Gardens birth beauty and radiate with life. They bring rest. Refreshment. And refocus. A place of solitude. A place to think. A place to steal away for perspective.

Gardens are also places where brokenness lives. Seeds fall. Bury. Break. And are then birthed into new life. Pruning takes place in the garden. Weeds are pulled. Dead limbs trimmed away. And soil is tilled and softened.

In life we find ourselves in one of two gardens. A garden of pressing, crushing, pruning, or brokenness. Or a garden blooming with new life, vibrant color, and resurrection.

Jesus visited both of these gardens. One of betrayal and pain. One of victory and conquering death. This week as we celebrate Easter may we take a minute to revisit and ponder on all that the Garden of Gethsemane and the garden tomb reveal to us today. May our heart be illuminated with new light into these two gardens and the transforming power available to you and me in whatever garden you find yourself in today: A garden full of despair, sorrow, and pain or the garden of life, power, and victory.

Have you ever found yourself in a season of life where it feels like those closest to you seem to be drifting away? This invisible wall ushers in space, distance, and disconnect almost overnight?

What once was a close and authentic relationship now is obscure and ambiguous. You find yourself asking how, why, and when only to uncover no real substance or clues. This shift and detour in life appears to have no real reason, but perhaps there is a purpose after all.

In this week's podcast, Jenn shares insight that might shed light into this road you find yourself on. Possibly your journey of separation will result in encountering a miracle you didn't know you had need of.

Every little girl dreams of being “swept away in love” when they grow up. It’s simply in our design and make-up. Fashioned from the beginning to be captivated, chosen, and cherished.

When all grown up the reality sets in that maybe this was only a childhood dream. Not a reality. Chasing after “love” has left you exhaustively hopeless. The only plant growing in the garden of your heart are the weeds of doubt, disbelief, and suspicion. “Does True Love even exist?” you hear your heart whisper. The silence lingering reveals your heart’s honest answer. “I don’t think so.”

Uncertain and unconvinced you go through the motions of your day, week, month, and year. Loosing more and more confidence that True Love will find you. Choose you. Love you. And free you.

In this episode, Jenn shares how these feelings and shortcomings in your past attempts of finding love haunt us all. These heart longings are placed on purpose to be met by only One. To be swept away by Love is not just in the fairy tales. But has found you.

Waiting is part of life. And we all have to wait, daily, for something or someone. It's our reality if we like it or not. Big or small, wait time doesn't happen in our time. It's never on time. And seems to drag on for a long time. When we wait for what seems like eternity is there purpose? If so what is the purpose of waiting? Or are we just wasting our time? I'm so glad you asked...in this episode, Jenn shares five benefits and purposes of waiting. How it transforms us, if we let it. And how we can walk away from seasons of waiting gifted in season itself. With this fresh outlook and choice, seasons of waiting can bring about renewed strength and maturity within. Just as exercising is never comfortable to the body so too waiting is never comfortable to the soul. But the weight and pressure of waiting tone us in ways we never thought possible. The choice is yours to make.

Who likes to wait? From birth on…none of us like to wait. And yet it seems to be never-ending. We wait in line for carry out, in a doctor's office, school pick up line, grocery store checkout, rush hour traffic, on a job promotion, financial breakthrough, and the list goes on...

It seems that most of our lives are spent waiting on something to happen or change. So what do you do in the waiting? How do you keep from losing strength, growing weary, or giving up? Is there some action to be taken during what seems like endless seasons of waiting? Waiting on God to move and come through for you?

And how do we stay encouraged and not lose hope? Does God even hear me or care? With every day of delay, exhaustion sets in deeper and takes up more real estate in your life. You wonder, “Did I hear God correctly? Did I miss something?”. And doubt sets in. Waiting is real. And it finds us all.

Listen in this week, as Jenn shares what to do in these seasons of waiting. Whatever you are waiting on...there are some actions that can bring renewed strength, expectation, and anticipation right where you are at.

There are some truths you can be sure of. As certain as the rising and setting of the sun each and every day, we can hang our hats on this one thing to be a constant, every single day. What is it? What is the one thing you will never hear the devil say? It is this: The truth. It’s impossible. And he is completely incapable of doing so. For the devil only speaks lies. It is the enemy’s native language. It’s nothing new. Since the Garden of Eden, his tricks and schemes were dripping with lies. The devil tried this on Jesus when being tempted in the desert. And it didn’t work.

On this week’s episode, listen in as Jenn and guest Sonya, share the truth about who you are and how to combat lies we face as we come to the realization that we are God’s Beloved and free.

It's a new year. New beginnings. New outlook. New hope. And new things to change in your life...if you are like me, and millions of other people, making a new year's resolution is good...for about the first two months. Then excitement is lost. Energy disappears. Momentum halted. And you find yourself in the same place weeks before toasting your champagne glass watching firecrackers fill the sky.

And on the coattails of slacking on your resolution follow guilt, disappointment, defeat, and feelings of failure.

Is there a better way? Well, I'm glad you asked...this year let's start a new trend. Let's begin our new year from a different angle.

Listen in this week as we talk about a shift from resolutions to revelations. This radical shift is sure to bring transformation instead of obligation. Striding through this next year instead of striving. And change that is here to stay.

Giving thanks is more than a holiday that comes and goes once a year. It’s a practice and discipline that bears fruit beyond measure. It changes you. Creates abundance. Births miracles. And brings new wonder and awe to daily life. But in the midst of pain and brokenness how do you give thanks? What does that look like when buried in rejection and burdened by betrayal? There is one Man who knows more than us all the power of choosing thank-full in deepest pain. Listen in this week as we see what thanks-giving releases even in the worst of life’s hurt.

Have you ever wished you had more time? More hours in your day to accomplish all that is on your list? To really live and enjoy the relationships in your life? To live life fully, more abundantly, and soak in the beautiful moments of life so fleeting and fading? Yeah, me too. We all do. What if I told you that choosing to live a life disciplined in the art of gratitude and thankfulness would create in your life more fuller and richer moments...release a childlike awe and wonder to your everyday life…or even release the miraculous in your world. Would you believe me? Well, it’s true. And it’s not my idea…it’s God’s idea and His heart toward you. Listen in as I share the beautiful benefits and transformation that living a life of gratitude brings into your life. Truly, it will transform your thinking. And change your life.

Photography is really about two things: light and focal points. As a photographer, where I choose to place the focal point of my lens is everything. It creates the mood. Clarity. Crispness. Vibrancy. And emotion of what I’m capturing. I can hon in on the littlest of details or look further down the road before me and focus on what is far before me. I choose. I then alter the appropriate light needed to accurately focus on the object or person I’m capturing. Isn’t this the same way in life? We can choose to focus on something minor and insignificant or we can zoom out and gain a grander perspective. Choosing to be thank-full is like photography. We can choose what we focus on in our journey of life and we can choose the amount of light we shed into that area of our life. This week, join me as we unwrap the first few benefits of living a life full of thanks creates in our hearts and minds. The beautiful thing is we can start now! And we can choose to change our heart’s focus and give thanks resulting in rediscovered identity, renewed hope, and joy unspeakable.