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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    Three

    Three

    Three 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…

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    Still Finding Him

    Still Finding Him

    I’ve been thinking a lot about Justin these last few days. This weekend will be 3 years that the kids and I have been on this journey of life without him, so he’s been on my mind even more than usual. This sign pictured hangs above my bed. I commissioned…

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    The Not So Pretty

    The Not So Pretty

    Sometimes feelings can look really ugly. Our raw emotions can be intense and crudely unholy as we find ourselves wrestling with feelings that we don’t like and even some we wouldn’t want anyone to know about. Maybe we’re feeling like we’ve been cheated out of the life we thought we’d…

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