Jenny Bender

View Full Post   It’s an understatement that there’s a lot of division in the world. From politics to parenting and pretty much everything in between, people disagree about so many things. Somewhere in those differences & disagreements, kindness is lost. As Christians, we have the high calling to be kind, especially when faced with differences. Ephesians 4:32 says, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Kindness is a reflection of the love and grace we…

View Full Post   I love watching videos about how things are made. From recipes to crafts, it’s so fascinating to see the process of making something. Looking at the early parts of that process, it sometimes seems unreal…

View Full Post   Is anyone else tired of living through historical events? Seriously! A global pandemic, social tension, cultures at war, countries at war, inflation, political unrest, economic uncertainty...the list goes…

View Full Post   I vividly remember my third grade talent show. For weeks, I mulled over just the right outfit and practiced my song until I was blue in the face. Finally, the day came to wow the crowd at South Elementary…

View Full Post   Welcome to the latest chapter in my gardening saga...  This time, it was a cucumber plant that I thought was dead (at least, it looked dead when I bought it in the discount section of the garden center.)…

View Full Post   Oh, how badly I would LOVE to tell you that I’m an inherently tidy person whose house is always company-ready with nothing out of place. But as embarrassing as this is, I’m just going to tell it like it…

View Full Post   I was doing so well - or so I thought. After an entire year, I hadn't killed any plants! As someone who has never had a green thumb, this is a huge deal for me! From flowers to vegetables, I felt like…

View Full Post   Natalie Ringold is a 4th-grade teacher who's teaching her students lessons that go beyond books. On the last day of school, Ms. Ringold used a tube of toothpaste to share an important lesson about the…

View Full Post   Sawyer McCarthy is 13 years old and delivered an incredible peformance of the National Anthem at a recent Columbia Fireflies baseball game. At three years old, Sawyer was diagnosed with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia,…

View Full Post   Summer is here! CSRA heat & humidity can be brutal, and it’s hard to imagine that we were wearing sweaters not that long ago. I’ll admit that I’m not the biggest fan of summer. I don’t like hot weather…