WHEN SKIES AREN'T BLUE

What happens when a healthy physician wakes up sick, only to find out he has a disease that has no cure? That is exactly what happened to Dr. Andy Laurie.

Dr. Laurie was a healthy man who, along side his wife, was raising four children. Just before Christmas one year he became ill with what he thought was the flu. However, he never got better. He sought medical advice to find out he has a disease, one without a cure. After having a difficult and risky surgery, he now had another illness to deal with.

Illness often brings depression, bitterness, and confusion. We wonder why it happened and why we aren't getting better. But Dr. Laurie knew that he needed to go straight to God.

He says, "The starting point of healing when our skies turn dark is understanding that our God is very real. When the skies are the darkest in our life, it is not going to work to somehow just hope that God is true or wish that He is real -like some sort of fairy tale magic genie. At those moments we need to know! With 100% certainty, we need to know that God is real, and God is there for us regardless of what we are facing."

In When Skies Aren't Blue, Dr. Laurie shares his very real and ongoing battle with his health, but he also shares a prescription for when skies aren't blue, and the hope he has found in God. Whether you are dealing with your own health issues or maybe relational or financial issues, this book will encourage you.

To get your copy of When Skies Aren't Blue, click HERE. 

5 WAYS TO MAKE TIME TO REST

Let us, then, make every effort to
enter that rest, so that no one will fall
Into the same pattern of disobedience.
Hebrews 4:11 CSB

We live in a time where life is constantly on the go. It doesn't matter what season of life we are in, we are busy. Sometimes I look at my life now as a mostly empty nester and wonder how I accomplished all I have to do with four small kids.

With meals to cook, laundry to wash and dry and put away, dishes to do, floors to sweep, lawns to mow, kids to care for, school activities, sports practices and games, church attendance, church ministries, work, deadlines to meet, phone calls to make, and more, our day to day responsibilities have our head spinning. No wonder we live in a world full of exhausted, overwhelmed, and anxious people!

We prioritize so much of our life, except rest.

Rest is important -it's important to our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. God didn't intend for us to constantly be on the go, He knew rest was vital to us. It even tells us in Genesis 2:2 that after "God had completed His work that He had done," He rested. God didn't rest because He was tired and wore out. He rested to show us the importance of rest.

Here are five ways to make time for rest.

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THE CHOSEN :THE LAST SUPPER {GIVEAWAY}

I am new to The Chosen. I am not a big TV watcher so I had just never taken the time to watch The Chosen, but recently began season 1. It is so incredible to see the Bible come to life in this way!

The Chosen is back for Holy Week, this time in theaters and in 3 parts. Part one (episodes 1-2) releases on March 28th; part two (episodes 3-5) releases on April 4th; and part three (episodes 6-8) releases on April 11th.

I just finished part one and it was so good. It makes you feel as though you are right there in the middle of what is going on.

Whether you have been a long time fan of The Chosen, are a new watcher like me, or have never heard of it before, this series is a must see and I highly encourage you to take the time out to head to the theater and see all three parts of The Chosen: The Last Supper.

Shot in a beautiful cinematic format, The Chosen: Last Supper brings the most pivotal week in history to audiences in this special three-part theatrical release. To find out more on where you can watch, click HERE.

Giveaway:
To enter to win a $10 Amazon gift card, please leave your name and email address in the comments. One winner will be chosen at random and emailed from jenifer@jenifermetzger.org on Monday, March 31st.

WEEKLY BLESSINGS {3.24.25}

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praise to Your name, Most High,
to declare your faithful love in the
morning and your faithfulness at night.
Psalm 92:1-2 CSB

Do you begin your day giving thanks to God? Do you end your day praising His name? It isn't always easy. We wake up sometimes still tired or dreading the busyness of the day to come and we fall into bed at night completely exhausted. Gratitude and praise often far from our mind. Yet, we should begin and end our day this way -giving praise to God.

What is something you are thanking God for today?

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

3850. Watching our older three grandsons love on their new baby cousin.

3851. Watching my youngest son become a daddy.

3852. Hanging a piece of framed art in my home that has hung in my grandparents home since before I was alive.

3853. Breezes blowing through open windows.

3854. Seeing a budding tree outside my bedroom window.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.

FINDING JESUS EASTER ADVENTURE

Last year at Christmas our family found Finding Jesus and loved it. This precious Advent kit for families was the perfect way to help kids keep their eyes on Jesus during the holiday season. I am pleased to share that Finding Jesus now has an Easter kit too!

The Finding Jesus Easter Adventure is a journey from the cross to resurrection. It helps your kids learn what Easter really means and why we celebrate this day. While Easter baskets, pretty dresses, and candy hunts can be fun, that isn't what Easter is about. It's important to teach our kids what the day truly means to us. Finding Jesus helps us do that.

The Finding Jesus kit is a 25 day adventure and comes with the sweetest Jesus doll -this is my two year old grandson's favorite thing, a Scripture book for each day, a puzzle box with a puzzle piece for each day, the keepsake box that doubles as a frame for the puzzle, and an envelope to open on Easter morning.

The Jesus doll has a little pocket in the back to hold a puzzle piece. Each day you can add a piece of the puzzle to the doll and place it somewhere for your child to find it. Once they find the doll and puzzle piece, you can open the Scripture book to the correlating day and read the Scripture passage. Then place the puzzle piece on the frame. Continue on until Easter Sunday where your child will find not only the Jesus doll, but also the purple envelope for a special surprise.

The kit is flexible to fit your family's needs. You can begin 25 days before Easter, this year that would be March 27th, and do one puzzle piece a day. You can begin on Palm Sunday and do three puzzle pieces a day, ending on Easter with the final three pieces and the purple envelope. Or you can do everything on Easter day, using 24 plastic eggs to hide your puzzle pieces.

The kit is affordable at only $39.99 and worth every penny! Not only will you spend this Easter sharing the true meaning with your kids, but you can make it an Easter tradition, year after year.

Order your Finding Jesus Easter Adventure kit today and help your kids learn about Jesus this Easter season. Click HERE.