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Enjoying the Journey: May 2015
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Saturday, May 9, 2015. When You Want to Skip Mother's Day. I wanted to skip it. When the day came, though, it wasn't as bad as I imagined it might be, and the only reason it wasn't was my own mom. She made it better than it had to be. That's what moms do, isn't it? They make it better, whatever it is. She also had them create sweet vases of flowers that wouldn't die, their thumbprints forever captured in paint. They sit in my classroom where I see them every day. It was just what I needed. When your squi...
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Enjoying the Journey: August 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015. A Wretch Like Me. For each of of the next 21 days, I will be sharing specific ways believers can set themselves apart for Christ through prayer, fasting, and intentional focus. Yesterday began a three-day series in "setting yourself apart because of.". I really am a miserable human being. Every single day, I behave selfishly. I put my own needs before others, and I look out for my own comfort more than the legitimate needs of those around me. I am a wretch. Because of grace, we h...
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Enjoying the Journey: September 2014
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Sunday, September 21, 2014. Free Fridays and Ketchup Days. Now that we're back in the swing of school and I feel like I've gotten to know my 9th graders well, there are some things I have encountered that disturb me. A lot. (One of which is the way they all use the word 'alot.' It's two words, people. A. Lot. But I digress. If the assignment is only halfway completed, then it cannot earn more than a 50 percent, right? Is completing an assignment fully and accurately really such an anomaly? My mind is alw...
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Enjoying the Journey: Wordy Wednesday - I Need a 2nd Job for My Book Habit...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Wordy Wednesday - I Need a 2nd Job for My Book Habit. Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected about Being a Mom. I love books that make me underline thoughts. I adore books that make me cry. When I'm underlining as I cry, I know I've hit the mother lode. Lisa-Jo Baker was a speaker at a conference I recently attended, and while I knew of her, I had never read her book Surprised by Motherhood. Click here to purchase from Amazon. By Amber C. Haines. So much hammered...
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Enjoying the Journey: Tuesday's Takeaway
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Each week, I'll be writing about my takeaway from Sunday's sermon at 4 Points Church. Some weeks I will summarize, and some weeks I will focus on one main idea. This week, it's all about the pit and the palace. To view the sermon, visit. There's a difference between believing. God and believing God. A huge difference, and for much of my life, I was stuck there. Yes, I believed that God existed. I knew it and never doubted it. But I did -. And sometimes still do. His Word says, ".
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Enjoying the Journey: October 2014
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Friday, October 24, 2014. I Never Don't Feel Guilty. It's 2:47 on a Friday, this one being a teacher workday. I am sitting down, in my recliner, at home. As we speak, there are still a bunch of teachers at my school logging hours, planning for next week and doing the myriads of unending tasks that teachers have to do. But I'm not there. I'm home. This, my friends, is the real life of a teacher. We never don't feel guilty about something. Including the new requirements we learned about in the meeting this...
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Enjoying the Journey: Wordy Wednesday - Opposites Edition
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Wordy Wednesday - Opposites Edition. This week’s books could not be any more opposite, but I love them equally. Both are nonfiction, my favorite genre, and while their topics are nothing alike, they both have such profound lessons that they are well worth your time and money. I recommend buying your own copies because you will want to highlight and underline something on every page! Without further adieu, this week’s selections. Click here to purchase from Amazon. Stealing what...
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Enjoying the Journey: January 2015
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Sunday, January 18, 2015. My 600 Pound Life. Have you guys seen the show "My 600-lb Life" that comes on TLC? I am ridiculously obsessed with it. I will watch reruns, marathons, and cannot miss a new episode. These people, all of whom are at least 600 pounds, allow a camera crew to follow them for a year as they journey to lose weight through Gastric Bypass Surgery. It is riveting and heart-wrenching, and I cannot look away. In fact, most of us do. See, here's the thing. For every person, there are in...
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Enjoying the Journey: November 2014
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Sometimes we inadvertently reveal in our speech what is really hidden in our hearts. Good = what we desire? Good = the life we want? If God blesses us with 'good' things, does that mean He curses us with bad? When I look back to the times I felt 'cursed,' I remember desperately wanting God to intervene with blessing. I remember begging for favor and yearning to know why He allowed such hardship for His child. I didn't see any of it as good, easy, or what I desired....None of t...
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Enjoying the Journey: Tuesday's Takeaway: From Safe to Crazy
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Tuesday's Takeaway: From Safe to Crazy. When was the last time your faith was anything more than ordinary? This Sunday, Pastor Dean of 5 Point Church challenged me by showing me myself - an American Christian whose faith is often not obvious to those around me and often not bold enough to believe God for something crazy. There's a huge difference, the difference between faith that changes nothing and faith that changes everything. August 11, 2015 at 7:19 PM. Enjoying the Journey...
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