by Lauren A Jennings | Jan 8, 2016 | Emotions, Spirituality
I’ve not been formerly diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but with my bipolar I am certain I have the symptoms. It happens every winter. After a very full Christmas season, I crashed. I’ve cried every day since New Year’s Eve,...
by Lauren A Jennings | Jan 1, 2016 | Emotions, Movement, Spirituality
“And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ ” (Revelation 21:5, ESV) I love the promise of a new year. New life. New chance. New hope. I don’t love long lists of resolutions that foster dread and...
by Lauren A Jennings | Dec 11, 2015 | Emotions
I love Christmas music. I love it so much that I secretly listen to it year-round. It’s always driven the men in my house crazy, but I don’t care because it’s my therapy. My favorites are a blend of the sacred and the secular, always melodic and easy...
by Lauren A Jennings | Oct 23, 2015 | Emotions, Spirituality
On October 2, 2015, Dr. Kelly Kapic, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Covenant College, delivered a talk in the college chapel about suffering. He opens in tears with the story of his wife’s cancer diagnosis and ongoing battle with...
by Lauren A Jennings | Sep 25, 2015 | Emotions, Spirituality
You are faithful and faithless. You cry and plead with Him, not knowing when your prayers will be answered. You set up an appointment with a counselor because you know you need help. You drag your feet in the morning and take your medicine at night. And then, when you...
by Lauren A Jennings | Sep 18, 2015 | Community, Emotions
I am a lecturer. When someone tells me about a problem, it’s instinctive for me to state the truth, express my opinion and offer advice. It is not instinctive for me to listen. Before I got married, I thought of myself as a good listener. When people would...
