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Continue reading →: Highly ValuedThis morning my grandson hurt himself. He was in the kitchen dancing to music and fell into the cabinet and busted his lip. I was around the corner and he came running to me, crying and wanting to be held. He wanted his Ommie to make it all better. And…
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Continue reading →: Rediscovering MeThere are constant new realizations and adjustments in life after loss. Just when you think you’ve got it down, that you’ve learned to live this new life, you realize there’s more work to do. There are new levels of learning, adjusting, and growing. I guess that’s really no different than…
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Continue reading →: ThreeThree years. It truly seems impossible. The day Justin left this earth and entered heaven I couldn’t even fathom life without him. I didn’t want to. Yet here I am, still living life. Living a life that makes me marvel at the faithfulness of God. At how He has allowed…
Living in the space between the beautiful and the brutal….
Hi, I’m Jen
Welcome to my little corner of the blogging world! I’m so glad you’re here! Within these pages my desire is that you will find encouragement and hope as you journey down your own life’s path.
In 2021, my life story took a hard turn when I unexpectedly lost my husband and the father of my six children and found myself having to navigate the deep waters of life after loss. Through what I hope are honest and vulnerable posts, I share the journey I’ve been on with the Lord and how I’m learning, one moment at a time, to live in the tension between the beautiful and the brutal.
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Sitting in the Tension 