by Jenny Leavitt | Nov 13, 2023 | Help, Resources
As the holidays season approaches, many families are grieving the loss of a loved one. I want to share some faith-based organizations that come highly recommended by several grief specialists I know. Each organization has a website and social media pages where...
by Jenny Leavitt | Nov 6, 2023 | Encouragement, News and Reviews, Resources
Grief is often made even more challenging during the holidays. For me, the first Christmas after losing our seventeen-year old son, Jacob to a drunk driver was almost unbearable. The holiday season were always a time of laughter and fun with family and friends. But...
by Jenny Leavitt | Oct 30, 2023 | Help, Meet the Family, News and Reviews, Resources
Hi friend, I’m thrilled to introduce you to my brand new YouTube Channel, “GodPrints”. This is where we roll up our sleeves and tackle the real issues that life throws at us. Together, we’ll work on healing our deepest hurts and finding...
by Jenny Leavitt | Oct 23, 2023 | Help, News and Reviews, Resources, Songs of Hope
I love music! It has been a source of encouragement for me all of my life, but especially in the hard season, like cancer and after the loss of our son, Jacob. I remember sitting in the hospital bed, tears streaming down my face, as I sang the lyrics to a song we...
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,...
