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Coffee and CrayonsHelp for the Heavy Heart - Jen MiningerCoffee and Crayons 10/28/24. "Help for the Heavy Heart"
This podcast is a live recording from a C&C morning.
Coffee & Crayons is a mom's group that meets at Hopewell Church in Elverson, PA. We are passionate about Christ centered community, Biblical teachings, and coffee. 😉 Coffee & Crayons meets 2x a month for conversation and encouragement in the form of speakers + fellowship. You can count on free childcare, a light breakfast, and some new mom friends to walk through this season of motherhood with.
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Hope Layer Podcast27 - The state of the Restorable RetreatAfter holding back for a whole year on pursuing this crazy idea of hosting a women's retreat that lands us at a junkyard, I finally said "yes" to God's gentle nudge to bring this safe space to a reality. Now, after hosting this retreat for five years, it feels like a crazy idea to give it a rest. Listen in to learn about the heart of the Restorable Retreat, how it is God's retreat and how He is inviting me to give it a rest. website/blog - www.jenminingerphotography.com sign u...
2024-10-1711 min
Hope Layer Podcast26 - What if you stopped?!Bobbie thought God was leading her to receive time away at the Restorable Retreat so she could "work" on resting and self care stuff, but He had so much more for her! She left the Restorable retreat thinking that an 8 week break would do the trick, but was suprised to find out that God was actually calling her to a whole year of stopping EVERYTHING! And, now, after her "stop year" has passed, she is better than ever and shares here how the Restorable Retreat was her catalyst for healing. Listen as my hard...
2024-01-1253 min
Hope Layer Podcast25 - The voices in your headA vulnerable and brave story of a woman's layered photography experience. With anxiety and curiousity, yet with surrender and openness, Michelle drove her NJ car into the Lancaster county farm pasture. She was unsure of what God would have for her but she chose to trust Him. She chose to fight the voices in her head that were her imprisonment of false beliefs. Michelle is fighting for hope and freedom from the prison of lies, and she hopes that her story will help you in your fight too! Listen in and join the battle for freed...
2023-06-1517 min
Hope Layer Podcast24 - What if you feel "it"? Will "it" overtake you?"He sees - He knows of all the damage inside of her, but He also sees - He knows of the beauty that is wanting to blossom from within her. He knows there is hope for her future. God embraced Tracy's soul and her storied past there in that junkyard. And as she didn't want to leave her "broken" car, she knew that God didn't want to leave her...ever." It is a powerful gift when we can feel seen, heard and known. An overwhelming beauty to fee...
2023-04-0511 min
Hope Layer Podcast23 - Hope for our physical wellnessRhonda hit rock bottom when she sensed God reminding her that she could ask for His help even with how she felt physically. And, that very month, things began to change for her. In this interview, Rhonda vulnerably shares how God led her on baby steps towards a healthy body and soul, and how this walk with God led her to sharing what she learned with others in her book A Walk With God. I hope you feel heard and helped in your restorable story as you hear Rhonda share her layers of ho...
2022-06-1452 minHope Layer Podcast22 - in a world with imperfect love, here is a perfect 10 minute hugI was 15 and longing for love when I started dating my future husband, and I remember reading through 1 Corinthians 13 like a love checklist... Now, at age 42, I look at that infamous chapter a bit differently. As you listen to this short inspiring discussion, I hope that you will feel the most real and fulfilling hug. Because, in a world filled with imperfect love, aren't we all longing to be unconditionally loved? SIGN UP for Jen's email newsletter Jen's BLOG Jen's FACEBOOK Jen's INSTAGRAM Jen's RESTORABLE VIDEO Feeling stu...
2022-05-1809 minHope Layer Podcast21 - Depression & anxiety - TO LIFE & HOPE!When I met Jasmine I saw so much light and life in her eyes, so I was a bit surprised to learn of her storied past. Before Jasmine discovered love from the God of all Hope, she spent nearly 20 years running from herself. Her running didn't satisfy, and unfortunately, this path only led her to collide head-on with darkness, depression, and eventually mental hospitals when she was 33 years old. Now, 6 years later, in Jasmine's place of hope and life, she can look back and see how God used that dark valley to help her, literally, rea...
2022-05-0636 minHope Layer Podcast20 - Church.. its kinda like a junkyardWhen we show up to a church, aren't we showing up because we recognize that we are broken and in need of a soul restorer? So, why then do we expect so much out of other broken ones who are also showing up for the same reason? Its kind of like a picture that I took in the junkyard.. a whole like of broken down ones, looking for someone to rescue them and care for them. May you receive grace here today... and may you extend it to another. See the pictures...
2022-04-1307 minHope Layer PodcastWhy "hope"??Sometimes HOPE doesn't feel like it has a place in the broken parts of our story... right? Like, sometimes, some things really are too far gone. So, WHY am I convinced that HOPE is still a powerful part of your healing and recovery from that hard thing? Hard question... isn't it? Listen in as I chat with Meagan Good (from Take Heart Counseling) about the importance of hope, even in "hopeless" circumstances. May you consider hope as an option for your soul as we share why HOPE is so valuabl...
2021-09-3054 minHope Layer PodcastWhat restores your soul?The women at the retreat privately named their valley. We called it their “It”. “IT”... “It” was the thing that knocks them over, makes them angry, or brings tears to their eyes. “It” is the thing that can somehow have more power over our day and our choices. They were honest with themselves and with God while they sat safely on the couches and in their bedrooms at the retreat. Most of us wished that our hard thing wouldn’t even be real. We wanted it to go away, or if that couldn’t happen, we wanted...
2021-08-0425 minHope Layer PodcastHow "naming it" points you toward hopeOh, this episode is so precious to me! Not only do I discuss WHY and HOW to "name it"... but I get to discuss this topic with my very own counselor, Vicki Smith. I hope that you too are comforted and guided by Vicki's wisdom, grace, humility and gently tone. FYI... Vicki is not taking on new clients at this time, but I truly do recommend my dear friend's Meagan's counseling group, Take Heart Counseling. Take Heart is an equine assisted therapy group serving clients right here in PA. If you wou...
2021-02-2051 minHope Layer PodcastHow Long Will This Restoring Take?It was 17 years until my father-in-law got his treasured old Ford coupe on the road. At times, he wondered, would this restoration project ever be done? (And, I've found myself asking the same question about my own soul's restoring.) Countless hours of sparks flying from the grinding wheel as it took away what was no longer needed, and what could actually cause more harm... Because, like a cancer that spreads to destroy a body's cells, and like a bitterness that grows to harden a heart... rust could eat away at the...
2021-01-0519 minHope Layer PodcastHow to have hopeThe words from Psalm 40 feel like they could be my own, “He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me…; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth” It's a hope song. He was good to me before, and He will be good to me again. So, I rise. I move forward into my day with the memories of His past faithfulness attached to me like a long train flowing freely from a...
2020-12-0815 minHope Layer PodcastFREEDOM photos!!Friend, I can barely put it into words... But, this here is my feeble attempt! May you allow this next 32 minutes to be a safe place to land for a moment. May you imagine yourself at the Restorable Retreat with us. AND... may YOU picture yourself looking like YOUR heart is FREE. Just imagine, for a moment if that hard thing didn't have so much control on you. Soak it in friends... soak in the freedom that comes from breaking away from the false identities that we hold onto.
2020-09-2432 minHope Layer PodcastIn Need Of A FriendIt's another podcast. Another chattering and splattering from my heart. Another attempt to communicate what I struggle with and what I am so grateful for. I hope it encourages my friends. I hope my friends learn more of how much they mean to me. How much they impact me. Because that is what this chat is all about. It's about my friends. It's a bunch of my words spilled out to attempt to share how I learned to value the gift and the power of being surrounded by other hum...
2020-08-1327 minHope Layer PodcastHope (& simple tools) for WholenessIt is completely understandable that we often make choices that hinder our emotional recoveries. Life can be so hard, but thankfully there are ways that we can come alongside the Restorer to help lift us while on the path towards wholeness. While taking time to reflect on the Restorable Retreat, I noticed that Dr. Rhonda was a significant treasure that us retreat ladies deeply received from. Rhonda offered us a nurturing environment, a delicious and healthy meal, and gentle, practical tools that can help us handle hard seasons in a way that comes alo...
2020-06-2952 minHope Layer PodcastYou may be broken, but you are still beneficial... maybe even, more so.Have you ever found yourself dreaming of doing something enjoyable and meaningful, but then held yourself back because of all your shortcomings, failures, brokenness, and excuses? I have. But, the Restorable Retreat was a time when I said "yes". I took all of broken me and plunged into an unknown.... and I am here to tell you that I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID! In this episode we will meander though a junk yard with eleven other 'broken' people. You will hear of hearts who know loss and challenge AND sincere hope, ev...
2020-06-0136 minHope Layer PodcastPursuing balance OR accepting seasons... which is better??It would be nice to not fight each season, thinking that I need to adjust to constantly achieve some sort of "correct" balance. I mean, what if I could just learn to be in the here and now while observing life lessons to receive wisdom for my future various seasons? After all, maybe neither kind of season is wrong or right... or better... or worse. They're just different, and maybe we actually need both. In my recent choice to not fight my season of rest, I have been able to discover treasures from both the hu...
2020-05-1222 minHope Layer PodcastWhat if your hard thing doesn't change?This podcast was created specifically for the Restorable Retreat. BUT.. wait... it just MIGHT be for you too. So, feel free to join us in your imagination.... we just left the very cold junkyard and are now driving back to the warm bed and breakfast. We identified broken vehicles that kind of remind us of our broken thing... We imagined the Mechanic walking through the junkyard.. what did He think of all the broken things? What would He think of my broken thing? We explored the idea of hope for that broken thi...
2020-02-2937 minHope Layer PodcastThe "lemon" vehicle is not too far gone, so neither are you! ... RestorableIn this Restorable project, the "lemon" represents the person with the spot in their heart that they have tried to fix. They have tried to improve, tried to overlook, tried and tried to deal with their issue, weakness or fault, only to feel that they have hit a wall... again. The "lemon" is often left feeling tired, maybe even tired of having hope for that difficult spot. Do you know someone who might feel like a "lemon"? Do you have shortcomings inside of you that you just can't seem to overcome? I hope that...
2020-02-181h 00Hope Layer PodcastHope for those we've lost hope in - Restorable"Well, they will just never change, he is just too far gone"... You don't want to admit it... but these words have come to your mind about someone that you struggle to believe is restorable. It's not always easy to have hope for everyone. To believe that they can someday be trusted. Sometimes, it even hurts to choose to have hope for another.... it feels risky.. too risky. Who is it that you don't believe can change? Why does it scare you to believe that they too are restorable?...
2020-01-2123 minHope Layer Podcast"A total loss" ... Restorable"I would have said, 'pick someone else. You've got the wrong girl. I'm not strong like that ... I would not have thought any of that capable of surviving." - just a few words from Marie's authentic heart in this touching episode. Friends, she gets it! She knows pain, and she knows hope! Imagine a car driving down the road, obeying the laws and minding it's own business... and then, suddenly, out of nowhere was hit head on by a tractor trailer. The insurance adjuster would come along and see that the hit car was no doubt...
2020-01-061h 09Hope Layer PodcastNot enough time... RestorableI didn't want to leave the junkyard. I felt like I didn't have enough time. I felt like the "work" there wasn't finished yet...like there was more for me to receive from the junkyard. It's kind of a strange analogy, but is it true that I don't spend enough time in the junkyards of life? Typically I want to rush out of the hard times, get a quick fix, and get back to the mountain tops! I want to be on the other side of pain, I want to be restored...I ju...
2019-12-1619 minHope Layer Podcast"Restorable" The Analogy Breaks Down...nothing is too far goneAs I walked around, I saw some piles of scrap metal that I could barely identify as something that used to be a "whole" car. ... ...and I thought, "ok, well, THAT IS actually too far gone". Like, really, some things that I saw there were actually not worth the hassle, not worth the investment, not REALLY restorable. THAT is exactly where this "junkyard" analogy breaks down. Because God is so different that the human restorer. In God's eyes, and with His power, no one is too far gone. We are all worth the investm...
2019-12-0515 minHope Layer PodcastThere is HOPE... "Restorable" part 1You ready for this? This personal project that has changed and rocked so much of my business...but more importantly, so much of my life, my heart and my relationships. This project that was originally, never intended to be shared or seen by anyone but myself..is now out there, for you! Why? You ask... Simply put, because this project has comforted me so deeply. It has been used to give me hope when hope was thin. And now, God has compelled me to comfort others with the comfort that I have rec...
2019-11-2512 minHope Layer PodcastLearning how happiness and heaviness can co-existListen in as I share a short clip from my upcoming Restorable project. Restorable is the project that has completely altered my photography business... and the project that has impacted my daily life. As you here this clip, you will hear that I will be sharing my brokenness with you, and while my brokenness sure does leak out into so many parts of my life.... it is not all of me. So, after the little film clip, I will then share simple stories from my real life and my heart at home. I want you to know tha...
2019-11-2116 minHope Layer PodcastI just wanted to be a wife and mom, so why is this photographer sharing a podcast now?..right?Maybe you know me as a wife to my high school sweetheart, and mom to our 5 kids who fill our home with all kinds fun. Well, my kids and hubby will be the first to tell you that I don't get it all right here, and I sure do have my share of bad days. My family sees my brokenness more than anyone...yet... I still know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I LOVE being a wife and mom! I'm just wired that way, in fact, I never dreamed of doing anything outside of this awesome wif...
2019-11-1813 min