by Jennifer Shipman | Behavior, Finding God, Gentleness, Growing, In Others, Kindness, Producing Fruit
Last night, our daughter (kindergarten) told us she thought she was making people sad, that she wasn’t good but bad. She said that her friends don’t want to be her friends anymore and they don’t want to play with her. Naturally, we were just a tad... 
by Jennifer Shipman | Purpose, Abiding, Growing, Trust and Obedience
Our God is able, more than capable To be faithful to the end He’ll finish what He started ~ from “Finish What He Started”, MercyMe I tend to have a problem with completion. I’m an all-or-nothing type of girl; if I can’t complete it, or can’t have it... 
by Jennifer Shipman | Purpose, Abiding, Growing, Planting Seeds, Pruning, Refining Fire, Seeking God, The Worker, Trust and Obedience, With Your Talents
At twenty, I knew my purpose in life. I was going to be an artist, maybe own an art supply store. I was going to get married soon out of college, have six kids, and sit on the wrap-around-porch of a big farmhouse out in the country watching those kids play on our... 
by Jennifer Shipman | Faithfulness, Growing, Producing Fruit, Purpose, Seeking God, With Your Time
I intentionally avoid the news. Too much bad nearly breaks me – I’m one of those highly-sensitive types. But the news still finds me. With every school shooting or police officer death or racial-tension-fueled hate crime, my heart breaks, and I feel so small. So... 
by Jennifer Shipman | Abiding, Behavior, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience, With Wisdom
We’ve made it to the final six points of our list of “Rules for God’s Daughters”! You can read all about the inspiration for this list in “Rules for God’s Daughters: Part 1”. So to recap: This list really resonates with me as... 
by Jennifer Shipman | With Wisdom, Abiding, Behavior, Growing, Planting Seeds, Seeking God, The Teacher, Trust and Obedience
(Note: Some links in this post are affiliate links, and I will be compensated when you make a purchase by clicking through them. Read my disclosure policy here.) Welcome to part 5 of “Rules for God’s Daughters”! If you’re just joining us,...