by Jenny Leavitt | Oct 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
When I was a preteen Sunday school teacher, I assigned my class a scripture to memorize. I started the new school year by explaining to them why it wasn’t for “busy work” or to be “super spiritual”. It was because I knew from firsthand experience the power of hiding...
by Jenny Leavitt | Oct 9, 2023 | Healing, Help, Post-Traumatic Growth
Myron and I both grew up in homes that were, shall we say, not all they could be. Don’t get me wrong, we love our parents and they did the best they could with what they had, but in our growing-up years, none of them knew Jesus personally as their savior. In our...
by Jenny Leavitt | Oct 2, 2023 | Encouragement, Healing, Help
Hi friend, Myron and I were recently at a sister church where he preached a sermon that reminded me we’re not in a parade, we’re at war. The enemy of our souls would love for us to lower our mental defenses, even just a little, so he can access our minds and affect...
by Jenny Leavitt | Sep 24, 2023 | Encouragement, Help
Hi friends, Over the next few months, I will share some free (or cheap) sources of hope. Today’s focus is on sermons! Often, I am in the nursery or Sunday School with the children at our church and don’t get to listen to the sermon live. Even as a pastor’s wife, I...
by Jenny Leavitt | Sep 15, 2023 | News and Reviews
Ever since GodPrints: Finding Evidence of God in the Shattered Pieces of Life, was released, I am often asked two questions: How is Caleb now? How have you survived? I was thinking of writing a book to answer those questions, but now I’m considering a different...
by Jenny Leavitt | Sep 14, 2023 | Grief, Guest Posts, Healing
Early on our grief journey, I heard about the “stages of grief”. Unfortunately, this expression makes it sound like you will work through the stages, and then, Voila!, you’ll be healed and the pain of grief will be gone. According to this model, the stages are Denial,...
by Jenny Leavitt | Sep 6, 2023 | News and Reviews
Hi friends! I was reading the reviews of GodPrints the other day and noticed there is a 2-star review. I wish the reviewer had commented so I would know what they disliked about the book. Were they disappointed in the writing? Was the story hard to follow? Was the...
by Jenny Leavitt | Aug 30, 2023 | Encouragement, Hope, News and Reviews
What are the odds? A mother who shares her experience of hope after losing her 17-year-old son to a drunk driver discovers that National Grief Awareness Day falls on the same day every year as her son’s anniversary of death. But it’s true. August 30th is the same day...
by Jenny Leavitt | Aug 24, 2023 | Help, News and Reviews
Reviewing the survey results made me more aware than ever of how much we need this community of fellow believers. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share your thoughts, challenges, and hopes with me. I consider it a great privilege that you would do so. Over...
by Jenny Leavitt | Aug 19, 2023 | Books, Healing, Help, News and Reviews
How have I not heard of this resource before? We are almost eight years out and I just learned of this phenomenal book. After walking the grief journey with others for years and hearing repeatedly, “Please write these things down for us!”, author and counselor Gary...
