What if it didn’t have to be complicated. What if it could be EASY & LIGHT. What if you threw away the manual. What if you tossed the “rule book” even just for one day. And simply ENJOYED your children. Delighted in them. Took time for creative endeavors or played. Yes, YOU, dear mama, PLAY, [...]
Category: Thought life
What Do You Want to Feel?
What do you want to FEEL? Perhaps no one has ever asked you that. They may have asked you, "How are you feeling?" but "What do you want to feel?" is an entirely different question. Because the truth is that it will ALWAYS be our THOUGHTS that create our FEELINGS. It may not seem that [...]
How God Can Use Your Deepest Wound
Have you been wounded? Have you experienced a heartbreak, a betrayal, a loss? Have things not turned out the way you hoped they would? Are you wondering what went wrong or how you ended up here? I want you to know that I hear you. I’ve been in a similar place (it couldn’t be your [...]
Dear Mama, You Simply Want to Enjoy Your Lovelies, Right?
Have you ever said to yourself, "I just want to enjoy these children that I prayed for! This is the exact life I prayed for so why am I so frustrated all the time? UGH! Why does it have to be so hard?" I want you to know that I see you and hear you, [...]
Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Hello, there! I'm Jenny! Nice to meet you 🙂 A little about me for those of you who may be new here: I am the blessed wife to Chad, for almost 30 years, and mama to two amazing adult children, Landon, and Cosette. I love my life in western/upstate NY where my husband was born [...]
Want to Make the New Year Your BEST Year?
Have you ever wished you had someone who would listen? Someone who would be, not on your side, but on your team? Someone who, without judgment, would faithfully be there to help you sort through all the thoughts, feelings, and circumstances you are carrying into yet another year? Someone who could BELIEVE in YOU, even [...]
It’s okay to keep resting
Is anyone else confused about what day it is? Is the pressure of the New Year starting to creep up on you? Do you wish you had gotten more done or that you were in a different place altogether? Did you know that it's okay to keep resting? Sometimes beginning from a place of being [...]
On the 10th Day of Christmas!
Notice that I said "overeat" because there's nothing wrong with having a treat now and then. After all, that's the definition of a treat. It's not an everyday staple. We don’t overeat and binge on sugar or snacks because we have a sugar or salt addiction, we often do it because we haven’t learned to PROCESS [...]
On the 9th Day of Christmas!
Did you know that you are NOT your emotions? Whenever we hear ourselves saying things like "I am sad," "I'm so frustrated," or "I'm so anxious," it's the perfect cue from our brains to PAUSE and think about what we are really saying. And ask ourselves, "Is that true?" And then we can change those [...]
On the 8th Day of Christmas!
On the 8th Day of Christmas... GET COZY! Amidst all the hustle and bustle resist the urge to attend EVERY invite [even that nagging invite to do more chores ;)] and take some time to GET COZY! Even if it’s just for one hour! Trust me, the world will not end and the lists will [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 