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Today, my firstborn child is FIVE. I can’t believe it. He goes to school. He can write his name. He can read most 3-4 letter words. He can do math (as long as the numbers fit within his fingers). He can do cartwheels. He can shoot a gun (airsoft). He he can work an iPhone [...]
Archive for the ‘Life Experience’ Category
FIVE: Half a Decade
Posted: 1st September 2010 by jenni in Chance, Faith, Family, Home, Life Experience, Motherhood17
JustONE Conference
Posted: 31st August 2010 by jenni in Faith, Friends, Life Experience, Marriage, Ministry, Web/TechTags: JustONE Conference, Leading and Loving It
The JustONE Virtual Conference for Pastors’ Wives and Women in Ministry starting soon. Here are the top 10 great things about JustONE. 10. You don’t have to arrange childcare … unless you count putting an episode of Dora on to help entertain. 9. It costs nothing … nada … zip … zero. Yep, it is totally free. [...]
Grace Is For Sinners Review
Posted: 27th August 2010 by jenni in Adultery, Books, Faith, Friends, Life Experience, Marriage, MinistryTags: Books, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, grace is for sinners, reviews, Serena Woods
If I read this book 5 years ago, I may have never finished it. I would have been disgusted. I would have judged Serena. I would have said “grace costs more than that” I would have been completely uncomfortable with how many loose ends her story holds. However, today is a completely different story. Today, [...]
Grace Is For Sinners
Posted: 26th August 2010 by jenni in Adultery, Books, Faith, Life Experience, Marriage, MinistryTags: Adultery, Affair Week, Affairs, grace is for sinners, Review, Serena Woods
The last two weeks have been heavy. I have received more private emails regarding Affair Week than public comments within the posts. I expected to get SOME due to the sensitivity of this subject… but the amount has been mind-blowing. There are SO many hurting people out there. So many of you feel you can’t [...]
Serena Woods: Black Sheep (Pt 2)
Posted: 25th August 2010 by jenni in Adultery, Faith, Friends, Guest Bloggers, Life Experience, Marriage, MinistryTags: Adultery, Affairs, grace is for sinners, guest blogging, Marriage, Serena Woods
(… continued from…) The ‘threshing floor’ was the most painful place I’ve ever been, but I wouldn’t take it back. I hate what I did, but what happened in my spirit outweighs it. That’s where the ‘rejoicing in discipline’ comes in. If you’re being disciplined, then you did something wrong. The rejoicing is not in [...]
Serena Woods: Black Sheep (Pt 1)
Posted: 24th August 2010 by jenni in Adultery, Faith, Friends, Guest Bloggers, Life Experience, Marriage, MinistryTags: Adultery, Affairs, Friends, grace is for sinners, guest blogging, Serena Woods
My brave friend, Serena, has written a truly authentic and self-examining post here from the viewpoint of a woman who had an affair, had a baby, got a divorce & married the man she had an affair with. In my opinion, she’s truly one of the bravest women I know. Her story isn’t wrapped up [...]