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Who Am I, Really?

Who Am I, Really?

A debilitating migraine and heat exhaustion on my mission trip had leveled me. Who am I if I’m not a hard worker? Who am I, really?

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJuly 17, 2023Author Jessica Brodieidentity, identity in jesus, Philippians 4:13, hard worker, mission trip, salkehatchie Comments

God’s plans versus mine

God’s plans versus mine

The Bible has so many examples of God using the difficult and even catastrophic for good, and then we realize—He was there all along.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 25, 2019Author Jessica BrodieGenesis 39:3, god's plan, alignment, God, god's path, god's way vs. my way, god's will, mission trip, trust Comments

Human glasses, God glasses: Reflection on a mission to Puerto Rico

Human glasses, God glasses: Reflection on a mission to Puerto Rico

BlogJessica BrodieMarch 12, 2018alone time, amwriting, an unlikely path, answered prayer, author, barren, bible, bike ride, christ light, christian, christian parenting, christian writer blog, copyediting, creative, creativity, easter, eclipse, editor, faith, faith and a bike ride, faith blog, faith lessons, faith woman blog, fertility, god's law, god's rules, god's word, holy spirit, infertility, infinite possibilities, inspiration, jessica brodie, jessica connor, jessica j brodie, Jesus, journalist, lent, light, lone wolf, love neighbor as yourself, love thy neighbor, me time, meditation, mission trip, novel, novelist, outlines, proofreading, puerto rico, quiet time, reading the bible, romantic-suspense, shining the light, silence, sins of the mother, small group, solitude, spiritual discipline, time management, tithe, tithe of time, where there’s smoke, woman of faith, writer, writers block, writing, writing helpComment