JEN SEVERN'S BLOG

 “Private prayer and private morality are one of the nonnegotiable demands inherent within Christian discipleship……In the spelling out of demands of discipleship, Jesus clearly asks several things of us: first, that we have a relationship with both his Father and him “in secret,” in private. Obviously, to establish and maintain that, we will need to pray, honestly and deeply, in private……Aa Christian, we are asked to cultivate an intimacy with Jesus, in private…..Second, tied to Jesus’ invitation to meet him in private in the depths of our hearts, is the concomitant invitation to keep the  private depths of our hearts honest and integral. Simply stated, Jesus tells us if anyone loves me, he or she will keep my commandments. …. Our prayer is honest only when our lives back it up.” “Private prayer and private morality are one of the nonnegotiable demands inherent within Christian discipleship.” Ronald Rolheiser “Sacred Fire” In contemporary language I’d say, prayer is who we tur...

 What were your favorite books of 2023?  Here’s a template you can use to fill out your award winners of 2023! Be sure to share your recap with us! You can use this form on Canva! You can use the worksheet to fill in, print it, or fill it in using a text box! You can just copy & paste the categories! I’m not sure I have an answer for every category! Just answer the categories you like most!!!  You could even customize it!! It’s supposed to be fun, not perfect!!   About this time of year I love to hear about your favorite books of the year!! AWARD CATEGORIES 🥳 Best Book Favorite Character Best Side Character Twist Cover Audio Non Fiction Memoir Faith Mad Me Sob Made Me Laugh Setting Best Book Club Book Book I Recommend Most Fun Reading Villain Writing Couple Most Unique Happy reading!!

Have you tried Summer Moon Coffee in Thornton? So good!!  I recommend a shaker 1/2 sweet iced! Mmmmm!!   I lead a community group and there are a few people who signed up, but have never showed up. I get it! It’s weird to walk into a stranger’s house! I decided to reach out and invite the no shows to a coffee, maybe that’s an easier way to meet. Three people said yes. I brought books, thinking I could be alone at this coffee shop for three hours. My work is finally slow enough I have capacity for others. Anyway.. I was nervous and curious how this would go. I thought back to my MOPS days where we tried to get coffee with everyone in our group at least once a semester. If you lead a group, I think that’s a good goal, to meet with everybody one on one, once a semester. Groups are great, but that face time is unmatched.  So here’s how it went. First person was a no show.  The second girl was ten minutes early. Meeting her was WORTH IT. The second girl was ten minut...

Hey, Hey, Hey!  We chose this cozy book for our book club this month! It was light sweet and uplifting! Enjoy these questions for a fun and lively discussion about the book!!!  Enjoy!!   

 

 Watch all Marvel Movies in order of course!!  1 Captain America: The First Avenger 2 Captain Marvel 3 Iron Man 4 Iron Man 2 5 The Incredible Hulk 6 Thor 7 The Avengers 8 Iron Man 3 9 Thor: The Dark World 10 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 11 Guardians of the Galaxy 12 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 13 Avengers: Age of Ultron 14 Ant-Man 15 Captain America: Civil War 16 Spider-Man: Homecoming 17 Doctor Strange 18 Black Panther 19 Thor: Ragnarok 20 Black Widow 21 Avengers: Infinity War 22 Ant-Man and the Wasp 23 Avengers: Endgame 24 Spider-Man: Far From Home 25 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 26 Eternals  27 Spider-Man: No Way Home 28 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 29 Thor: Love and Thunder 30 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 31 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 32 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 33 The Marvels