeneutics. 🤓

04/02/2022

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04/02/2022

Studying, digging, praying, praising, expecting...

Holy Spirit rain
Falling like a flood
Break upon my praise
As I sing of your love

Holy Spirit fire
Burn within my soul
As I call on your name

…

Oh, Holy Spirit
Burn like a fire
All consuming
Consume me
Here in your presence
Lord I surrender
To your glory
For your glory

Living water
River wild in me
Immerse me
In your mercy
Open heaven
Crashing over me
Restore me
In your glory

Open Heaven (River Wild)
Hillsong Worship

03/20/2022

God’s faithfulness
How can we process through all of who God is and what He has done for us? It’s just so much!

I’m so thankful for this weekend and for allowing me the opportunity to step into the waters with these beautiful women of God. I have so much to process through for just this short 24 hours, but I’ll say this for now…He is so faithful!! We had so many women, the room was jam packed every inch and unfortunately we had to turn women away!! (Which breaks my heart!) I’m so thankful for those who were willing to squeeze in, sit cross-cross applesauce, and soak it all up!

If you were there, we want to see pics of your stones! Post them below!

And now I will go and…
WRITE, RECITE, and BUILD to always remember this precious gem of a weekend!

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