Jamie S. Harper

Dear Readers

Jamie S. Harper — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:55:33 +0000

I’m not giving up this online space because you keep finding me for some reason, even though I rarely write here. I am writing on Substack, and you can find me at jamiesharper.substack.com. If you happen to subscribe here, I will add you there. Blessings! Jamie

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When you feel forgotten and unseen

Jamie S. Harper — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:52:58 +0000

A story for when you feel forgotten and unseen. Yesterday morning, I confessed to my friend that I felt forgotten, passed over, and a little jealous. She said she’d felt a little bit of the same. We’d both listened to another friend talk about her opportunities to minister. My friend reminded me that the Lord […]

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When Brought Low

Jamie S. Harper — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 04:09:14 +0000

"If you can't find God, look lower," says the Nightbirde in her blog post made famous by her America's Got Talent audition. When brought low, life is a scramble. Up is down, and down is up.

Sometimes we lower ourselves, and sometimes, the Lord brings us lower. I am in a season where the Lord has laid me low. When brought low, sometimes, if I am honest, I wonder if it will be longer than just a season. Like the psalmists I say, "How long?" Recounting the negatives does no good. Stacked up, the negatives look truer than truth. So I count the blessings.

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Welcome!

Jamie S. Harper — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 03:33:07 +0000

Hello visitors! It has been a while since I have posted new content. I just wanted to let you know that more will be coming your way soon. Thanks for stopping by! In the comments, feel free to let me know why you popped in and how I may serve you. Blessings!

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Thinking about 2018

Jamie S. Harper — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 00:06:02 +0000

It’s funny how sometimes one little thing changes us, and we don’t notice until we have the courage to look up or look around. At the end of 2017, as I chose a word for the year, I kept hearing, “forward.” Now twelve months later, I’m reminded of it. “Forward” is not the word I […]

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The Weight of Waiting: How God’s Love Strengthens Us

Jamie S. Harper — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:04:12 +0000

Tick.*Tock.*Tick.*Tock. Time that once moved so fast has slowed down, and I hear the hands of the clock as they move around from one number to the next. They seem to match the rhythm of my beating heart as it thumps. I am still living, blood still flowing, my breath still moves in and out, […]

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When dad died and what I learned through the years

Jamie S. Harper — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:54:30 +0000

A note before I begin: I am hoping that I give just enough detail and not too much. Inevitably, when I tell my story, I tell a piece of someone else’s story that they do not want to be shared in this public space. So I am trying to share my story and be gracious […]

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Homemaking Strategies for a Calmer Home

Jamie S. Harper — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:55:34 +0000

It was never my dream to stay at home as long as I have. By that, I didn’t dream much beyond having children and staying home when they were little. My mom went back to work when I was in 7th and my sister 1st. As a kid, I didn’t love the transition. As a […]

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Under Pressure

Jamie S. Harper — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:43:00 +0000

Pressure pushing down on me. … under pressure… My son loves 80’s music. I didn’t know that the song above was by Queen / Bowie until he taught me. This song runs through my head, and I think of him. I spend a lot of time feeling like I am under pressure. What is the […]

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God’s Making of Me

Jamie S. Harper — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:45:30 +0000

“So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s […]

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