When you feel less than perfect Just when I want to hang my head for all the ways I mess up, I hear a whisper in my spirit in the early morning: Song of Soloman 4:7 . . . With my feet propped on the ottoman, books stacked at my side, I give thanks, pray, and wrestle out a plan for […] Read More When Women Come Together When I am struggling, cracking, or downright breaking, my sisters lift me, encourage me, and remind me to keep my eyes ever on the Lord. Read More Tired of the Victim Mentality — and ready to stand up . . . It is because we are virtuous — that we speak up when victimized. But this speech does not pour out in dramatic lies or exaggerations before many; we speak our truth to wise people in private first. Read More Returning to our Identity as Mothers: We Will Nurture The kids are up. It’s time to make breakfast. The white jackets and unhappy faces worn by the women in Congress last night haunt me. They stood up and applauded for themselves when the President acknowledged how many women in this nation are working these days – and how many stand in Congress. But they […] Read More Beginning with Thanks and Praise This week on Jen’s Journal, I’d like to welcome my longtime friend and sister Megan Carter to the writing chair. Megan and I have shared hundreds of prayer calls across the phone lines over the years, supporting one another’s families and walks with God. Megan is a prolific writer, a genuine friend, and a dedicated […] Read More |