by Jennifer Beckstrand | Jun 7, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
This month in my “Year of Charity,” I am going to study and explore the concept of “Charity is not easily provoked.” In its most basic terms, being provoked means to get angry. And I seem to get angry more now than I ever used to. I can’t...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | May 31, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
This year, I am studying the different aspects of charity found in 1 Corinthians 13. This month I have focused my attention on “Charity seeketh not her own.” What does it mean to “not seek our own?” I think it can mean that we think of others before we think of...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | May 24, 2021 | Cooking
I don’t even remember where I got this yummy recipe, but it is a delicious and wonderful breakfast food, or my hubby and I eat it for dinner when we want something easy and filling. It has a few steps, but don’t let that intimidate you. It’s easy and...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | May 17, 2021 | Amish, Author's Corner, Romance
I hope you’ve had a chance to read The Amish Quiltmaker’s Unexpected Baby. Esther Kiem is one of my favorite heroines, quirky, loyal, and delightful. Now that’s she’s had her happily ever after, she starts looking around for someone who needs...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | May 10, 2021 | Amish, Author's Corner
(This blog was originally published in Fresh Fiction on November 10, 2020) After the huge success of Amish Christmas Miracles, Jennifer Spredemann, Rachel J. Good, and I decided we wanted to do another collection. More Amish Christmas Miracles, ten heartwarming...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | May 3, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
This year, I am exploring the different aspects of charity as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13. I would love to know any experiences or insights you have as we go throughout the year. This month, we are studying “Charity seeketh not her own.” (As a side note,...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Apr 26, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
At the beginning of the year, I decided I wanted to spend 2021 learning more about and living charity. I am using the aspects of charity found in 1 Corinthians 13 to guide my study. This month, I have been concentrating on “Charity is not puffed up.” There...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Apr 12, 2021 | Amish, Author's Corner, Faith, Family, Motherhood
The following is an interview I did about writing, faith, and The Amish Quiltmaker’s Unexpected Baby for American Christian Fiction Writer for their March 2021 edition. You can buy The Amish Quiltmaker’s Unexpected Baby at Walmart, on Amazon, Barnes and...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Apr 5, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
This month in our “Year of Charity,” we are going to explore, ponder, and live “Charity is not puffed up.” Now, I don’t know about you, but when I think about not being puffed up, I immediately think of pride. E.T. Benson said,...
by Jennifer Beckstrand | Mar 29, 2021 | Faith, Inspirational
This year, I have been studying the different aspects of charity mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. This month’s topic is “Charity envieth not.” The definition of envy is: a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another’s...
