Jess Connell » God SEES

“It takes incredible amount of courage and strength to go against the grain of what people want you to be.” ~Janet Mock, trans advocate, in a documentary about Bruce Jenner’s recent ESPN a...

https://jessconnell.com/2015/07/22/it-takes-courage-to-submit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=it-takes-courage-to-submit

The holidays are over. The “magic” is gone, but the mess, exhaustion, and daily needs remain, don’t they? Are you feeling overwhelmed?  In our house: Recently-bought games & books need...

https://jessconnell.com/2015/01/19/5-things-to-do-when-you-feel-overwhelmed-by-motherhood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-things-to-do-when-you-feel-overwhelmed-by-motherhood

Several years ago, I was able to take a basic biblical counseling class, and one of the sessions focused in on the “Anti-Psalm.” This exercise was a challenge for us to better understand wh...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/10/08/the-opposite-of-the-proverbs-31-woman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-opposite-of-the-proverbs-31-woman

In Part 1, we asked the question- “Are You A ‘Mommy Martyr?'” That article gives a fleshing out of what it looks like to take on the identity of a ‘mommy martyr’ as well as some of the ...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/09/17/7-ways-to-stop-being-a-mommy-martyr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-ways-to-stop-being-a-mommy-martyr

Want the truth about being “Mommy?” Motherhood is a LOT… a lot of snuggles a lot of example-setting a lot of comforting hurts a lot of analyzing problems a lot of correcting a lot of smiles...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/08/04/motherhood-is-a-lot-the-truth-about-being-mommy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motherhood-is-a-lot-the-truth-about-being-mommy

Psalm 23 has come up in various places in my life lately… you know how God does that? Sometimes He brings something to your face in various ways all at roughly the same time. Quick story: Last ...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/04/07/he-makes-me-lie-down/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=he-makes-me-lie-down

Lately I’ve talked with some friends who are hurting. I should say, who are *also* hurting. From my tiredness, feeling like a towel that has been wrung, all I feel is twisted and dry. I feel ve...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/03/31/we-need-what-we-would-never-choose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-need-what-we-would-never-choose

There is a level of heartache that goes beyond the normal highs and lows of life. It cannot be quantified. Words don’t do it justice. It keeps you up at night, doggedly chasing you, taxing you...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/02/26/when-your-heart-aches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-your-heart-aches

There have been so many different seasons of my life when I’ve had to *FIGHT* for contentment. 7-months-pregnant in a grimy, coal-heated, 80’s-era-floral-couched, bugged (not the insect kind)...

https://jessconnell.com/2014/02/21/8-verses-that-help-me-fight-for-contentment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-verses-that-help-me-fight-for-contentment

In life, we’ve been in limbo a number of times, and it’s where we currently sit. The waiting rooms of life happen to us all, and often without warning. Waiting for the tests to reveal, “Wh...

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