A place to get thoughts out of my head. I hope my thoughts are thought-provoking.
October 15, 2024 By Jen Stanbro She lived in an abusive home. The kind of pathological torture which detached medical journals call ‘complex trauma.’ The kind of suffering that will never reach the awareness of most. This was her third pregnancy even though she’d just turned 16. None of them were her choosing, nor were …
October 15, 2024 By Jen Stanbro They told her the baby in her womb had an unsurvivable condition. This baby she and her husband prayed for, planned for, and already deeply loved. Devastating. Her belief in a God who is able to heal and restore ebbed and flowed from moment to moment, but still she …
October 6, 2024 By Jen Stanbro The modern American church is a place where: You can have little to no emotional intelligence or wisdom, but teach and counsel countless others in deep, real need, simply by having a seminary degree and a penis; You can be lacking profoundly in the heart, compassion, and understanding of …
August 2, 2024 By Jen Stanbro What I’ve been seeing lately is grieving my heart…well…that’s nothing new, but I guess today I feel like maybe saying a thing about it…could be a worthwhile thing to do. I think this one is for those who proclaim to have Jesus’ transforming power in their spirit— Picture your …
June 27, 2024 By Jen Stanbro So much going on, I want to track it all here. I may need to do multiple posts with multiple themes. Not sure if that’s going to come out as chaotic or if I can wrangle it into followability. We shall see. I’ll start by picking up where I …
June 25, 2024 By Jen Stanbro Here’s a strange thing. Yesterday night, my Facebook account was reinstated. It literally read, “After reviewing your appeal, your Page has been published.” Funny thing though. I never got a chance to appeal. Facebook blocked me from doing anything, directing me to appeal through my IG account, and IG …
June 24, 2024 By Jen Stanbro Wasting time on social media has never been a problem for me. No addiction here (well..unless you’re counting sugar and a couple of highly addictive games on my phone…but I digress). The point is, things that have caused people to give social media the boot have not really been …
How a Hacker Changed the Course of My Online Community Building Read More »
October 26, 2023 By Jen Stanbro A question: How would you post on social media if you knew your post was directly implicating, criticizing or arguing with Jesus? Would your posts look any different? Those of us who purport to follow Him, imagine your posts are in His social media feed. But He’s not who …
Christians – Why do we treat Jesus with such disdain? Read More »
October 23, 2023 By Jen Stanbro An open letter to…well to anyone who reads this — Know that I freaking love you, want good for you, have prayed for you, and desire to see us all increase in our capacity to love (and be loved) better and better every day. As election season will be …
Building Solid Bridges Through a Growth Mindset October 2, 2023 By Jen Stanbro I am ever blessed and always grateful to be able to write for the Hello Mornings Blog! My son, James, has always struggled with math. Actually, I need to amend that. Math was merely a trigger. What James has actually struggled with is …