What I Learned When I Stopped and Asked Myself, "I Wonder Why?" I am going to share a little secret with you. Are you ready? Lean in for it! When I learned to start asking myself, "I wonder why..." instead of JUDGING MYSELF or OTHERS, EVERYTHING changed for me! When someone said something hurtful, I [...]
Tag: Love
If Not NOW, Then WHEN?
I'm thinking about YOU, right now! Yes, YOU! Because YOU are ME a few years ago! BEFORE I made the decision to INVEST IN MYSELF. To GROW more than I EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE! To GET THE SUPPORT I DESPERATELY NEEDED! Because I felt SO STUCK in PAIN in some of my relationships. Because I wasn't [...]
Why Slowing Down is the Sweet Spot!
More than any toy we could give them, our children simply love to do life with us. Whether it's helping to mix the batter, sweep up some crumbs, or empty the dishwasher, they seem to know instinctively that they want to "help". Yes, it makes the simplest of tasks take so much longer. Yes, it's [...]
Powerful Thoughts For Married Couples
Hey, Friends! What would YOU add to this list? COMMENT BELOW If you're ready to take YOUR MARRIAGE to the NEXT LEVEL and get equipped with some PRACTICAL RELATIONSHIP TOOLS combined with the Word of God & Biblical Prayer, please REACH OUT TODAY! It's never too late to CREATE the marriage of your DREAMS ~Be [...]
Every Time I Judge Someone Else, I Reveal an Unhealed Part of Myself
Does this resonate with you? I don't know about you but I used to have so much trouble with judging others. I thought it was because I loved them and wanted the best for them. I could see how they could've done something differently. Somehow better. Or in a way that could be more beneficial [...]
Oh, February, How Do I Love Thee?
Oh, FEBRUARY! How Do I LOVE Thee? Let Me Count The Ways... You are the SWEETNESS in the bitterness of winter. You are a reminder with the call of a cardinal or the familiar "sweet-tee" song of a chickadee that not all friends have left us. You are the slowly returning brightness of afternoon light [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On the 3rd Day of Christmas!
On the 3rd Day of Christmas... Forgive. Don't bring "un-forgiveness" into the season. It will only rob you of your peace. "But you don't know what they did!" Doesn't matter. "But isn't that letting them "off the hook?" Is it? Perhaps it's letting YOU off the hook. From the pain in your heart that YOU [...]
On the 2nd Day of Christmas!
On the 2nd Day of Christmas... Give YOURSELF the gift of keeping your promises to yourself! Perhaps you promised yourself that this year you would not eat too much junk, that you'd keep working out, keep your commitments, or keep to your budget, keeping your word to YOURSELF is one way you can show self-care. [...]
~JENNY RIEFLIN MINISTRIES~ 