I have graduated high school, gotten married, had children, bought a car, and passed drinking age. All those things notwithstanding, I feel like this past year or two was when I really claimed my adulthood, for the first time. Sure, I still have an inner child and I hope she will never go away!…but this […]
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You Know You’re (Really) a Grown-Up When…
Posted in Inspiration, My Life, Preaching to Myself on June 12, 2014 | 8 Comments »
We’re Going to Knock Your Wall Down
Posted in Christian Living, Inspiration, Motherhood, Rants on April 9, 2014 | 5 Comments »
Once during my most recent pregnancy, I had a disturbing dream which perfectly described my mental state that week. I dreamt I was struggling my daughter into her car seat, and she was misbehaving, fighting me tooth and nail. Suddenly a woman in a neighboring car offered to take my daughter and the car seat […]
On Being Relevant
Posted in Christian Living, Inspiration, Preaching to Myself, Rants on March 29, 2014 | 13 Comments »
In recent years I have discovered something about myself, as a writer and also simply as a person – I have something to say. I have come to think of myself as a stargazer, one who looks out into the night sky of everyday life and sees beauty, directions, even constellations, tracing dot-to-dot pictures in […]
A Whole New World
Posted in Inspiration on May 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A thought occurred to me the other day, during the middle of listening to a sermon (as thoughts often do). Our pastor was preaching on Easter evening, concentrating on the presence of angels at Christ’s empty tomb, and he took some time to discuss what angels actually are, what they do, and what we know […]
Character Profile 2012
Posted in Inspiration, Simmer Starters, The Bubbling Imagination, Writing on February 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I am a big fan of character profiles. No matter how organically a character appears and develops in my mind and on the page, sooner or later I find myself compelled to “flesh them out” a bit more: to consider what their pet peeves are, what they studied in college, their favorite foods, what music […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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