by Jennifer Beckstrand | Jan 4, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
Happy New Year! Recently, I was reading in the scriptures and happened upon one of my favorite passages. 1 Corinthians 13 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly,...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Jul 6, 2020 | Amish, Faith
I just had to show you the cover for the first book in my new series: The Amish Quiltmaker. The Amish Quiltmaker’s Unexpected Baby comes out in March of 2021, and I am so excited for you to meet Esther Zook, the Amish quiltmaker. After her father’s death, Esther Zook...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | May 4, 2020 | Faith, Family
May 7 is the National Day of Prayer. The president is required by law to sign a proclamation each year encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Prayer has meant so much to me throughout my life. I never get voice mail or a busy signal when I want to talk to my...
by Jennifer | Apr 6, 2020 | Author's Corner, Faith, Family
In recent years, to help my grandchildren learn the Easter story, I made them “Easter in an Egg Carton.” The carton contains 12 plastic Easter eggs with a part of the Easter story and a token to go with each. I wanted to share it with you. Feel free to...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Feb 3, 2020 | Author's Corner, Faith, Inspirational
Well! Thank goodness January is over and we can stop worrying about being perfect with our New Year’s resolutions! Most of them have fallen by the wayside. Some of them are still going strong. But I like February because you start creating habits out of the...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Dec 19, 2019 | Author's Corner, Christmas, Faith
This is a fun activity to do with your family on Christmas Eve or during any family Christmas party. It is an immersive experience that emphasizes the true meaning of Christmas. We decorated the church to look like Bethlehem, but you could do this in a room in your...
