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Continue reading →: Still Finding HimI’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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Continue reading →: The Not So PrettySometimes 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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Continue reading →: Flashback 6/4/21When I read the post below, I am overwhelmed remembering how tenderly the Lord held me during those initial weeks of grief. How I could feel His presence and love so strongly, even in the midst of the worst heartache I’ve ever known. What an amazing God…. “It’s been one…
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 