by Lauren A Jennings | Nov 6, 2015 | Spirituality
With my bipolar, Daylight Saving Time is always difficult. Any change in routine, especially the sleep cycle, can wreak havoc physically, mentally and emotionally. The circadian rhythms that govern my body’s patterns are thrown offbeat. Over the past week, I...
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 | Aug 17, 2015 | Community, Spirituality
This weekend, David and I will celebrate our first year of marriage. An African proverb says it takes a village to raise a child. For us, the village that our young marriage needs is just another way of expressing our dependence on our church family, the body of...
by Lauren A Jennings | Jun 24, 2015 | Spirituality
In my last post, I wrote about waiting. I have been trying to figure out what work to pursue now that I have recovered from my depression. The LORD stuck a song in my head about waiting, a song that persisted, a song that wouldn’t go away. I was frustrated with...
by Lauren A Jennings | May 27, 2015 | Spirituality
Inside my season of joy is a restlessness. I gave up my English classroom at the end of January because my bipolar had made me unwell. David and I took that step in faith, laying aside any career for me until such a time as God would heal me. He has done it, and it is...
