by Jennifer Hallmark | Mar 4, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
Hope. Sometimes you find it in unexpected places. Like a quote from St. Augustine–a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa, born in 354 AD. St. Augustine said, “God loves each of us as if there...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 25, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
The beginning of 2025 has not been exactly peaceful. Many events and circumstances have made it hard to lie down at night and just relax. Rest. Those worrisome thoughts. You know the ones: Have I finished everything I was supposed to do today? Did I pray enough? Will...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 18, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
I desperately need hope. Bucketfuls of encouragement. Loads of laughter, joy, and peace. Just like you. My natural bent is toward being pessimistic and melancholy. I wrestle often with fear and dread, waiting for the other shoe to drop. But that’s not how God asked me...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 11, 2025 | A Smidgen of Hope, Blogs/Podcasts
It’s been a long week since the funeral. I understand the importance of setting a time and place to say a final good-bye to our loved ones. But I still don’t like funerals. After the news of my dear friend’s sudden passing, I woke early unable to...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Feb 7, 2025 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Hello, Friday Fiction Fans! Today, I want to take a different route. Instead of talking about a book, let’s discuss my new favorite author. Now, y’all know I like weird–er–different books. Novels off the beaten track. And in Jaime Jo Wright, I...
