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 »
Between Two Worlds – Internet vs. Home
Posted in Christian Living, Motherhood, My Life, Preaching to Myself on May 23, 2014 | 7 Comments »
One of my ongoing battles is with smartphone addiction. You know, compulsively checking the iPhone to see if there is anything new. Getting lost reading articles and digging deeper into pointless websites until 15, then 20, then 40 minutes have whizzed by with the phone still in my hand. Answering “uh huh” mindlessly to my […]
Why I Didn’t Always Love Jesus
Posted in My Life, Quotes, Rants, Scripture, tagged children, church, hobbit, jesus, tolkien on May 8, 2014 | 8 Comments »
When I was three years old, I hid inside a closet and prayed to “ask Jesus into my heart”, as they say. It’s probably my earliest memory. By the time I was ten, I recognized that my conversion had not included a confession of my sin or a desire for forgiveness, so I sought salvation […]
Fewer Posts Going Forward
Posted in My Life on May 7, 2014 | 7 Comments »
Today I’m simply popping in to alert everyone that from now on I will be posting once a week instead of twice. I enjoy posting Wednesday and Saturday, and it’s doable for me, but I have decided I’d much rather post once a week and devote more time to ensuring that each post is polished, […]
Treading Water
Posted in My Life, Philosophy and Worldviews on May 3, 2014 | 2 Comments »
I like to understand people, to know where they’re coming from and how they see the world. I like to study deep into their worldview. But sometimes I fall in. Standing on the edge of someone else’s views, I see the dart and glimmer of light reflected in their perspective. Leaning too far, I lose […]
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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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