by Jeanni Shepherd | Dec 7, 2021 | Words for a Christmas Journey
About 10 years ago I really started struggling with the month of December, and Christmas in particular. Christmas songs didn’t spread joy in my heart, they created an ache. The sheer nostalgia of the words, the slight melancholy feel of the music over against the...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 5, 2020 | Holy Hilarity!
Not much good comes of eavesdropping. In Sarah’s case, not only did she get caught, she got exposed. Deep longing, weary of standing fast, she had let go of the child dream. Arms long-empty found other things to hold. But that didn’t stop the missing, the aching, the...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 2, 2020 | Holy Hilarity!
…if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. — Romans 12:8 NIV “Are you depressed?” The doctor didn’t even look up as he asked. The question caught me off guard because I hadn’t considered that possibility and, on consideration, really couldn’t tell. The answer I...
