Beauty for Ashes: A Birth Story I had dreamt of an at home waterbirth for over a decade. I had dreamt about the peace, the comfort, the beauty of it all. And here I was, hours away from realizing such a dream, and peace, comfort, and beauty were nowhere to be found. The…
Author: 648piecesofjessika
Too opinionated. Click.
Too risqué. Click. Too negative. Click. Too boastful. Click. Too opinionated. Click. Too quarrelsome. Click. Too attention-seeking. Click. And because they don’t share our beliefs, because they don’t do things the way we would, we make judgments. And with the click of a mouse, we make a decision. We make a decision not to love…
Bondage can be deceiving
Bondage can be deceiving. It doesn’t always look like we think it will. Bondage doesn’t always look like a cold, iron cuff clamped around our ankle with chain link after chain link leading to a heavy iron ball at the end. No, bondage can look very different. It can look much different because the deceiver…
What If We Changed Our Posture?
As featured on, Encouragement from Women Who've Been There. “What If We Changed Our Posture?” By Jessika Sanders Genesis 3:10 “And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Matthew 18:3 “And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,…
Less about the words
A few months ago, my stepfather gave his life to Jesus. He humbly stepped out in need, raising his hand at the end of the church service to pray the sinner’s prayer with the Pastor. And together we smiled. We wept. We rejoiced. We thanked the Lord for changing his heart and calling him…