by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 25, 2020 | The Gift of Presence
It was finished. She felt His life leave her body. Waiting anxiously to hear Him cry, she could only take deep breaths, trying to come back to some sort of physical balance. There! Exhausted she lay back overwhelmed with relief. The birth was done. This part was over....
by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 23, 2020 | Sacred Pause
SACRED PAUSE There’s not much easy about giving birth. Few other experiences can replicate the miracle of birth and few other experiences can match birth’s requirement of being so out of control. Zach and Noelle Slagel share their thoughts about birth and rebirth...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 22, 2020 | The Gift of Presence
But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God. –Psalm 50:23 NLT I love that when Elizabeth hugged Mary, baby John leapt for joy. His fetal recognition of Jesus enlivened his whole being...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 18, 2020 | The Gift of Presence
Faithful is He who calls you who also will do it. –2 Thessalonians 5:24 NIV God has always been present in our lives. From his days of residing in the Temple, the symbolic heart of His people, to today where His Spirit resides in our physical hearts, He is...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 16, 2020 | Sacred Pause
SACRED PAUSE What a gift to stop for a moment. To breathe deeply and relax the shoulders. Let neck muscles become unloosed, allowing the mind to unplug from all its lists and look instead at Jesus. From Seoul, Korea, Joanna Robbins invites us to pause and “behold”...
