http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog Read Jen's Online Devotionals Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A while back I had lunch with a woman who had honored me to share my testimony at her women’s luncheon. I had just moved from California to Texas at the time of my speaking and felt unusually emotional in front of the microphone. I nearly always shed a few ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=35 In God we trust: these words are stamped on every dollar we earn and spend. What do they mean? Is to trust God the same as releasing your cancer-stricken daughter to heaven’s arms while at the same time believing He can heal her on earth? Is it to move across the ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=34 Did you know the most commonly quoted verse on woman’s beauty is sandwiched by instructions on how to honor our husbands? Whether we’re married or not, we better hear this one. Real beauty is characterized by honor. I’m not talking about a new eye ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=32 What do you look like without makeup? If you are a man, you would say -- what you see is what you get! But if you are a woman, you may feel a bit squeamish, insecure even. Having spent years working in the modeling industry, I always felt that I ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=31 December 26th has always been my favorite day of the year. Of course this makes no sense to my kids. They can't imagine any day being better than Christmas. But for me, it's about the "pause." It's knowing I don't have to go anywhere or do anything. ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=30 I AM PACKING UP to leave a place that is very dear to my heart today.  Our family moved to Lake Arrowhead, Ca about three years ago.  When we moved here, we did it simply because we felt drawn ... "called by God," even. WHEN I CAME TO the mountain, I ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=28 When Joshua was on his way to the promised land, God told him to be strong and very courageous.  “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you,” He assured.  “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Jos !:5)  He told Joshua exactly what would lead to his ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=26 In the middle of the storm, we cannot see. It is too foggy, windy and cold. Our vision is blurred by snowfall and rain. There is no light in the sky to give us direction, no clear blue to guide our way. But when the storm has passed, all is still. ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=23 There are many things in life I wish I could freeze-frame: hearing my 5-year-old boy say I'm the best mom in the world while he buries his head in my shoulder; listening to the untainted voice of my daughter praying at night; gazing at the hopeful look in my husband's ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=18 "My heart was breaking for you and for all that your parents must feel reading this . . . ." I have been hearing, especially from women my mother's age. They can not help but read my recently released book through a mother's eyes. Girl Perfect is a compilation of many ... http://jenniferstrickland.net/blog/?p=16