by Jenny Leavitt | Nov 27, 2023 | Encouragement, Healing, Help, Resources
For those of you new to our family, we lost our seventeen-year-old son, Jacob, to a drunk driver in 2015. Our oldest son, Caleb, was driving his vehicle, which was struck by the drunk driver, and almost died himself. We are grateful that he survived and is now fully...
by Jenny Leavitt | Nov 20, 2023 | Encouragement, Help, Resources
Support groups have been helpful to me on many levels. There’s just something about meeting and connecting with others experiencing something like you that makes you feel understood and accepted. If you’re not sure how to find a support group, I suggest you look to...
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 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 | 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...
