Today is Father’s Day. For many, it’s a day of gratitude and joy—a time to honor the presence of a loving father. But for others, it brings quiet reflection and reminders of what never was. I no longer have a relationship with my parents or my siblings. That truth holds sorrow, but also peace. ThroughContinue reading “When Earthly Parents Are Absent, God Remains Faithful”
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It’s Okay to Be a Single Mom: Embracing God’s Plans
It’s Okay to Be a Single Mom: Embracing God’s Plans For much of my life, I thought I had it all figured out. You know, the classic script—get married, raise a family, and live happily ever after. But God had different plans for me. Twice divorced, now in my 50s, and raising two amazing kids—aContinue reading “It’s Okay to Be a Single Mom: Embracing God’s Plans”
Love and Hate Relationship with My Deafness: How I Came to Peace Through Faith
For most of my life, I had a love-hate relationship with my deafness. There were times I felt empowered by it, seeing it as a unique part of my identity that God had chosen for me. But there were other times, far too many, when I felt frustrated, isolated, and even angry at my circumstances.Continue reading “Love and Hate Relationship with My Deafness: How I Came to Peace Through Faith”
One-year Anniversary
As I take a moment to look back on the past year of Jennifer Kalina Ministries, my heart is filled with a profound sense of gratitude and humility. It’s incredible to think that it all began at such a pivotal moment – the 30th anniversary of my own struggle with suicide. That moment marked aContinue reading “One-year Anniversary”
International Women’s Day
“Women who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” This month holds profound significance for me as I align with the national theme, “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion,” echoing the very essence of my mission at Jennifer Kalina Ministries (JKM), “Connecting souls, overcoming barriers & healing wounds together through Christ.” As a deafContinue reading “International Women’s Day”
New Beginnings
The year 2023 brought some challenges I needed to come face-to-face with for my children’s and my protection and well-being as well as obeying and loving Jesus. A few years ago, I cut ties with some family members because of the trauma I experienced growing up. I wanted to ensure that my children, who wereContinue reading “New Beginnings”
Standing Strong Against the Devil’s Attacks
Just as I predicted, my previous blog brought in some angry comments that were immediately removed and names were blocked from all of my social media pages. My page is not a place for negativity, violence, or anger — period. My page is a place for me to share my insights, positivity, love, God’s glory,Continue reading “Standing Strong Against the Devil’s Attacks”
Healthy Boundaries and Saying Goodbye
Healthy Boundaries and Saying Goodbye These last few months have been really challenging for me — or I should say, the last few years have been really distressing. I had this uneasy emotional feeling for a very long time. I knew something wasn’t right, but what? What was I struggling with? Every time my childrenContinue reading “Healthy Boundaries and Saying Goodbye”
Be the Light
Be the Light My dear friends, I haven’t posted for a while because my heart is so heavy over the violence and the toxicity that has been happening in the last month or so. It almost felt disrespectful to speak in any context other than to pray. One morning, as I sipped my pumpkin spiceContinue reading “Be the Light”
Fear of the Lord
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. ~ Proverbs 9:10 Did you ever wondered what fear of the Lord meant? For the longest time, and because I had no access to the priest’s sermon during my childhood, I could not quite understand why theContinue reading “Fear of the Lord”
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